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.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is intervening in the U.K. defense ministry’s upcoming Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR) by encouraging commanders to invest in more special operations forces, unmanned air vehicles and intelligence-gathering aircraft.
U.K. defense electronics firm Ultra Electronics is developing a new family of miniature passive sonobuoys that eventually could lend themselves to deployment from unmanned aerial systems.
