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.
The Netherlands becomes the first European nation to commit to an additional follow-up order for the F-35 on top of their requirements, but the additional aircraft still only bring the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s fleet to just over half of the 85 the country pledged to buy when it joined the program in 2002.
The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said on Sept. 18 it is intervening of the £4 billion ($5 billion) takeover of Cobham by Advent International on national security grounds.
