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.
Belgian politicians are set to question the country’s need to buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter after the chief of the U.S. Air Force announced plans for studies into its future force mix and a potential clean-sheet fighter design to replace the F-16.
Italy’s aircraft carrier Cavour has embarked F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the first time in a milestone towards qualifying the ship to support the combat aircraft.
