Based in Washington, Jen manages Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.
Prior to taking on her current 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.
Thornberry would spend more on missiles and missile defenses to counter North Korea; Transportation Secretary disperses airport funding; and Raytheon will pursue future multiyear standard missile contracts.
India takes another step toward Make-In-India; Philippines seeks bids for maritime patrol aircraft, bidders queue for Canadian search-and-rescue helicopter competition and Lockheed’s latest training and simulation software release.
The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) successful May 30 intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile (IBCM) target by the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System will help the U.S. outpace the threat of ICBM attacks from Iran or North Korea—at least through 2020, the agency’s director says.
