From 'Review of United Kingdom Radar' by J. Clarke (Royal Signals and Radar Establishment), D.E.N. Davies (University College, London), M.F. Radford (Marconi Research Centre) published in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 'Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems...
Reading through the analysis section of 'Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems, 1990-91', 2nd ed., I came across an interesting brief entry.
"P111 - Coherent pulse multi-mode strike. AI and terrain following radar. Developed for classified project. - Marconi"
Does anyone know any more...
Looks like the UK could be getting a dual mode Brimstone ASM http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/06/23/224861/mbdas-brimstone-missile-to-enter-raf-combat-duty-with-new.html
We might actually field a new weapon capability before the USA!!! :eek: ;D
air-to-ground missile
air-to-surface missile
anti-tank missile
bae dynamics guided weapons division
cold war
cold war ii
gec-marconielectronicsltd
great britain
mbda
north atlantic treaty organisation
post-cold war
rockwell international
royal air force
sra 1238
staff requirement (air) 1238
united kingdom
war on terror
The preferred UK AEW for the RAF was always the Nimrod as it was big and in production. In 1966 studies looked at various radar options, but lack of money delayed it.
All of the above comes from 'Airborne Early Warning, design, development and operations' by Mike Hirst, Osprey, 1983.
1960s
1970s
1980s
air defence
airborne early warning
british aerospace plc
cold war
gec-marconigec-marconielectronicsltd
great britain
hawker siddeley aviation ltd
north atlantic treaty organisation
raf fighter command
raf strike command
royal air force
uk air defence region
cold war
elliott automation
ferranti
gec computers
gec-marconielectronicsltd
great britain
marconi elliott computer systems limited
royal air force
royal radar establishment
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