Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
Sensis Corporation and Saab Microwave Systems have entered a cooperative agreement for Sensis to sell and support Saab’s Giraffe Agile Multi-Beam (AMB) radar to the U.S. military. The Giraffe AMB is a multimission 3-D radar system capable of surveillance, military air traffic control and 360-degree ballistic weapon tracking and locating. The radar is available in land-based and maritime versions, and is tailored for operations with medium- and short-range surface-to-air missile systems.
The U.S. Navy has conducted the first test of the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) extended range anti-air warfare missile at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The Raytheon-built missile was launched from the Navy’s Desert Ship and successfully intercepted a BQM-74 aerial drone using its new SM-6 active seeker. The launch demonstrates the first successful integration of the Navy’s active missile technology into the weapon system to provide for both near-term advanced anti-air warfare and future over-the-horizon capability, according to Raytheon.
STSS STUDY: Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have completed a satellite payload trade study for the Northrop-led Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS), Raytheon announced June 24. “Results of the study may be used to enhance the performance of follow-on satellites, improving their capacity to provide timely midcourse tracking data and report missile attacks,” Raytheon said. Under development by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the STSS constellation (formerly SBIRS Low) is designed to detect enemy missiles in all phases of flight.
