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.
Long-awaited decisions about the U.S. Air Force's Space Based Surveillance System (SBSS) are expected some time after the fall, when the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) will deliver an analysis of what mix of space- and ground-based systems will be needed to fulfill the service's evolving space surveillance requirements.
The U.S. Navy plans to release the request for proposals (RFP) for its Tier II Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) this October or November, according to Capt. Paul Morgan, the service's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program manager.
The White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has asked NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to come up with alternatives to reinstating the climate sensors cut from the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) during last year's Nunn-McCurdy recertification.
