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11/08/2003
Armed forces to get 'world's best' electronic warfare kit
The Army and Royal Marines are to be equipped with the world's most advanced electronic warfare equipment worth £140 million, it was announced today.
The plan, announced today by the Defence Procurement Agency, will provide the armed forces with Soothsayer equipment which detects and identifies radio and radar signals used on the battlefield and which is fitted to high mobility light role and armoured vehicles.
Commenting on the decision, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency, David Gould, said: "Today's announcement means that our specialist electronic warfare units will get the very best equipment available.
"The technology behind this world-leading equipment is British and has been developed using the Ministry of Defence's own in-house research programme by the UK scientific research company QinetiQ. We expect this advanced technology to be used in some of our other electronic warfare projects."
Soothsayer will enter service from 2006 with work on the project expected to create about 115 jobs in five UK companies over the next decade.
(MB)
The plan, announced today by the Defence Procurement Agency, will provide the armed forces with Soothsayer equipment which detects and identifies radio and radar signals used on the battlefield and which is fitted to high mobility light role and armoured vehicles.
Commenting on the decision, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency, David Gould, said: "Today's announcement means that our specialist electronic warfare units will get the very best equipment available.
"The technology behind this world-leading equipment is British and has been developed using the Ministry of Defence's own in-house research programme by the UK scientific research company QinetiQ. We expect this advanced technology to be used in some of our other electronic warfare projects."
Soothsayer will enter service from 2006 with work on the project expected to create about 115 jobs in five UK companies over the next decade.
(MB)
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