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.
Aeralis, a British startup looking to develop a new-generation jet trainer, has begun crowdfunding to support the development of a concept demonstrator it hopes to display at a London defense show in 2019.
Britain’s decision to consider a single-source purchase of Boeing’s E-7 airborne early warning platform is being driven by concerns that the existing capability provided by the Boeing E-3 Sentry could soon be outmatched.
