Nick is a military veteran and senior business development manager within Airbus Defence and Space with a focus on end-to-end satcom solutions in the maritime and air domain. He has worked closely with customers across Europe and the US to develop satcom services for military and government organisations including; the introduction of rotary wing wideband SBLOS, development of maritime LEO services and has provided thought leadership on a range of topics focused on connectivity and the digitisation of the maritime battlespace. Prior to Airbus, Nick was an Officer in the Royal Navy and aviator by profession with operational experience across a variety of environments having spent considerable time in the Middle East conducting maritime operations. Laterally he worked within Navy Digital and was responsible for developing the RN’s digital aviation capability driving the integration of the Peregrine UAS sensor suite directly into the operations room of complex warships.