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.
Technology developed for the Affordable Moving Surface Target Engagement (AMSTE) program, which is scheduled to end in October, may live on in one of the U.S. Defense Department's Horizontal Fusion network-centric warfare (NCW) initiatives.
Northrop Grumman has begun developing the next-generation of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which will have longer wings and 50 percent more payload capacity than the current aircraft, the company announced Sept. 15. The company is scheduled to deliver the first three next-generation Global Hawks, designated RQ-4B, between 2004 and 2005. Work began following a recent $30.1 million award by the Air Force for advanced procurement activities and long-lead hardware (DAILY, July 1).
The MARS network-centric warfare (NCW) portal, which the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) tested during the Quantum Leap 1 demonstration last month, will be used by troops in Iraq "in the very near future," according to Marian Cherry, manager of DOD's Horizontal Fusion portfolio. "We've been asked to look at how quickly we could in fact make this available in Iraq," Cherry told The DAILY. "We're having those discussions right now."
