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.
Providers of high-speed Internet services via satellite are mulling over strategies for capturing more of the market from their highly successful direct subscriber line (DSL) and cable competitors. Although no one disputes the growing consumer hunger for broadband Internet, analysts agree that the satellite industry faces an uphill battle.
A newspaper report that the Pentagon is considering rushing a bare-bones missile defense system into operation by 2004 is generating a mixture of skepticism and puzzlement among industry and government sources. The Washington Post reported June 8 that prime missile defense contractor Boeing is furnishing the Department of Defense with a number of ideas for near-term missile defense, including placing five interceptor missiles in Alaska by March 2004.
A new circuit breaker technology could one day help prevent wiring-related disasters, as well as significantly cut down on inspection and maintenance costs for aging aircraft. The arc fault circuit breaker (AFCB), currently under development at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, is designed to detect and prevent electrical arcing caused by breaks in wire insulation before that arcing can lead to a fire or other catastrophe.
