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.
Aerospace & Defense 2017 is the latest version of our annual predictor of trends to watch across all the fields we cover. With that issue in the bag, we talk with our top editors about what to look for in 2017.
In this week’s roundup: Italy receives Conformal Airborne Early Warning aircraft; Northrop adds refueling capability to E-2D Hawkeye; Antonov rolls out An-132 prototype and Bulgaria is in the market for secondhand fighters.
The U.S. State Department is reviewing the potential sale of precision munitions to Saudi Arabia, in light of concerns about thousands of civilian deaths due to Saudi airstrikes in Yemen.
