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.
Owners of unmanned aerial systems weighing over 250 grams (0.6 lb.) will have to register their systems and undertake a safety-awareness test, the UK government has announced.
Collisions between small-scale unmanned air vehicles and manned fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft could cause critical damage, tests performed by British agencies have found.
