Based in Washington, Jen managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage from 2013 to January 2024.
Prior to taking on the Executive Editor role, Jen was Aviation Week's Congressional Editor. Jen came to Aviation Week in March 2011 from Politico, where she covered the intersection of defense and politics. She also worked as a reporter and editor for Defense Daily, Inside the Army, The Other Paper and The Columbus Dispatch.
Jen received a Master’s degree in journalism as a Kiplinger Fellow at the Ohio State University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in history and journalism from the University of Michigan.
Boeing and Saab announced June 7 that their Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) successfully engaged a moving target that was 100 km (62 mi.) away.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine signaled that the fate of the International Space Station is not as dire as it may have seemed in President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget request.
