Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines. Tony has covered avionics, unmanned vehicles, the supply chain and cyberwarfare.
BAE has completed final assembly of around 240 production Typhoons, and is gearing up to begin assembly for the Qatar Emiri Air Force, the first of which will be delivered in 2022.
British unmanned aircraft developer Blue Bear has completed the first flights of UAVs equipped with a lightweight Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder.
