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 U.S. Navy's decision to delay the prime contract award in the VXX presidential helicopter program could threaten the jobs of former Comanche employees that Sikorsky had hoped to reassign to the VXX, according to the company. The Navy announced March 23 that it is delaying the contract award, originally expected in the spring, to allow for more risk reduction work (DAILY, March 23).
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found evidence that the rocks at its landing site formed in a "shallow, salty sea," according to Associate Administrator for Space Science Ed Weiler. "This is a profound discovery," Weiler said in a press conference at NASA headquarters in Washington March 23. "It has profound implications for astrobiology, and I'd like to say if you have an interest in searching for fossils on Mars, this is the first place you want to go."
The U.S. Navy announced March 23 that it is delaying the award of the prime contract for the VXX presidential helicopter program to allow competing contractors Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin-AgustaWestland to perform additional risk reduction work. "The current pace of source selection was determined not to allow for adequate dialogue to transpire between government and industry," the Navy said in a statement. "Specifically, the time allowed for dialogue on the specifications and the industry strategies needed to be extended."
