GEC supplies many nations with products for

safeguarding the defence and security of

their peoples.
GEC-Marconi, a world-leading group in
defence electronics, offers a complete
capability from satellites to warship building.
The underlying technologies are successfully
applied in a very large civil business.
GEC-Marconi’s breadth of product range and
capabilities enable its companies to act as
major systems suppliers and prime
contractors for all types of defence and civil
contracts.

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 across the has the Strength
and Breadth
GEC-Marconi is a leader among the world's most successful
electronic systems groups, with annual sales approaching
C2 billion and a breadth of applications experience in every
environment, from the sea bed to space.
The group has advanced research, development, design, manufacturing
and through-life support facilities, centred in the United Kingdom,
Italy, Canada and the United States and backed by representation
worldwide. These enable GEC-Marconi companies to apply the
latest technology in the systems, equipment and services they
supply to the governments and private industries in more than 7O
nations.

Committed to competitiveness through innovation, both in systems

technology and management, the group derives its success from project
teams, each dedicated to the customer's needs and invested with the
skills and resources to meet programme objectives cost-effectively.
Whatever a nation*s needs, for defence, the security of its people,
for commerce or industry, transport or communication,
GEC-Marconi offers a unique and comprehensive systems
capability, right across-the-board.

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fnnovation
Our tradition owes much to two
great men: William Elliott who
established an instrument-making
business in London in 18Oo and
Guglielmo Marconi who applied for
the world's first patent for wireless
telegraphy, in 1897. They each
laid the foundations of companies
which would establish a history of
innovation through advances in
scientific instruments, telegraphy,
computing, radio and television,
navigation, automation, radar,
electro-optics, and electronic
systems of every kind These great
traditions came together in 1967,
with the merging of the Elliott
company, ré“ijowned for
automation;-and the Marconi
Company w id\frwill forever be
gss cia'tbd wifh;the creation O
Inssmommugications. Coupled
)l h' vements of
Vickers the
is the
modern en .of the finest
British
,dn§t/neer1ng•-tradItions.

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hofogr§phic head Grp.display spar:I.of the
° nifiht f/y7ng s'}’stem iItte'd to F-16 fighters
 Our airborne system capabilities
include:
• Airborne displays • Maritime aircraft systems
• Aircraft updates • Night attack systems
• AI and ranging radar • Power conversion
• Air data systems • Powerplant systems
As Europe's leading electronic • ASW sonar and tactical • Radio navigation/comms
systems group we supply virtually systems systems
all aspects of avionic systems, • Automatic flight control • Recording systems
used in the air and on the ground. • ECM and threat warning • RPV and RPV systems
The world's manufacturers and Fly by wire/fly by light • Stealth systems
operators of civil and military • FLIR systems
aircraft choose our systems for • Stores management
• Guidance systems for aircraft/ • Total Terrain navigation — T2A
their advanced capability, weapons
affordable cost and through-life • Weapon aiming systems
Holographic and dual mode
<PPort. HUD backed up by systems research
Over the years we have developed • Laser and laser-based systems and worldwide support.
a full range of airborne avionic
systems, many of which, such as
fly by wire flight controls and night
attack systems, are acknowledged
as world leaders. We now supply
an unrivalled range of equipment
and sub-systems, as individual
units and as partial or fully
integrated systems. They are
supplied to new aircraft, and for
up-dating older airframes with the
latest operational capabilities.

Main photograph:
With our US associate Lear Astronics we
are developing the fly by wire sysfem for
the YF-22A advanced tactical fighter
prototype which Lockheed is developing
in a US Air Force competition.
Our head up displays equip all Genera/
Dynamics F- i 6 aircraft (photo copyright
Mai. chuck Killberg USAF).
2 l/t/e are achieving record production
de/iveries for our new Standard Air Data
Computer designs for the US Navy and
the US Air Force.
Our Foxhunter Airborne Interceptor Radar
in service in the Tornado ADV provides
advanced operational capabilities to meet
the threats of tile 1990’s.
4 Our “see by night”-infra red systems are
chosen for RAF Tornado and Harriers and
fitted to severa/ US mi/ifary aircraft.
UHF communications radio for GR5
Harrier.
6 W'e are maior suppliers of a new
generafion of Anti Submarine Warfare
systems including acoustic processing,
displays and tactical management. This
one is in the Fokher Maritime En forcer.
7 W'e pioneered the retrofit of advanced
avionics systems fo up-date I/ie
operationa/ capability ol existing
in-service aircraft. The /toya/ Thai F-5 is
the latest of a long line of successful
Attack Fighter improvement programmes
\4/e are prime contractors lor the whole
of the British Army Phoenix battlefield
surveillance system (photo courtesy RAE
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 Guided missiles provide the
ultimate in accuracy and reach,
which allows the defender to
overcome his opponent, even in
the most adverse conditions.
Since the advent of guided
weapons in the mid 1940’s
GEC-Marconi companies have
been at the forefront of missile
guidance systems. Today, we
provide not only the ground based
control of surface to air missiles,
but also the self-contained
guidance systems used in a wide
range of air launched missiles.
In long-range “beyond visual
range" engagements our Skytlash
guidance system, in its various
forms, is the most capable in its
class in service in the world today
equipping both the RAF and other
nations' airforces.

