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.
NEW DELHI — Despite what many predict will be an off-year in Indian defense procurement due to electoral politics, Boeing expects to finalize a number of key contracts there in 2014.
NEW DELHI — With India’s emphasis on growing its indigenous defense industry, open competitions are drawing promises of co-production. Emphasizing the ongoing U.S. push to share more technology with India, Raytheon is competing to sell several missile defense systems to its air force and army. That includes offering its Hawk XXI for the army’s ongoing competition for up to 1,500 short-range surface-to-air missiles.
The trend lines for next year's defense budget are clear: The Pentagon is putting its investments in technology associated with the U.S. “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific region. That means intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities will be in demand in fiscal 2015 and beyond, along with long-range strike programs, warship construction and weapons that counter anti-access, area-denial strategies by China.
