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Asheville, N.C., December 8, 2023 – AvL Technologies has appointed Jerry Ivester as Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Ivester succeeds Tony Wilkey who is retiring from AvL after 15 years with the company.

Melville, N.Y., December 6, 2023– Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL), a global technology leader, today announced the appointment of satellite communications (SATCOM) and defense technology industry leader John Ratigan as the company’s first Chief Corporate Development Officer (CCDO).

View videos from the IBC 2023 in Amsterdam. including: David Treadway, Chairman of the Board of iKOMG; Jake Hlomador, Chief Technology Officer of K-NET.; and Matthias Stangl, Vice-President of RF Products-WORK Microwave

Ledbury, UK, November 21, 2023 – Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 SIG Awards. Individuals are invited to cast their nominations in the following categories: Innovation of the Year, Cooperation of the Year, Educational Project of the Year and Young Engineer of the Year.

Los Angeles, Calif., November 9, 2023--Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Bruce Elbert, President of the consulting firm Application Technology Strategy. Bruce is a leading satellite industry expert, communications engineer, project leader and consultant with over 50 years experience in communications and  space-based systems in the public and private sectors. His areas of expertise include space segment design and operation in all orbit domains, systems architecture and engineering, ground segment systems engineering, development and operation, overall system performance improvement, and organizational development.  Click here to download or listen to the podcast.

Ballasalla, Isle of Man, November 7, 2023 – The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking Partnership (EU SST) has been announced as the recipient of the Space Data Association’s T.S. Kelso Award, presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to space flight safety. The EU SST Partnership relies on the SSA capabilities of 15 Member States1 of the European Union to provide space safety services, with the EU Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) acting as Front Desk. 

New Hyde Park, NY – November 6, 2023 --Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) announced today that it has named Kelyn Brannon as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Brannon, who was previously CFO of Astra Space and the original head of finance at Amazon, is also a member of the iRocket board of directors. She brings decades of experience in corporate finance and previously led three companies through successful IPOs.

Long Beach, Calif., November 1, 2023 --Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Toronto, Canada, October 24, 2023 – Nextologies, a leading end-to-end video management solutions provider, has promoted Fernando Auñón to Senior Vice President of Sales, Strategic Partnerships and has hired Paul Parente as Senior Vice President of Sales, Global Partnerships.

Vilnius, Lithuania, October 24, 2023 – Amidst its ongoing transformative growth and market leadership, Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) announces today that Vytenis J. Buzas has stepped down from his role of CEO. As the company transitions into its next development phase, both Buzas and the board of directors believe this is the right moment for a leadership shift to ensure sustained success.