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.
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has signed an agreement with the Russian company Saratov Aviation to begin developing an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) derived from Saratov's "EKIP" flying disc technology. A former supplier for the Russian military, Saratov Aviation has produced the Yakolev (Yak) series of military aircraft as well as various components for MiG fighters. The company also builds the Yak-42 series passenger jetliner.
By adopting Internet Protocols (IP) for its worldwide communications, the Department of Defense (DOD) finally will be able to achieve the "holy grail" of having multiple layers of security at the same location or even the same data terminal, according to John Stenbit, assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration.
In an effort to persuade naysayers and help military leaders make investments that will better support network-centric warfare (NCW), the Pentagon's Office of Force Transformation (OFT) is sponsoring a series of case studies that will refine the theory behind NCW and quantify its benefits. Armed with the studies, OFT will then be able to "tell the story" of NCW to military leaders who still are focused on platforms rather than networked capabilities, according to John Garstka, assistant director for concepts and operations at OFT.
