Textron Systems Promotes Bill Irby to AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems General Manager
Wilmington, Mass. — November 12, 2012 — Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the promotion of Bill Irby to senior vice president and general manager of AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems. Irby, who joined AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in 2009 as vice president of Ground Control Technologies, will lead the business as it continues to expand its solutions, including its next-generation UAS and ground control stations such as the Shadow® M2 and the Universal Ground Control Station (UGCS), and related services. He will