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 UK’s Tempest future combat air system initiative could generate more than 20,000 jobs and pump £26 billion ($37 billion) into the economy between 2021 and 2050, suggests an independent review of the program.
The UK Ministry of Defense has opted for Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile rather than MBDA’s Brimstone as the primary weapon for its new AH-64E Apache attack helicopter fleet.