Tony Osborne

European Defense Editor

London

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
Britain will purchase an upgraded derivative of General Atomics’ MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft to meet its newly re-named Protector program requirements.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
LONDON — Airbus Helicopters is urging the Japanese ministry of defense to re-consider its selection of Bell’s Model 412 for its UH-X utility helicopter program. &
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Funding for the next stage of the U.K.’s Astraea unmanned aircraft research program has been halted, program officials say.
Air Transport