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.
The Army has chosen to cancel Lockheed Martin's $879 million Aerial Common Sensor development contract rather than switch aircraft platforms to Bombardier's Global Express business jet, the service announced Jan. 12.
Under pressure from the Pentagon to merge efforts, the Army is studying the possibility of making the Future Cargo Aircraft (FCA) and Extended Range/Multi-Purpose (ER/MP) unmanned aerial vehicle into joint programs with the Air Force. The Air Force and Army service chiefs are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding setting a deadline of 90 days to develop joint plans for FCA and ER/MP and report back to the Pentagon's acquisition leadership.
The team behind the recent "Agile Lion" network-centric warfare exercise plans to brief Marine Corps leadership on its results in mid-February, according to Agile Lion Project Officer Lt. Col. Robert Sofge. "We'll look at the results, look at the data, and show it to leadership," Sofge said during a briefing in Washington on Jan. 11. "I can assure you that my leadership is ... very interested in fielding some type of network capability," he said, although it's too early to say precisely when.
