About Tony Murfin
Tony Murfin is managing consultant for GNSS Aerospace LLC, Florida. Murfin provides business development consulting services to companies involved in GNSS products and markets, and writes for GPS World as the OEM Professional contributing editor.
Previously, Murfin worked for NovAtel Inc. in Calgary, Canada, as vice president of Business Development; for CMC Electronics in Montreal, Canada, as business development manager, product manager, software manger and software engineer; for CAE in Montreal as simulation software engineer; and for BAe in Warton, UK, as senior avionics engineer.
Murfin has a B.Sc. from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in the UK, and is a UK Chartered Engineer (CEng MIET).
Posts by Tony Murfin
Government funding issues threaten unmanned systems programs while autonomous military aircraft advance. Read more»
General Atomics' new Collaborative Combat Aircraft makes first flight, Russian drone manufacturers face financial troubles and U.S. law enforcement agencies push Congress for expanded authority to counter malicious drone threats. Read more»
Recent eVTOL innovations, FAA-certified autonomous flight systems and UAV testbeds are reshaping urban air mobility and cargo automation. Read more»
Recent advances in helicopter UAVs by Alpha Unmanned Systems and NASA's Dragonfly mission, which plans to send a UAV to explore Saturn’s moon. Read more»
Drones have rapidly evolved from simple hobbyist model aircraft to autonomous vehicles with advanced autopilots, now supporting front-line air force missions. Read more»
For anyone out there who has ever worked through a formal process of equipment development for subsequent FAA/military or other national certification, you would likely appreciate the significance of a UAV approval milestone. Read more»
The industry is looking foward to unmanned vehicles that display not just fundamental autonomy, but also quite advanced “auto-capability.” Read more»
FAA regulations require drone enthusiasts and commercial operators to equip their unmanned aircraft with approved remote identification capability. Read more»
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