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. Air Force is moving ahead with plans for a Personnel Recovery Vehicle (PRV) that would replace the HH-60G Pave Hawk for combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions and possibly become the Air Force's common helicopter platform, according to Brig. Gen. John Folkerts, vice commander of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) is performing a feasibility study for the U.S. Army on the possibility of developing a combined unmanned aerial vehicle-unmanned ground vehicle (UAV-UGV) system to deliver small but critical payloads to soldiers on the battlefield.
The Army is considering making Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle part of the Hunter Standoff Killer Team (HSKT) advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD), according to Col. William Gavora, commander of the Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) at Fort Eustis, Va.
