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.
At the end of April, a request for information (RFI) was issued by the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) to find a new Military Flight-Training System that could go into operation as early 2018/19 and be operational for 30 years.
In speech at a Wales in London event on May 20, Paul Kahn, who took over from Robin Southwell last October, said that if Britain were to exit the EU and economic conditions “were less favorable for business than in other parts of Europe,” then Airbus would reconsider future investment in the U.K.
