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.
LONDON — The first Airbus A400M for the Turkish air force has arrived in country following protracted handover negotiations that delayed its delivery since late 2013. The aircraft, MSN09, was delivered to Kayseri air base on April 16 from Airbus’s A400M final assembly line in Seville, Spain, according to the country’s undersecretariat for defense industries (known as SSM), and is the first of two planned for delivery to Turkey this year. Airbus Defense and Space formally handed MSN09 over to Turkey on April 4.
LONDON — Lockheed Martin and fficials from the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.K. defense ministry (MoD) are putting the finishing touches on plans for the F-35’s international debut in the U.K. this summer.
LONDON — Ukrainian transport aircraft manufacturer Antonov says it has completed state trials of its long-troubled An-70 airlifter. The trials, run jointly between the manufacturer and the Ukrainian defense ministry’s State Scientific and Test Center (SSTC) agency, have concluded the aircraft should now be made ready for serial production and entry into service with the country’s armed services, the company said April 14.
