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.
“I could easily foresee the day … when the F-22 might rotate in,” Deborah James told reporters at the Paris air show here June 15, adding that she could not specify a date by which they would be sent.
When it comes to the kind of decisions that governments and aerospace companies routinely face, the tangle of trade-offs can be so complicated that those with influence can sway the outcome. But a Virginia-based company pledges to bring more science and remove emotion from strategic decisions.
With a little help from the U.S. Congress and the potential for international orders, Boeing is bullish about prospects for its international fighters.
