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 nations agreed to develop the MALE UAV during a meeting of government ministers in Berlin on March 31, following joint proposals for the MALE 2020 system submitted by Airbus, Alenia Aermacchi and Dassault Aviation to national governments of the three countries in spring 2014.
Data from the flight data recorder recovered from the wreckage of Germanwings Flight 9525 show that the co-pilot modified the aircraft’s speed after programming it to fly into the ground, aviation accident investigators have confirmed.
