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.
International Launch Services (ILS) postponed the launch of SES Americom's AMC-9 satellite due to a hardware problem with the Proton K launch vehicle that has required the entire rocket to be de-stacked. The launch had been scheduled for scheduled for April 26. During pre-launch verification activities at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, technicians identified a launch vehicle component anomaly requiring a fix that couldn't be performed on the launch pad.
In response to a request from the Marine Corps, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the UH-1N Huey engineering test team at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., have rushed a new forward-looking infrared (FLIR) system into operations in Iraq, NAVAIR announced April 28.
RIDLEY PARK, Pa. - Boeing and Sikorsky dedicated a new production facility for the companies' RAH-66 Comanche reconnaissance/attack helicopter on April 25 here, where workers already are building the aft section for the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) aircraft.
