Roke Electronic Warfare System Extends Capability

ROMSEY, England, February 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke), a Chemring Group company, has expanded its award-winning RESOLVE Electronic Warfare (EW) range to include permanent vehicle fixtures and static mast-mounted deployments.

The new systems extend RESOLVE's modular manpack capabilities, for which it won The Queen's Awards for Enterprise and Innovation earlier this year, allowing it to be fitted to a variety of platforms, whilst maintaining the flexibility to be easily dismounted for use in complex terrain or discreet operations.

Increasing both the range and sensitivity of the RESOLVE system, MastSensor is a static mast-mounted antenna which can be installed to fixed masts up to 50 metres tall. By digitising at the antenna, RF losses through the cable are minimised. An optional addition to MastSensor, the MastQuad, provides increased sensitivity and DF accuracy at the lower operating frequencies, and seamless coverage from 20MHz to 3GHz.

The vehicle mounted VQuad antenna delivers an increased range and also enables the vehicle to conduct on-the-move position fixes.

Gavin O'Connell, Electronic Warfare Business Development Manager, said: "EW operations in today's battlespace require intuitive and rapidly deployable systems to monitor the constantly changing communications terrain. These significant upgrades to the RESOLVE system will deliver even more flexibility as the system can be easily configured to meet specific operational requirements.

"While Roke has been at the forefront of EW development for sixty years, these new developments represent a real seachange in how missions can be conducted to maximise intelligence gathering and deliver a distinct advantage to both mounted and dismounted troops in the battlefield."

About Roke http://www.roke.co.uk

Roke, based in Romsey, Hampshire, 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. It employs 450 staff and has over 430 patents to its name.

About Chemring http://www.chemring.co.uk

• Chemring is a manufacturing business with facilities in eight countries selling high technology electronics and energetic products to over eighty countries.
• The Company has a diverse portfolio of products protecting military people and platforms against a constantly changing threat.
• Operating in high margin, niche markets with short product development timescales, Chemring has the agility to rapidly react to urgent customer needs.
• Chemring adopts a balanced strategy of organic growth and small bolt-on acquisitions, and maintains balanced geographic and market profiles, with a growing presence in non-NATO countries.
• Strong R&D investment for new products and improvements in technology continually allow Chemring to expand its addressable markets.