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 has delivered the last production commercial model of its AS365 Dauphin helicopter, ending a 40-year production run of the twin-engine rotorcraft.
Finland’s government is preparing to sign a letter of offer and acceptance for its future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s after a decision to select the fighter went unopposed by competitors.
The British army hopes to fly its new fleet of Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in national exercises as early as this summer as its looks to achieve an initial operating capability with the rotorcraft in 2023.
