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.
More than 600 UK-based aerospace firms have applied to the European Aviation Safety Agency for third-country OKs in preparation for a potential no-deal Brexit.
European air traffic management organization Eurocontrol is working with NATO’s Allied Air Command in a bid to reduce communications loss (ComLoss) incidents that prompt costly military fighter scrambles.
“Reaper is an extraordinarily valuable capability for the UK government, so we don’t want there to be a capability gap,” says Wing Commander Judith Graham, the Protector Program Manager.