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.

Articles

By Tony Osborne
Canada has been one of the NATO alliance members that has been lagging on reaching the alliance defense spending target of 2% of GDP.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Italy has retired the long-serving AMX light combat aircraft after 35 years of operations, leaving Brazil as the last operator of the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Norway is to spend an extra 600 billion krone ($56 billion) on defense over the next 12 years, building up a stronger navy and ground-based air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations