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.
Eleven military personnel were killed and 21 others injured in the crash of a Greek air force F-16 Fighting Falcon during a NATO exercise in Spain that also damaged or destroyed several aircraft on the ground.
Ankara wants six new helicopters in a troop transport configuration to operate from the new vessel, which will be based on Spanish shipbuilder Navantia’s Juan Carlos I helicopter carrier design but built by the Sedef shipyard in Istanbul.
