Introducing the HawkEye 5500 Vehicle Fleet Management Solution for Mission-Critical Operations Monitoring
HawkEye 5500 is a first-of-its-kind dual-mode vehicle tracking system that fully integrates with on-board vehicle systems Iridium partner Blue Sky Network has introduced the HawkEye 5500 (HE5500) vehicle management solution featuring first-of-its-kind full integration...
Over-the-Horizon Naval Gunfire Scoring & Simulation System to be Commissioned by UK Royal Navy
MetOcean’s Maritime Acoustic Scoring and Simulation System (MASS) will enable Royal Navy ships to undertake self-conducted live-fire training, testing, and qualification Iridium partner MetOcean Telematics is on track to supply the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence’s...
Q&A with Adventurer Dr. Geoff Wilson
Dr. Geoff Wilson is an entrepreneur, adventurer, philanthropist, and three-time record holder. During his record-breaking adventure for longest solo and unsupported human crossing of Antarctica, Geoff relied on the Iridium Certus® service using the Thales MissionLINK™...
Veterans Without Orders Help Combat the World Water Crisis
John Nonnemaker, Director at Veterans Without Orders, served 24 years in the Civil Affairs branch of the military focused on disaster response and humanitarian assistance. Years of working with other NGOs and government organizations inspired him to co-found Veterans...
Iridium GO!® Keeps Fulbright Fellow and National Geographic Explorer Connected While Discovering New Species in Patagonia
In 2017 entomologist, Fulbright Fellow and National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Isaí Madriz relocated from the United States to the Aysén region of Chilean Patagonia to begin the first insect conservation program in the region. Three years later, Dr. Madriz has found...
How the Iridium® Network is Used to Support Environmental Protection
Today Iridium celebrates the 50th annual Earth Day and wanted to share some of the innovative ways that our network is being used to help support the planet we all call home. As the world’s only truly global satellite communications network, Iridium connects people,...