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.
Many aircraft program managers undervalue aircraft survivability systems, according to Cmdr. Andrew Cibula, director of the Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO).
The level of support for electronic warfare (EW) systems within the Department of Defense (DOD) is insufficient, according to Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-Pa.), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Electronic Warfare Working Group. "Unfortunately, electronic warfare seems to be the stepchild of the military," Pitts said during the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement's (IDGA) Aircraft Survivability conference in Alexandria, Va., April 29.
Moving the scheduled first launch date for the Global Positioning System (GPS) III up two years to fiscal year 2010 was one of the options discussed at a recent meeting of top Air Force officials, although no firm decision to accelerate the program has been made yet, according to the Air Force.
