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Teledyne Consolidates Defense Segment Under Single Leadership Team

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

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Teledyne Consolidates Defense Segment Under Single Leadership Team

Teledyne FLIR Defense's product include the ION M440 small quadcopter UAS. Photo: Teledyne

Teledyne Technologies [TDY] on Tuesday said it has appointed JihFen Lei as the executive vice president of Teledyne FLIR Defense, a move that consolidates the company’s two defense businesses within a single segment and leadership team. Lei will also continue to serve in her role as general manager of the Surveillance business within Teledyne FLIR Defense. David Cullin, who was the acting general manager for the Unmanned and Integrated Solutions business, is now vice president and general manager of UIS,…

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