Three Year MOD Programme in Electronic Surveillance Research and Development Underway

Three Year MOD Programme in Electronic Surveillance Research and Development Underway

ROMSEY, England, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    A research programme entitled Communications and Cross-Cutting Electronic Surveillance
(CCCES) will investigate novel technologies and techniques in support of future UK MOD
Electronic Surveillance procurements.

    Following a competitive procurement the CREST consortium (Collaborative Research in
Electronic Surveillance Technology) was chosen to deliver the CCCES programme, in close
collaboration with Dstl. CREST is led jointly by QinetiQ and Roke Manor Research (Roke)
with QinetiQ also providing the overall programme management.

    The programme has a primary focus on communications Electronic Surveillance but with
elements encompassing radar transmissions. A key feature of the research will be to
undertake field demonstrations to assist in the de-risking of advanced signal processing
techniques.

    Dr Giles Bond, CREST consortium co-lead and manager of QinetiQ's electronic warfare
and radar business said: "CREST will deliver outputs across a range of technology
readiness levels, spanning innovative research and technology demonstrator systems. The
focus will be on using advanced signal processing hosted on software-reconfigurable
hardware architectures to prove how future UK Electronic Surveillance requirements can be
met more rapidly with reduced risk and at lower cost than is currently possible."

    Chris Tarran, the co-lead for Roke, added: "We are delighted to be at the hub of this
important research and demonstration programme which will help to underpin the future of
UK ES technology. In particular, we are focussing on the future challenges faced with
urban operations, and the need for low Size, Weight and Power electronic surveillance
solutions with a capability against the complex urban signal and propagation
environments."

    The CREST consortium will also bring together the wider Electronic Surveillance
community in the UK to gain access to a wide supplier base to deliver a research programme
that satisfies the MoD's requirements. This will include Small and Medium sized
Enterprises and a selection of universities.

    Notes to Editors

       
        - Russell Searle of RJD technology is the CREST consortium's Associate
          representative.
        - The consortium includes Howard Wells a highly specialist independent technical
          coordinator. Howard has worked with the MOD as a senior EW specialist over the past 35
          years.
        - A FTSE250 company, QinetiQ uses its domain knowledge to provide technical
          support and know-how to customers in the global aerospace, defence and security
          markets. QinetiQ's unique position enables it to be a trusted partner to government
          organisations, predominantly in the UK and the US, including defence departments,
          intelligence services and security agencies.
        - Roke is the principal electronics research and development centre of Chemring
          Group Plc. Founded in 1956, Roke is one of the UK's leading suppliers of innovative
          solutions and contract R&D, pioneering developments in electronic sensors, networks
          and communications technology.

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    Visit the website at http://www.Roke.co.uk

QinetiQ and Roke Manor Research

CONTACT: For further information please contact : QinetiQ Press Office , Tel: +44(0)1252-39-3500 , Email: PressOffice@QinetiQ.com ; Roke Manor Research , Tel: +44(0)1794-833474, Email: PressOffice@Roke.co.uk