Technologies and Capabilities in: Communications, Electronics and IT (Information Technologies)

Abstract

DERA is comprised of the former non-nuclear research, test & evaluation and scientific/technical services of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). It is the largest research organisation of its kind in Europe, is comprised of some 12,000 staff, of whom over 6,000 are scientists, is based on several sites around the United Kingdom and has offices in several international cities, including Brussels and Moscow. DERA is composed of hundreds of specialist teams, each of which is an expert in its particular technology or facility. These teams encompass research, analytical studies, test and evaluation of operational equipment, and research into human effectiveness and protection. Although it has been an Agency of the MOD since April 1991, the former constituent parts brought their knowledge and expertise with them, so that DERA's expertise can be traced back over many years. In addition to its military customers, DERA also works closely with government and industrial laboratories in the United States and Europe and sponsors Russian participation through the Programme for Partnership in Technology. DERA's links with industry are an essential aspect of its role as a research agency for the MOD, where an ultimate aim is the production of equipment based on joint research and development. Active support is given to the transfer of technology in both directions between DERA, industry and academia through: (1) collaboration and sub-contract research. (2) evaluating and influencing the development of Commercial Off The Shelf products. (3) Creation and support of Science Parks on several DERA sites. (4) Creation and support of 5 Dual Use Technology Centres: - The Centre for Marine Technology - Mechanical Sciences Centre - Farnborough Supercomputing Centre - Systems and Software Engineering Centre - Information Processing & Telecommunications Centre.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA417742

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Communications
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Processing Equipment
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics