Tony Osborne

European Defense Editor

London

Summary

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.

Articles

By Tony Osborne
Pilatus says the Royal Jordanian Air Force PC-9s will be ready for delivery beginning in January 2017.

By Tony Osborne
The trials will see aircraft landing at a 3.2-deg. glide slope approach angle—as opposed to the standard 3 deg.—between September 2015 and March 2016.

By Tony Osborne
A look at the obstacles that lie ahead for Lockheed Martin’s mammoth F-35 program, how its limitations with dogfighting is leading other militaries to tout maneuverability and how the U.K. is equipping other fighters with weapons that the F-35 can’t yet use. Amy Butler and Tony Osborne also spend a little time discussing this summer’s tanker blues.
Defense