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.
LONDON – Five NATO personnel were killed when a U.K. Airbus Helicopters Puma Mk. 2 helicopter crashed after coming into contact with a tethered balloon near Kabul, Afghanistan. The Oct. 11 accident involved one of the U.K. Royal Air Force’s newly upgraded Puma Mk. 2 twin-engine helicopters, three of which were deployed to Kabul to support NATO’s Resolute Support Mission.
