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.
BALTIMORE - After conducting a series of failed experiments last year, the Air Force's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab is seeking industry's help to develop sense-and-avoid systems for small UAVs. The Battlelab wants to develop an inexpensive system for small UAVs to sense and avoid other aircraft, allowing them to conduct routine file-and-fly operations in joint airspace. The scheme the Battlelab had settled on involved a series of electro-optic cameras installed on the aircraft.
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Despite overcast skies and occasional rain, Naval Air Systems Command held its third unmanned aerial vehicle public flight demonstration at Webster Field here June 27, featuring flights by Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout and Pioneer UAVs.
Potential damage from ice striking the space shuttle's heat resistant tiles is the most significant remaining debris risk to the orbiter, according to shuttle managers, although they feel it is an acceptable flight risk at this point.
