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.
The acquisition of Belgium-based offshore rotorcraft operator NHV by a Chinese-owned lessor GD Helicopter Finance has been blocked by the Belgian government.
Colombia orders two KC-390s from Embraer to modernize its airlift fleet, with deliveries set for 2029 and 2030, supporting military and disaster missions.
UK telecommunications firm BT says it is seeing growing adoption of cellular connectivity as the primary communications link for low-altitude uncrewed aircraft systems.
