TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2016 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has unveiled a new technology offering that works to support satellite-based positioning, navigation and timing services in environments without GPS coverage, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday the Satellite Time and Location service is del...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 24, 2016 ” Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), has said that a satellite system that works to track an aircraft’s GPS transponder can be an alternative way to support real-time flight information monitoring, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic&#...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2016 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) will proceed with the planned July launch of the first 10 satellites in its second-generation Iridium NEXT constellation, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Space News reported Friday that the initial launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will be followed by six other ...
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA April 5, 2016 – Iridium (Nasdaq: IRDM) CEO Matt Desch has been inducted into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list of the most influential leaders in GovCon for leading the company’s NEXT satellite constellation project. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and pu...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 26, 2016 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has moved back the launch of the first set of Iridium NEXT satellites to July using SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket following delays in obtaining clearance from the Russian government, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The report said Iridium CEO Matt Desch told...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 22, 2016 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) will help update the Defense Department‘s network gateway under an $8.57 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Thursday the award works to provide distributed tactical commu...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 17, 2016 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) will provide the Iridium Extreme 9575 satellite handset for U.S. and foreign government use, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Iridium said Tuesday General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has selected the company in an effort to provide government agencies and service members a...
Chris Brady, president of General Dynamics Mission Systems, has officially accepted the 2025 Wash100 Award. Brady recently met with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, who personally congratulated the GDMS leader for his sixth consecutive Wash100 win. “Chris returns to the Wash100 for the sixth time, a reflection of his enduring influence and exc...
Ian Canning was appointed president and CEO of Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies, which operate as a wholly owned independent U.S. proxy company and subsidiary of Eutelsat Group. EACOWT said Wednesday Canning previously worked as the company’s chief operating officer and acting CEO, and his appointment took effect Dec. 20. As CEO,...
The newly combined entity of Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies named senior leaders to its leadership team to help advance growth initiatives as it works to expand its geostationary and low Earth orbit satellite communications systems for government and commercial clients. “With this team, we are well-positioned to deliver innovat...
