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.
All three passengers—who were members of the Bin Laden family—and the Jordanian-born pilot were killed in the accident at Blackbushe airfield, west of London, on July 31.
RAF sources told Aviation Week the Typhoons were not using the full capability of their weapon systems and that in the “realistic operational” scenarios conducted during the exercise, the Typhoon performance was superior.
