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 Air Force on Aug. 26 held a wet dress rehearsal for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle's first West Coast launch - a Boeing Delta IV flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., which is scheduled to orbit a National Reconnaissance Office satellite on Sept. 30.
The Naval research community and the National Academy of Engineering plan to bring together the heads of research from key universities around the country for a meeting in late October to discuss how academia can contribute to the service's ongoing "Manhattan Project" to defeat improvised explosive devices. The meeting will take place in the Washington, D.C., area, according to Starnes Walker, chief scientist at the Office of Naval Research and head of the counter-IED effort.
RAYTHEON/EADS TEAM CONCERNED ABOUT QUANTITY IN FCA DRAFT RFP - The Raytheon/EADS team vying to build the Army's Future Cargo Aircraft is concerned about the procurement quantity in the service's recent draft request for proposals, which has dropped from an expected 33 to a maximum of 30.
