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.

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By Tony Osborne
LONDON—The Italian air force looks set to become the first operator of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper to fit a non-U.S. sensor payload to its fleet

By Tony Osborne
LONDON—The first operational sortie by the U.K.’s new Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle in Afghanistan helped the U.S. Marine Corps eliminate

By Tony Osborne
LONDON – Airbus Defense and Space enjoyed increased orders in the first nine months of 2014, but the company says it is struggling to overcome delays in bringing new tactical capabilities to the A400M airlifter. Orders increased by 15% over 2013, to €8.23 billion ($10.24 billion) compared to €7.12 billion in 2013, but revenues were down slightly by 2.2%, Airbus Group CFO Harald Wilhelm told investors Nov. 14.