Tony Osborne

London Bureau Chief

London, UK

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 German defense ministry has abandoned plans to train its Eurofighter Typhoon pilots in the U.S., preferring to train crews at home instead.

By Tony Osborne
Neuron, the pan-European unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator, has completed low-observability flight trials in Italy.

By Tony Osborne
The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority has halted overland air displays by classic jet aircraft following the Aug. 22 crash of a privately owned Hawker Hunter at the Shoreham air show.