Mr. Glenn Colby
PEO(U&W) PMA-268
Glenn Colby is currently the Aviation/ Ship Integration IPT Lead for the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System (Navy UCAS), PMA-268, at the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland. His team develops the carrier segment of the Navy UCAS and performs research maturing unmanned aviation technologies including autonomous refueling, wireless communications, advanced scalable software stacks, precision navigation, and command and control.
Glenn has led the research, development, and testing of advanced aircraft, navigation, communications and ship interface systems for over 25 years. Prior to supporting the UCAS program under DARPA, the USAF and the Navy, he was the Chief Engineer for the Navy’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) program. His various assignments supporting Naval aircraft and ship technology development include advanced radar, guidance and control, electro-optic, and communications systems. In 2002 Glenn was awarded the Defense Standardization Program Achievement Award for his efforts promoting standardization.
His technical innovations during his career include developing the first dual-use military and commercial differential GPS receiver and co-inventor of the Naval Avionics Platform Integration Emulator (NAPIE) in 1995. Under the Joint Unmanned Combat Air System program, Glenn designed the first-ever wireless IP network supporting safety of flight systems using Internet Protocol (IP)-based multicast techniques. Today this network provides a scalable, open interface for command and control, guidance, navigation, situational awareness, and Air Traffic Control applications developed for carrier-based unmanned systems.
Glenn has a long history developing commercial and Government standards includes numerous Navy specifications, authorship of two NATO STANAGs and contributions to several RTCA documents. As Department of Defense representative to two International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) panels, Glenn participated in the development of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) for over 6 years. During this time Glenn developed and promoted the successful adoption of SARPS to support military aircraft interoperability.
Glenn received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with honors at the University of Virginia in 1984.
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