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.
NATO’s Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) has begun flight trials to enable Saab’s JAS-39 Gripen to be refueled by its Airbus A330 MRTT tankers.
Austria is to acquire three more Eurofighter Typhoons, new helicopters, airlifters and a ground-based air defense system as part of a dramatic increase in national defense spending.