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.
NEW YORK - Alliant Techsystems plans to enlarge its footprint in space systems in the coming years as it introduces its own low-cost launch vehicle, according to Chairman and CEO Dan Murphy. "ATK is entering the fray as a prime contractor, as a developer of a lower-cost solution for space launch," Murphy said during Aviation Week's Aerospace & Defense Finance conference here Dec. 7. Currently, three quarters of ATK's annual sales are in solid rocket motors and conventional munitions, with the rest in advanced weapons and space systems.
NEW YORK - Prospective United Launch Alliance partners Boeing and Lockheed Martin still hope to receive an antitrust ruling from the Federal Trade Commission on their proposed rocket merger before the year is out, according to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems CEO Jim Albaugh. ULA would merge production of Boeing's Delta and Lockheed Martin's Atlas V launch vehicles, yielding a projected savings to the Air Force of $100 million to $150 million annually, according to the companies.
NEW YORK - The Defense Department's upcoming fiscal 2007 budget request should align with the results of the ongoing quadrennial defense review, and may contain some "leading edge" investments springing from QDR strategy, said Christopher "Ryan" Henry, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy.
