Tony Osborne

London Bureau Chief

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
The AUKUS defense pact between Australia, the UK and the U.S. is to expand its scope to hypersonic weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Finland and Norway have made substantial increases to their annual defense budgets in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of an additional eight Block 70 Lockheed Martin F-16s for Bulgaria. A second batch made up of four single-seat F-16Cs and four twin-seat F-16Ds and a package of weapons have been requested by Sofia, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced April 4.
Aircraft & Propulsion