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 greenfield facility in Gyula—close to the border with Romania—will produce precision metallic parts for the dynamic systems of helicopters spanning the complete Airbus product range.
Poland has made a formal request to buy up to 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighters, the country’s defense minister, Mariusz Błaszczak, has confirmed.