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.
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center plans to offer prospective partners in government and industry the opportunity to fly NASA-owned unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and take advantage of the center's UAV safety and flight certification expertise to support their own projects. "What we're trying to do is make the [UAV] community aware of some of the core competencies [and] capabilities that we have here at Dryden that might be of value or of interest to them," said Jeff Bauer, a business development manager at the center.
The annual budget cuts suffered by the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program are beginning to have an effect on its incremental milestones, although so far the program's major milestones remain on track, according to Assistant Army Secretary for Acquisition Claude Bolton.
A source selection document explaining NASA's rationale for choosing Lockheed Martin to build the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) says the aerospace giant bested rival Northrop Grumman/Boeing's bid in the areas of mission suitability, cost, and past performance.
