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 French defense procurement agency DGA has carried out a second qualification firing of the MdCN naval cruise missile, in preparation for the system’s entry into service later this year. Firing of the MdCN, (Missile de Croisière Naval) a variant of the MBDA-produced Scalp air-launched cruise missile, took place April 8 at the DGA’s Biscarrosse missile test center in southwest France. The weapon successfully struck a representative target on the weapon range. The first firing took place in July 2012.
LONDON — The U.K. defense ministry may waive its strengthened aviation safety standards in order to allow its newly purchased RC-135W Rivet Joint intelligence gathering aircraft to enter service.
