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 U.S. Marine Corps' H-1 helicopter upgrade program temporarily has suspended weapons testing after one of its five test aircraft ingested rocket exhaust into both engines, possibly damaging them.
During a meeting in the Netherlands July 23, space agency leaders from the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada agreed on the final configuration for the International Space Station (ISS), which NASA said should be completed by the end of the decade if the space shuttle resumes flying on schedule next March or April.
House lawmakers expressed concern over the development of the Defense Department's "space cadre" during a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing in Washington July 22, with committee chairman Rep. Terry Everett (R-Ala.) saying that current plans for the cadre lack detail. "The committee is concerned about the breadth and depth of the current Department of Defense plan," said Everett, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee's Strategic Forces Subcommittee. "It seems to lack sufficient detail and structure for implementation."
