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.
Six years since Finmeccanica, now Leonardo, first touted its M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) proposal in Paris, the company has finally brought the first prototype to the show.
With the grand reveal of a mockup of the Next Generation Fighter in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron on the first day of the Paris Air Show, France, Germany and Spain have now agreed on a plan for a series of demonstrator programs for the wider FCAS.
