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 Department of Defense (DOD) completed the one-day Quantum Leap 1 demonstration on Aug. 27, the first in a series intended to evaluate web-enabled network-centric warfare (NCW). The live demo took place simultaneously at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in Falls Church, Va., the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) in Charleston, S.C., and the McKenna Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Site at Fort Benning, Ga.
ROANOKE, Va. - The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to receive its first Panoramic Night Vision Goggles (PNVGs) for pilots in 2004, according to co-developer ITT Night Vision. Pilots have long sought a wider field of view than the 40 degrees offered by traditional night vision systems, according to ITT. The PNVGs, which feature four 16-millimeter night vision tubes, will offer a seamless 100-degree field of view that should prevent pilots from constantly having to scan horizontally. Insight Technologies is leading the PNVG effort, with ITT providing the tubes.
Space analysts predict no sweeping changes in NASA's relationship with its contractors in the wake of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) report, although they agree the agency will have to increase its active participation in day-to-day shuttle operations. Faced with shrinking budgets, NASA in the mid-1990s partially consolidated its 86 separate space shuttle contracts under one contract - the Space Flight Operations Contract (SFOC) - as a means of controlling costs.
