Thomas Withington is an award-winning analyst and writer specialising in electronic warfare, radar and military communications. He has written widely on these subjects for a range of specialist and general publications.
He also works as a consultant and adviser in these areas for several leading government and private sector clients.
Furthermore, he provides regular commentary on security and defence aspects of electromagnetic spectrum use for major media organisations around the world.
Tim Fish is a special correspondent for Shephard Media. Formerly the editor of Land Warfare International and Military Logistics International magazines, Tim joined Shephard in January 2013 after more than seven years experience reporting on the defence industry.
Tim has previously worked as a reporter for Civil Service World, freelanced as a naval analyst in South America and Asia (lounged beach hostels for an extended period -ed), and was the maritime reporter for Jane's Navy International.
Tony Skinner is Shephard Media’s Creative Director, overseeing the strategic direction, content development and project delivery of the company’s Studio division.
Tony took over the Shephard rotorcraft portfolio in 2009, after five years with Jane’s Defence Weekly, where he was latterly the magazine’s features editor. Before moving to the UK, Tony was a reporter for a regional New Zealand newspaper, where he had the “cat-up-tree” beat.
Wilder Alejandro Sánchez is an analyst who covers defense & security, geopolitical, and trade issues across the Western Hemisphere and the post-Soviet world.
His research interests include unmanned aerial vehicles, the rise of Latin American defence industries, UN peacekeeping operations, and the role of militaries in humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations.
William holds an MSc in Defence, Development, and Diplomacy from Durham University, where his research focused on power projection in the Middle East and foreign policy effects on international security. He also holds a BA in International Relations from the University of York.
Neil Thompson is a freelance journalist for Shephard and other publishers. He currently works as a senior analyst at geopolitical risk firm Emergent Risk International covering Europe and Asia.
