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.
Airbus, MBDA and a consortium of German companies are planning to form a joint venture to support the development of the European Future Combat Air System.
Airbus has demonstrated an aerial firefighting kit for its A400M airlifter, showing that the four-engine turboprop can deliver 20 metric tons of water onto a fire in less than 10 sec.
