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.
Military avionics technology could be the key to a future decentralized air traffic control system, according to John Douglass, president, CEO, and general manager of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). However, this technology won't transfer into the civil sector until America's outdated air traffic management (ATM) system is updated, Douglass said at an AIA press luncheon March 21.
The FAA's Operational Evolution Plan (OEP) to increase air traffic capacity in the U.S. doesn't go far enough, according to the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry. Recent studies have documented the annual loss associated with flight delays at over $8 billion, according to the Commission's latest interim report (DAILY, March 21).
The latest operational test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile defense system resulted in the successful destruction of both targets over White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 21. The test involved two PAC-3 missiles fired against a Hera missile target, as well as the "shoot-look-shoot" intercept of an MQM-107 subscale drone aircraft using PAC-2 missiles. Shoot-look-shoot involves firing one missile, then firing another if the first doesn't hit its target.
