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.
U.S. national security officials are sorting through intelligence collected about North Korea's latest missile test. South Korean media reported that Pyongyang fired four short-range ballistic missiles on Feb. 27. They “appeared to be of the Scud variety [and] were fired in a northeasterly direction and landed off [North Korea's] coast,” a spokesman says. Top national security lawmakers are not yet commenting on the apparent test.
National security space involves more than situational awareness and putting spacesuit boots on the ground first. Some House Republicans concerned about Chinese and Russian prospects in space received a lesson from a member of their own party with long executive branch experience on how civil space can enhance national security by giving potential adversaries something else to think about.
The U.S. Air Force and the United Launch Alliance are scheduled to launch GPS IIF satellite 5 Feb. 20 on a Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 Cape Canaveral, Fla., the first of three planned launches through July 2014.
