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, Italian and Swedish governments have signed a trilateral memorandum that paves the way for the three countries to jointly develop the next-generation Tempest combat air system to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon and Saab Gripen.
The UK has contracted with MBDA for the production of its Spear 3 network enabled air-to-ground missile which will become the primary weapon of the UK’s F-35 fleet.
