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.
A panel of entrepreneurs hoping to become pioneers in the space tourism business asked Capitol Hill lawmakers to solve the regulatory problems they feel are holding the industry back during a hearing in Washington July 24. A jurisdictional dispute is currently underway within FAA as to whether emerging suborbital reusable launch vehicles (RLV) such as Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne should be licensed as spacecraft or aircraft (DAILY, July 9).
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. - Developing cooperative, adaptive autonomous controls is one of the most critical prerequisites for integrating unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) smoothly into network-centric operations, according to an official with Boeing's unmanned systems division. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations are quickly moving from standoff surveillance into high-risk combat environments, according to Stan Kasprzyk, a former F-15 pilot who works in Boeing's unmanned systems division.
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Joint Staff is identifying Key Interface Points (KIPs) between diverse military systems that are crucial to enabling network-centric operations, according to Navy Capt. David Meadows, division chief for mission assurance at the Joint Staff.
