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 worldwide commercial geostationary satellite market is projected to stay at 20-25 satellite orders annually for the next few years, according to Clay Mowry, president of Arianespace Inc. The market is continuing to recover after having a rough period from 2002 to 2005, Mowry said during FAA's Tenth Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Arlington, Va., Feb. 6. Over that time, annual orders slipped from the high 20s to less than 10, he said. Launches typically follow two years behind satellite orders.
The U.S. Army is requesting $130 billion in fiscal 2008 and $140.7 billion in FY '09, after successfully making the case to Pentagon leaders last year that it needed more money to fulfill its duties as spelled out in the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
U.S. troops are now finding and defusing nearly half of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq, and casualties from the devices are holding steady despite a sharp increase in the number being placed, according to the chief scientist for the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO).
