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 Marine Corps' V-22 Osprey tiltrotor program has passed an interim Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) review that a Boeing spokesman called a "rehearsal" for the crucial DAB next fall that will determine whether the program moves into full-rate production. The DAB review took place July 14. Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Michael Wynne signed the acquisition decision memorandum (ADM) for the meeting on July 26.
The Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program is looking to industry for new ideas that can reduce the weight of FCS ground vehicles, which must grapple with the challenging requirement of weighing less than 20 tons and fitting inside a C-130 transport aircraft.
A U.S. Air Force national security space strategy document will be released soon, according to Peter Teets, undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force for space, who outlined some key points of the document in a speech in Washington last week.
