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.
The House-approved cuts to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's fiscal 2008 budget would cause the Airborne Laser (ABL) program's first demonstration to slip three years while also damaging U.S. credibility on the eve of formal negotiations over the proposed European missile defense sites, according to MDA Executive Director Patricia Sanders.
A preliminary DOD study points to the need for more Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) sea-based missile defense interceptors and Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, according to Lt. Gen. Kevin Campbell, commander of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).
Space shuttle managers expressed unanimous confidence in repairs made to Atlantis' external tank during a review May 11, clearing the orbiter to roll out to its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center as early as May 15 for a scheduled June liftoff.
