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.
The integration of United Defense Industries into BAE Systems following the acquisition of the company in June 2005 is essentially complete, according to company officials. "I could not be more delighted with the progress made so far," BAE Systems Chief Operating Officer Mark Ronald said during a press luncheon in Washington Sept. 30. "We've announced a reorganization, we've got an IT structure, everybody knows what their day job is, and the integration is complete."
A recent study performed by Langley Research Center for NASA's science mission directorate recommends an airship as the best vehicle for the future exploration of Saturn's moon Titan. The success of the Cassini-Huygens mission, which landed a probe on Titan earlier this year (DAILY, Jan. 20), has sparked considerable interest in the mysterious moon - the only moon in the solar system known to have an atmosphere.
The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 28 notified members of Congress that the National Polar-orbiting Environmental Satellite System program has breached the Nunn-McCurdy cap of 15% cost growth within a given year. The Air Force has ordered an independent review of the program that should be complete by the end of the year, according to a service spokeswoman.
