Cobham
| COBHAM |
|---|
| Official Website: http://www.cobham.com |
| Official about page: http://www.cobham.com/about-cobham.aspx |
| Country: Please specify country |
| Location: United Kingdom |
| Founded: 1934 by Sir Alan Cobham as Flight Refuelling Limited (FRL) |
| Business: Tactical GSM Interception |
| Contact |
| Phone: +44 (0) 1202 882020 |
| Fax: +44 (0) 1202 849401 |
Background
Cobham designs and manufactures equipment, specialised systems and components supplied to the aerospace, defence, homeland security, search and rescue and communications markets, and operates, modifies and maintains aircraft for military training, special mission flight operations and outsourced freight and passenger services.
Principal Subsidiaries: Alan Cobham Engineering Limited; Carleton Technologies Inc. (U.S.A.); Conax Florida Corporation (U.S.A.); Flight Refuelling Limited; Westwind Air Bearings Limited; Stanley Aviation Corporation (U.S.A.); Chelton (Electrostatics) Limited; FR Aviation Limited.
Principal Divisions: Manufacturing; Avionics; Flight Operations and Services.
Products
Tactical GSM Interception
Cobham sells Orion Guardian covert surveillance devices.
Reports
Campaign Against the Arms Trade 2002 report on Cobham PLC
June 2009 Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Price List
Wired Article on Orion being used for surveillance by the FBI
People Responsible
Board Details (from CAAT 2002 report [1]
Sir Michael Knight Chairman - 35 years with the RAF, President of the Air League, Director of RAFC Ltd, non-executive Chairman of Cranfield Aerospace Ltd. G.F. Page Chief Executive - Treasurer of Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), member of DTI's Industrial Development Advisory Board, Chairman of Wessex branch of the Institute of Directors.
A.E. Cook Deputy Chief Executive - Joined from BAE systems where he was Director of Eurofighter. Is also a Director of SBAC.
Knighthood:'For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.' Source - Corporate Watch
A.G. Irwin Group Financial Director.
R.H.L. Clark Managing Director, Flight Re-Fuelling Ltd.
G.C. Cooper Managing Director, Chelton Ltd.
G.E.Roe Managing Director, FR Aviation Group Ltd - Joined the board in 1997 after a career in the Ministry of Defence in which he held senior posts including Director General of Aircraft Systems. Former Chairman of MoD/Industry Commercial Policy.
The Lord Rockley Non-executive Director - Also non-executive Director of several other companies including Foreign and Colonial Investment Trust PLC, and non-executive Chairman of Hall and Woodhouse Ltd.
J.D.M. Smith Non-executive Director - Also non-executive Director of Bullogh plc and Paterson Zochonis plc.
Dr J.W. Edington Non-executive Director - Also a non-executive Director of Ascot plc.
Major shareholders Scottish Widows Partnership 7.69% Lloyds/TSB Group Plc 3.17%
