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 downselect in the Army's Extended Range/ Multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program is expected in late May or early June, after the Army requests a final round of proposal revisions from competitors Northrop Grumman and General Atomics.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The U.S. Army is slated to receive $458 million for aircraft and related procurement in the fiscal year 2005 supplemental budget bill, according to Valerie Lynn Baldwin, Army comptroller and assistant secretary for financial management. Within that total is $51 million for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, $21 million for the AH-64 Apache Longbow and $37 million for aviation survival equipment. "Not a bad take, altogether," Baldwin said during a presentation at the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) symposium here May 10.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Claude Bolton told reporters May 11 that he would not support any attempt by the Army to revive the Joint Common Missile (JCM) program. Defense Department officials terminated the Army-led JCM as part of a $30 billion, six-year budget cut signed late last year.
