Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009. He has reported from military bases, industrial facilities, trade shows and conferences, on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.
While the Tornado and Typhoon jets that flew strike missions against Libya won most of the plaudits after the NATO air campaign, the British platform that arguably did the most to enhance its reputation was the Sentinel R1.
“When we went out on Herrick 14 in April, we characterized our tour as sitting on the seam,” says Royal Marines Brig. Gen. Ed Davis, commander of Task Force Helmand (TFH), referring to the U.K.'s six-month deployment of troops to the Afghan province, which ended in October. “And that's exactly how it played out.”
The fog of disinformation that surrounds British cybersecurity policy was not dispersed by the government's latest high-profile initiative. The London Cyberspace Conference, brainchild of Foreign Secretary William Hague, saw 700 delegates from more than 60 nations converge last month to discuss a range of issues, although more questions were raised than answered.
