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.
Former astronaut Richard Covey, who piloted the first space shuttle mission following the Challenger disaster, will lead the independent assessment team that will review NASA's return-to-flight plans for the shuttle, according to NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe.
The military needs to invest in new technologies now and think bigger in its approach to future urban warfare, according to Lt. Gen. Patrick M. Hughes (ret.), former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
The U.S. Army has identified a set of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) requirements for operations in urban environments and is calling on industry for help fulfill them, according to the director of ISR integration for Army intelligence.
