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.
BALTIMORE, Md. - AAI Corporation, manufacturer of the Army's Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV), is teaming with Bell Helicopter to compete for the Class IV UAV in the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. Boeing and SAIC, the FCS lead systems integrator (LSI) team, envision four classes of UAVs operating within FCS, ranging from man-portable ducted fan UAVs to brigade-level tactical aircraft and even larger aircraft.
BALTIMORE, Md. - Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have formed a team to compete in the Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) program, the companies announced here July 16. The J-UCAS program is the result of the merger of the Air Force and Navy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) programs. On Oct. 1, DOD will begin operating the J-UCAS program office, which will be run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
BALTIMORE, Md. - The RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) provided more than half of the time-critical target data used to defeat Iraqi anti-aircraft systems during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), according to Maj. Gen. Joseph Stein, director of aerospace operations at Air Combat Command (ACC) headquarters.
