MoD Selects Roke for Advanced Manpack Electronic Warfare Programme

LONDON - The UK MoD has awarded the Project SEER UOR contract to Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke) to provide the next-generation Land Electronic Warfare (EW) Manpack programme for British Land Forces.

The Roke solution is based on its state-of-the-art MOTS, ‘RESOLVE’ EW Manpack product, which incorporates a fully integrated range of Roke sensors, antennas and software applications. This integrated approach enables the system to be configured to meet specific operational requirements as part of the MoD’s ongoing commitment to enhancing ISTAR support for UK Forces.

Upon delivery during the first quarter of 2010, Project SEER will provide integrated Electronic Surveillance (ES) and Electronic Attack (EA) capability for the UK armed forces. The scalable and networked manpack system will exploit many types of enemy communications in real-time, and provides UK Forces with enhanced Land EW capabilities.

Chris Tarran, Roke Electronic Warfare Business Sector Manager, said: “The RESOLVE system and its subsequent selection for Project SEER illustrates Roke’s continued commitment to the enhancement of UK Forces’ capabilities within the ISTAR domain.”

Teaming partners with Roke include: Thales UK supporting the NEC requirements, Selex UK supporting the Electronic Attack hardware and Frazer Nash Consultants providing ILS expertise.

About Roke www.roke.co.uk

Roke is behind some of the most innovative technology in the defence sector. Working in collaboration with government agencies, consortia and industrial partners, it has a long track record of responding to changing operational requirements by developing and delivering battle-winning defence solutions. Roke is situated in Hampshire, UK and employs over 450 people with an annual turnover of approximately GBP45 million.

Source: Roke Manor Research Ltd

For further information please contact: Sarah Miles, Glow Marketing, Tel: +44(0)1329-836390, +44(0)7500-042587, Email: sarah at theglowstudio.com Or Russell Hardy, Roke, Tel: +44(0)1794-833474, +44(0)7921245460, Email: russell.hardy at roke.co.uk