Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
NASA's Constellation program, which includes the Ares rockets and Orion spacecraft design to return astronauts to the moon, is in the midst of a system requirements review (SRR) that should be complete by the end of November, according to agency officials.
As expected, Northrop Grumman has formally announced its intention to propose a maritime variant of its U.S. Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the U.S. Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program next year.
Northrop Grumman is expecting the downselect for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS-N) demonstration program in late May or early June of next year, following the release of a final request for proposals (RFP) in February.
