Jen DiMascio

Executive Editor, Defense & Space

Washington, DC

Summary

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.

 

Articles

By Jen DiMascio
A s Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were linking arms and forging an agreement to develop widebody aircraft, the U.S

By Jen DiMascio
Not only is Congress moving toward sanctioning China, diplomatic consequences are also underway. The U.S. embassy in Beijing denied visas to three groups of Chinese space officials who were planning to attend the 30th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Elliot Pullham, who heads the Space Foundation that sponsors the annual event, announced while moderating a panel of top space-business leaders that the delegations would not be attending.

By Jen DiMascio
As small unmanned aircraft proliferate and complicate the FAA’s effort to integrate UAS into commercial airspace by 2015, Congress is again attempting