Tom Cooper

Tom Cooper (born 1970 in Vienna) is an Austrian military aviation historian, analyst, illustrator and investigative journalist. He has written several books on military aviation history and articles for various military aviation journals.

Biography

After working in the global transport industry, during which he undertook extensive travels in Europe and the Middle East, he became active as an investigative journalist and illustrator for specialized military aviation magazines. He focused on smaller, lesser-known air forces and air wars, primarily in the Middle East and Africa. His experiences and reports on these topics can be found in his books and articles. His interest in post-World War II military aviation led him to research in the field of air power in the late 1980s, especially air forces and regional conflicts between Iran and the Arab countries and the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988).

Since February 2022, Cooper has been reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, first on Medium, then on Substack. He has been quoted by publications including Forbes, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and The New Voice of Ukraine.