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.
Representatives of the helicopter industry are recommending to a joint Defense Department panel that the services begin a multi-year science and technology (S&T) program to lay the groundwork for a future heavy-lift helicopter.
After two decades, six program restructurings and approximately $8 billion spent, the U.S. Army has decided to cancel the RAH-66 Comanche reconnaissance/attack helicopter program and instead purchase a variety of new aircraft and recapitalize hundreds of others, Army officials announced Feb. 23. The Comanche is the casualty of a comprehensive review of Army aviation ordered last year by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker.
The space around the moon has a strategic value that should bolster the case for pursuing President Bush's space exploration vision, according to a U.S. Department of Defense scientist. Bush's new space policy "basically puts NASA in the lead in cislunar [near-lunar] missions," according to Stuart Nozette, manager of advanced microsatellite technology programs for DARPA's Tactical Technology Office and former deputy project manager for DOD's Clementine lunar spacecraft.
