Joseph Thomas (Joe) Threston (born ) is an American Navy

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, known for his contributions to the development of the

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.Mr. Joseph T. Threston
navalengineers.org Threston started his career in 1959 at

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in the Guided Missile Laboratory, as entry-level engineer he participated in the further development and production of the Falcon Missile system, that the

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used since 1956. In the 1960s he joined

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, where he made significant contributions to the development of the

. After RCA was acquired by

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in 1986 Threston became General Manager of the Naval Systems Department. His department was part of GE Aerospace businesses, which was sold to

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in 1992, and became part of Lockheed Martin in 1995. From General manager and president of manufacturing Threston became company president.Theodore B. Kinni (1996) ''America's Best: IndustryWeek's Guide to World-Class Manufacturing Plants'' Wiley, 25 okt. 1996. p. 270 Threston received several awards and honors. In 1991 he received the Harold E. Saunders Award from the American Society of Naval Engineers; and in 1995 he received the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal for his "leadership of the design, development and production of the AEGIS ship combat system."

Selected publications

* Threston, Joseph Thomas. "Enhanced carrier operations through use of an/spy-1 radar system ." Naval Engineers Journal 89.1 (1977): 31-38. * Threston, Joe . "Managing the Future—The expanding role of systems engineering in a high-technology society," JCVI Engineer. Vol. 28. No. 4 (July August 1983) * Threston, Joseph T. "The American Society of Naval Engineers takes great pleasure in presenting: The Harold E. Saunders Award for 1991." Naval Engineers Journal 104.4 (1992): 70-71. * Threston, Joseph T. "The AEGIS Weapon System." Naval Engineers Journal 121.3 (2009): 85-108.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American engineers 1930s births Living people Lockheed Martin people Martin Marietta people {{US-engineer-stub