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.
Watch for policy statements to come from the Transportation Trades Department (TTD), AFL-CIO, today following its Executive Committee Meeting Sunday in Orlando. A closed session of leaders of its 32 union members will hear from a government panel including John Porcari, DOT deputy secretary, and Michael Huerta, acting administrator of the FAA. A likely item high on its agenda is outsourcing of aircraft maintenance jobs, which the TTD has been fighting. How to broaden regulations to reduce crewmember fatigue, especially to include cargo pilots, could be another.
David Fulghum (Washington), Jen DiMascio (Washington)
Israel usually does not telegraph its punches or hype new technology, but now its leaders have done so. They say they are upgrading the long-range, high-altitude Arrow and other anti-missile systems and intend to test them soon. “We are introducing Block 4,” says a senior Israeli official. “That involves the new Green Pine radar [with more and better transmitter/receiver modules], new software for command and control, and enhanced performance of the Arrow 2 interceptor missiles against a variety of threats, including a much-expanded battlespace.”
U.S. lawmakers have taken note of reports that annual Chinese defense spending has now topped $100 billion, increasing by about 11% over last year, although they differ in their interpretation of what is driving the upward spiral in spending.
