Hairston Named GM of Austal USA Advanced Technologies
technology team,” said Austal USA President Rusty Murdaugh. “Austal USA will benefit from his wealth of experience in executive management, engineering, domestic and international business development and business operations.”Hairston has previously held executive roles at Textron, Cobham, and Northrop Grumman, as well as positions with the Government in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and the Aegis Program Office prior to joining the defense industry.Hairston earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Iridium Announces Manufacturing Partners for Next-Generation Broadband Service
the selection of four manufacturing partners that will design, manufacture and distribute products for its Iridium Certus broadband service. The four partners were selected out of 30 candidates based on their commitment to innovation, technical capabilities, market reach and investment. They are Cobham SATCOM, Rockwell Collins, L-3, and ICG (International Communications Group). Iridium will provide Iridium Certus manufacturing partners with the core satellite communications technology. Initial products from these manufacturing partners are expected to be commercially available in late 2016, following
New Data Safety Service for Inmarsat FleetBroadband
applications *Chart updates *Ability to co-ordinate rescue operations by email as well as voice calls *Telemedicine *Distress chat - an instantaneous chatroom function between multiple vessels and maritime rescue coordination centres *A new-style maritime safety terminal (MST) developed by Cobham SATCOM *All data accessed over MSDS to be captured and stored at new servers. Peter Blackhurst, Head of Maritime Safety Services at Inmarsat states, "Inmarsat has set the standard for maritime safety since its inception in 1979 and we remain the only satellite operator to gain Internationa
February 2024
