Aerospace and defence company Alliant Techsystems, of Hopkins, Minnesota, has appointed Hugo Fruehauf Defense Systems Group vice-president. Fruehauf, formerly president of EFRATOM Time and Frequency Products, spent 13 years designing satellite systems at Rockwell International and served as chief engineer for the design and development of the US Air Force NAVSTAR-GPS global-positioning-satellite system. He replaces Edwin Schmidt, who retired in August.

Source: Flight International