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.
CANES: Lockheed Martin is teaming with General Dynamics, ViaSat Inc., Harris Corp. and American Systems to pursue the U.S. Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program, which will consolidate and reduce the Navy’s afloat information systems networks. In late 2009, the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence will pick two teams for system design and development on the common computing environment portion of the contract. A single prime contractor will be chosen in 2011.
The cancellation of the Transformational Satellite (TSAT) program tees up a crucial test for the national security space community as it tries to move on from its traditional emphasis on monolithic, “one-size-fits-all” space systems, according to a DOD space and intelligence official.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction (STSS ATRR) mission is set for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on March 5. Liftoff is slated for a launch window of 1:24 p.m. to 1:52 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II 7920-10C rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 West.
