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.
As the newly named prime contractor for the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures program, Lockheed Martin expects next year to begin building new targets for missile defense tests in 2005 and beyond, according to company officials. The targets will be a mixture of old and new hardware, depending on the requirements of each test, according to Jim Tevepaugh, Lockheed Martin's program manager for targets and countermeasures. Some targets will use refurbished rocket motors provided by the Air Force.
SpaceDev of Poway, Calif. is working to boost military leaders' interest in microsatellites, which company founder and CEO Jim Benson said could be the answer for low-cost protection of America's crucial space assets.
The X-50A Dragonfly team expects to resume flight tests in January, following a thorough analysis of potentially troublesome friction within the hybrid helicopter's rotor hub.
