Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.
Born in a U.S. Air Force family, he grew up on military bases around the world and came to Washington DC in 1997 to work for Army Times Publishing Co. as a journalist. Steve helped launch the Military.com portal in 2000, then joined the editorial team for Aviation Week’s web site in 2001. He reported on the Pentagon for Aerospace Daily in 2002 and 2003.
From September 2003 to September 2018, Steve covered defense and aviation issues and managed staff as the US bureau chief for Jane’s Defence Weekly and later FlightGlobal. He has covered aviation stories on six continents and won multiple awards, including the 2017 Aerospace Media Awards honor for Best In-Depth Feature on the effort to revive Russia’s commercial aviation industry.
An F-35B flown by British pilots completed the first landing and take-off aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 25, becoming the first fixed-wing aircraft to operate on a Royal Navy carrier at sea in eight years.
Much as commercial aero engine companies moved years ago toward selling their powerplants below cost to secure marketshare, Boeing Defense may be headed in the same direction with recent program wins including T-X.
