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 commander of the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida, which was involved in the Hurricane Katrina rescue effort, underscored the need for the Combat Search and Rescue-X (CSAR-X) and Combat Rescue Tanker Replacement (CRT-X) programs during a presentation July 25. "I'm a big believer in those programs," U.S. Air Force Col. Steve Kirkpatrick said during the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement's Joint Search and Rescue conference in Arlington, Va. "Both of them are much needed programs for the future of CSAR."
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on July 25 plans to discuss its new effort to develop a "biofuel" for military aviation that will help reduce the military's dependence on oil. The briefing is set to take place at an industry day in Denver.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has cleared SpaceX's Falcon 1 launch vehicle for its next flight, following a failure investigation that pinpointed a corroded aluminum nut as the root cause behind the March 24 loss of the first Falcon 1.
