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.
Tactronics, a prime contractor to Special Operations Command (SOCOM), is undertaking an internally funded effort to create a handheld computer for special operators that can run a full 32-bit operating system, according to company president Billy Silhan.
As NASA awaits the final mishap report on the loss of its Helios solar-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the agency is mulling the scope and future of its high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) UAV research programs.
Northrop Grumman is consolidating its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) expertise by merging its Advanced Tactical C4I (ATC4I) organization into its Unmanned Systems unit in San Diego, the company announced Oct. 8. Currently part of Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems sector, ATC4I produces the Army's RQ-5 Hunter UAV. Northrop Grumman acquired ATC4I from TRW in 2002. Unmanned Systems, formerly Ryan Aeronautical, is part of Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector.
