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.
A March 7 story on the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 maintenance award to Boeing should have identified Alabama Aircraft Industries Inc. (AAII) as the recipient of the March 7 Air Force debriefing rather than Pemco.
HEMTT ORDER: Oshkosh Corporation will build another 1,084 heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks (HEMTTs) in the A4 configuration under a $321 million contract modification received from the U.S. Army. The new order raises the total of Oshkosh HEMTT A4s under contract to 1,745, according to the company. Production of the vehicles is slated to begin in July.
SIRIUS LAUNCHES: International Launch Services (ILS) has won a contract for the launch of two Sirius Satellite Radio satellites aboard Russian Proton Breeze M rockets. The first satellite, Sirius FM-6, is under construction at Space Systems/Loral and expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2010. Sirius has not yet announced plans to utilize the second launch announced, ILS says. ILS will manage the launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
