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.
Northrop Grumman says it now expects the long-delayed contract for Germany's first Euro Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle to come through in December, although the deal still must first receive formal German parliamentary approval. The contract is "anticipated before the Christmas break," Global Hawk Program Director George Guerra said during a briefing in Washington Sept. 25. "We're looking for parliamentary approval in the November time frame."
A National Academy of Sciences panel reviewing NASA's lunar exploration program recommends that the agency create an advanced technology program to develop the "lunar-specific" capabilities it will need as it prepares to return astronauts to the moon in 2018.
House Armed Services Committee Vice Chairman Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) questioned subcommittee hearing witnesses Sept. 21 about the decision to delay deployment of an Israeli active protection system (APS) for countering mortars and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). In April 2005, U.S. Central Command approved a Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement request from troops in Iraq that included a requirement for a vehicle dubbed the Full Spectrum Effects Platform (FSEP), which would include a fully automated APS system.
