UK MoD Accepts New Manpack Electronic Warfare System Into Service

Roke Manor Research Ltd has delivered the much awaited Electronic Surveillance and Countermeasures system to the UK Ministry of Defence. Gavin O'Connell, Business Development Manager at Roke, said, "Roke was originally selected to supply EW Manpack equipment in response to the MoD's Urgent Operational Requirement for its SEER programme in Afghanistan. As the battlespace in various campaigns across the world fluxes between force-on-force, Counter Insurgency and Peace Support, so the field of operation changes quickly. Dismounted troops therefore require something that will provide rapid intelligence gathering. Project SEER delivers a highly intuitive and rapidly deployable system to monitor the constantly evolving communications terrain". Project SEER, a customisation of commercial off-the-shelf equipment developed by Roke, is a modular and scalable EW system that provides users with rapid target identification and geolocation through the use of a dedicated Management Information System (MIS) and Geospatial Information System (GIS). The system can be configured to meet specific operational requirements as part of the MoD's ongoing commitment to enhancing ISTAR support for UK Forces.