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Founded in 2005 by Geoff Cooper

An exceptional team of internationally respected professionals, with a combined 100 years of antenna design experience.

Sixty years of antenna engineering, on one line.

Dates are taken from the live site's profile, static discharger and news pages.

1960sThe team's engineers begin work on aircraft static dischargers.
1970Aviatech Corporation is established, later the US liaison office for Cooper Antennas.
2005Cooper Antennas Ltd formed in Marlow by Geoff Cooper after 37 years at Chelton.
2010Press release cites a $17M Satcom antenna contract for the USAF F-16.
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100+ yearsCombined team experience
10,000 sq ftHeadquarters with engineering labs, prototyping workshop and bonded stores
30 minutesDrive west of London Heathrow Airport

Cooper Antennas Ltd is a UK company that brings together an exceptional team of professionals with over 100 years of combined experience designing, developing and manufacturing standard and custom antennas for the aerospace and defence industry. Over the years its management team has provided hundreds of thousands of antennas to the world market.

The company is led by Geoff Cooper, former Managing Director and co-founder of Chelton (a Cobham plc company), which he developed through internal growth and acquisition into one of the largest and most successful antenna companies in the world. After 37 years at Chelton he formed Cooper Antennas in 2005 with a senior management team of former colleagues. Together they bring contracting, programme management and support skills to governments, OEMs, integrators and operators.

The team is dedicated to innovative, reliable and designed-to-cost antenna solutions for today's increasingly network-enabled defence forces.

Approved supplier to major OEMs

Cooper Antennas is an approved supplier to a growing number of major OEMs, and in recent years has become a significant antenna supplier to the U.S. Air Force, Army and Marine Corps.

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    Separate NATO, Canadian and Norwegian competitions for UHF Satcom on-the-move antennas.

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    Low-profile, low-band VHF antennas for the UK Royal Navy.

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    VOR/ILS antennas for a Mach 2+ aircraft platform.

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    Static dischargers for the Lockheed Martin F-16.

The company is supported by a growing worldwide representation network.

Company banner: For innovation, expertise and experience - we know our business

Aviatech Corporation, the US affiliate

Management and technical liaison office for Cooper Antennas in the United States, normally prime contractor for programmes with the U.S. Government and its agencies.

An engineering and management-consulting firm established in 1970, serving government agencies, aircraft manufacturers and electronic systems manufacturers worldwide, with extensive experience in antenna system design and application.

Aviatech at a glance

Established
1970
Principal office and hangar
Highland Village, Texas, near Dallas Fort Worth Airport
Email
sales@aviatechcorp.com

Work with the team

Call +44 (0)1628 482 360 or email sales.