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.
Robot manufacturer iRobot is negotiating with potential industry partners about jointly developing and offering to the services an armed version of the company's PackBot in response to requests from U.S. troops overseas.
U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John Corley stressed the service's urgent need to recapitalize its aircraft fleet and retire the oldest models during a speech on Capitol Hill June 13. In the early 1970s the fleet average age was eight years, Corley said during a breakfast sponsored by the Air Force Strategic Planning Directorate. Now the average is 24 years. While age may not be the only performance metric, it still represents "a trend we've got to turn around for this nation," he said.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen to postpone the expected downselect between the two industry teams competing in its Organic Air Vehicle II (OAV-II) program and is funding both to proceed into Phase III of the effort.
