Ed Preston

About Ed Preston

Ed Preston serves as President, Military & Government Markets for Rajant. He is responsible for the planning and execution of the company’s business development, capture strategies and execution of Rajant programs supporting military and government customers worldwide. Prior to his current position, Mr. Preston served as Senior Program Manager for Rajant since 2017.

Prior to joining Rajant, Mr. Preston’s held positions as a Systems Engineer, Chief Engineer and Program Manager with Northrop Grumman Corporation supporting numerous customers within the US Navy, US Air Force and US Army. Mr. Preston is also a retired Senior Chief Petty Officer with the US Navy having completed several deployments supporting Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti, Operations Joint Guard and Joint Forge in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Mr. Preston earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Alabama and a M.S. in Enterprise Systems Engineering from the University of California, San Diego.

Rajant Mesh Networks for Tactical Operations:Practical Considerations for Defense Agencies

Pre-Deployment Considerations The U.S. Army’s renewed emphasis on division-level operations has placed unprecedented demands on On-the-Move (OTM) communications. Division Areas of Operations often span 30–50 kilometers in width and depth, encompass 10,000–20,000 Soldiers, and involve hundreds of vehicles operating across complex and contested terrain. In this environment, communications are not a support function. They are …

The Asymmetrical Advantage of Data: Mesh Networks and Distributed Edge Computing for Warfare in the Information Age

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Why Resilient, Self-Healing Networks are Critical for 21st-Century Defense and How Rajant Mesh Technology Fills the Gap

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Rajant Mesh Networks for Tactical Operations:Practical Considerations for Defense Agencies

The Asymmetrical Advantage of Data: Mesh Networks and Distributed Edge Computing for Warfare in the Information Age

Why Resilient, Self-Healing Networks are Critical for 21st-Century Defense and How Rajant Mesh Technology Fills the Gap

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