SELEX Communications produces 12,000 antennas in the UK in
2010
15 November 2010 – SELEX
Communications, a Finmeccanica company, achieved an impressive
milestone with the production of the 12,000th antenna at the
company’s York facility in the UK from designs created at one of
its other British plant, in Filton. This follows the transfer of
antenna manufacture from outside sub-contractors to the York
production site, enhancing inter-site co-operation and ensuring
better quality for customers.
York provides engineering, project
management and manufacturing services. In addition to its new role
as a UK centre of excellence for antenna manufacture, the site
supplies headsets, radio interface boxes, intercoms, covert
equipment and waterproof audio systems.
The Filton-based antenna experts are
world leaders in this specialist field, with a long pedigree in the
design of antennas for both the electronics countermeasures and
communications markets. They create bespoke antenna solutions –
both civil and military – for a wide range of fixed, mobile and
man-portable platforms, including man-pack/body-worn applications,
wideband/multi-band vehicle installations and aircraft arrays.
Filton is also specialised in electromagnetic engineering services
and marine services.
SELEX Communications in the UK has key
capabilities in prime contract management, systems engineering,
systems integration and use of COTS equipment in the military
domain. It provides leading-edge technologies in tactical networks,
soldier radio, high grade crypto, electronic countermeasures,
miniature transceivers, HF radio systems and specialist antennas.
The business is committed to supporting current UK defence
operations together with helping secure the nation with the
company’s capabilities and solutions in the Professional
Communications sector.
Employing nearly 800 highly skilled
people in the UK, the company operates from six main sites, plus 18
UK-port-based Merchant Marine support service units. In addition to
York and Filton, these are UK national centres of excellence
focused on meeting the following customer requirements:
- Basildon for Soldier Radio,
networks, marine services, avionics support and Force
Protection
- Christchurch for tactical
networks, strategic communications, naval systems, satcoms and
Special Projects
- Liverpool for crypto and
Information Assurance
- Portsmouth for naval messaging,
information management and identification systems
For further information, contact:
Dennis Burton, SELEX Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 1202 408512
e-mail: dennis.burton@selex-comms.com