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.
SERV AWARD: Lockheed Martin announced March 20 that it received a $23.9 million contract modification from Northrop Grumman to provide hardware for the next phase of full-rate production on the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Safety Enhanced Re-entry Vehicle (SERV) program. In this phase, Lockheed Martin will deliver 120 more full-rate production SERV hardware kits by December 2010. With options, the total value of the contract over seven years is estimated at $137 million.
SUBSURFACE OCEAN: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn’s moon Titan, using radar data on its rotation. The science team collected synthetic aperture radar data during 19 separate passes between October 2005 and May 2007.
