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 Astraea (Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation & Assessment) program just completed 18 months of work on a virtual certification process, but has no funding in place for its next phase.