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.
Piaggio has resumed flight testing of its P.1HH Hammerhead medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system after a May 2016 crash resulted in the loss of the first prototype.
The MQ-9 Reaper, one of France's six currently in operation, will provide an additional layer of security to the celebrations which will also include French and U.S. Air Force flypasts of the Thunderbirds display team and two F-22 Raptors.
