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 pilot of a Pilatus PC-12 who made an illegal landing at a military airfield in Wales last year to visit a nearby beach has been fined £3,400 ($4,650) following court hearings.
NASA plans the first in a series of spacewalks next week to equip the European Space Agency’s new Bartolomeo science platform outside the International Space Station (ISS) with communications systems, and then prepare for future upgrades to the orbiting lab’s solar power system.