Qinetiq to carry out vessel signature collection for Royal Navy
Qinetiq has won a £18.7 million Operational Assessment of Signatures Informing Susceptibility (OASIS) contract to provide data collection services to help reduce the acoustic and electromagnetic signatures of the Royal Navy’s submarines and ships.
Through the existing Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) that the company has in place with the UK government, Qinetiq will use data outputs from signature detection systems to provide information to the RN.
These outputs will vary, and will include the collection of underwater radiated noise, radar cross sections, target echo strength and electromagnetics, and will be supported through a range of facilities, equipment and software.
Under the new contract all signature information collected will be stored within the navy’s Maritime Knowledge Management system, enabling users to access it to aid decision making on the management of individual platform signatures.
‘The ability to maintain an in-depth knowledge of a ship or submarines acoustic and electromagnetic signature is an essential part of maintaining a battle winning edge - we can see them before they see us,’ Cdr Martyn Williams from the Royal Navy, said.
‘But it is more than that. The data we collect today will inform the fleet of tomorrow and give us the information we need to respond to new threats at pace.’
‘We are making a massive investment to create a modernised LTPA and the OASIS contract will be able to turn this investment into real value for our customers,’ Steve Fitz-Gerald, Qinetiq’s managing director of maritime, land and weapons, added.
More from DSEI 2019 News
-
![DSEI 2019: Collins Aerospace Systems launches SATCOM alternative]()
DSEI 2019: Collins Aerospace Systems launches SATCOM alternative
Collins Aerospace Systems’ new Universal Radio Group (URG)-IV wideband High Frequency (HF) communications system is aimed at land and naval customers who require a cheaper …
-
![DSEI 2019: Gentex presents USSOCOM solution to international audience]()
DSEI 2019: Gentex presents USSOCOM solution to international audience
Gentex Corporation promoted the USSOCOM’s latest combat helmet techology to the international special operations forces (SOF) community at DSEI 2019. The FAST SF Super High …
-
![DSEI 2019: UVision looks to extend loitering munition CONOPS]()
DSEI 2019: UVision looks to extend loitering munition CONOPS
Israeli company UVision displayed a mock-up of a special operations vehicle (SOV) equipped with multiple Hero 30 launchers at DSEI 2019, as it seeks to …
-
![DSEI 2019: OSG unveils touchscreen armoured glass solution]()
DSEI 2019: OSG unveils touchscreen armoured glass solution
Israeli company OSG used DSEI to unveil a touch-screen variant of its ScreeneX vision-through-glass technology. Already supplying transparent armoured glass to multiple vehicle original equipment …
-
![DSEI 2019: Kongsberg extends family of tactical radios]()
DSEI 2019: Kongsberg extends family of tactical radios
Norwegian original equipment manufacturer Kongsberg has begun designing a next-generation software defined radio (SDR) to augment its legacy UM600 solution, company officials have disclosed to …
-
![DSEI 2019: UK MoD outlines C-UAS demand signals]()
DSEI 2019: UK MoD outlines C-UAS demand signals
Officials from the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) C-sUAS team have challenged industry to provide greater capability for armed forces operating in austere conditions. According …