In the anti-shipping role Sea Eagle

and Sea Skua missiles provide
helicopters and fixed wing aircraft
with the capaL'iIity of delivering a
knockout blow beyond the
reaches of a target's defensive
armament. In the crucial field of
defence suppression weapons the
new ALARM detection and
guidance system complements the
unique capabilities of the missile
and permits the detection and
destruction of radars prior to
10 penetrating enemy territory.
 Land Spstems Our land based systems capability
covers:
sys ems
Integrated land
communications
Ma/n photograph: Encryption
Marlello 3D air defence radar. Battlefield C*I
When messages, goods, munitions, 1 Typical satellite earth sfation: Standard ’B’ Radars
at Nepal. Fuses and Ground sensors
vehicles or people are on the
move, our land-based systems 2 The MP Cellnet mobile telephone, one of Training simulators
capability has a role to play. our wide range ol mobile and radio Air traffic control
telephone systems. Air defence
In communications, we carry voice Our ’Mogul’ modular gun laying system Highway safety
messages and computer data Main photograph.’
with 'MARCAL’ calibration syslem fitted to Perimeter protection and
streams with or without encryption, a sell propelled 15Smm howitzer. Marksman LLAD gun turret for fitment to
over all distances: via satellites security all types ol MBT.
4 High power radio and T\/ broadcast Electro- Optical systems
beneath the ionosphere and by Challenger and Chie/la/n tanks use our
line-of-sight. We integrate Earth stations thermal imaging equipment and digital
5 Main pack version of our Scimitar V tire control system.
complete systems for business,
broadcast and defence Distributed C'l system lor Royal Artillery —
applications. BATES.
This indirect view' thermal imager is
On the battlefield we provide a full serving armed lorces ol several nations
capability for command,
communications, control and Tactical Iow-level radar Type S7
intelligence, CDI, as well as 5 Long-range tropospheric scatter
innovative control and sensing for communication systems
accurate gunnery for AFVs and 6 Our Claymore digital relay system
artillery.
7 Quick lire gun battery control;
Our radar air defence capability autonomous ballistic capability.
ranges from long range 3D
surveillance to tracking and
weapon control radars for short
range LLAD. In addition, in the civil
sector, we supply air traffic control
radars and related airfield systems.
We supply systems which protect
public buildings, installations and
perimeters, and identify movement
on the battlefield. Advanced
thermal imaging systems, hand-
held and vehicle mounted, include
indirect-view imagers based on the
UK's Thermal Imaging Common
Modules, for which we are prime
contractors.

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 Involvement in naval and Main photograph:
mercantile marine operations, Our Yarrow shipyards at Scotstown on the
worldwide, covers the design, Clyde has lull facilities lor naval and
build and through-life support of marine shipbuilding.
ships themselves and a great We supply a range ol Yarrow lrigates to
variety of their most vital systems. suit customer requirements. HTMS Makut
Our shipyards build and repair Raiakumarnis in service wilh Ihe Royal
vessels ranging from frigates to Thai Navy.
mine countermeasures vessels Lafesf Royal Navy Type 23 frigate at
and integrate complete ship launch in our Yarrow yard.
systems to individual requirements, Shipborne Secure Satellite
for new building and for refit. communications terminal.
We supply the most advanced 4 Weapon control. Sea Dart radar and
systems for fighting ships and control system.
submarines, including surveillance 5 Our Type S18 10 frequency agile radar is
and tracking radars for missile and optimised lor shipborne and coastal
gun control, navigational aids both defence roles.
inertial and laser-based, ASW We supply gyro compass and
sonar systems, avionics and night magnetometer-confro/led degaussing
attack systems for naval aircraft, systems lor ships and submarines.
carrier landing aids and Tracker radar Type 1802SW lor control ol
comprehensive radio Seawolt ship defence missile, also
communications. We back this up incorporating V3800 optronic head
with the design and supply of ship based on our thermal imaging common
control and surveillance systems modules.
and power supplies, plus efficient Our lightweight ASW sonar processing
degaussing and cathodic system is litted to all Royal Navy
protection equipment and aids to helicopters.
testing, calibration, simulation and Ship sonar system lor naval submarines
training. and surface vessels includes advanced
towed array processing.
For mercantile ships, our Oceanray
Satcom and Oceanlink marine 10 Our ICS 3 communications system lor
radio installations are backed by a naval ships is in widespread service in the
Royal Navy and has tieen ordered lor
worldwide service from 350 several other navies.
depots and agencies. Our
integrated vessel tracking system
with radar, communications and
displays, aids safe passage in and
from harbours.

• Ship control and surveillance

systems
• Ship protection
Degaussing
• ASW sonar systems and towed
arrays
• Systems for naval aviation
Carrier landing aids
Night attack FLIR systems
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 Our electronic support measure
(ESM) systems are highly

Warfnre
intelligent computer based
systems which allow very precise
analysis of enemy radar signals
and the extraction of considerable
amounts of valuable intelligence.
Usable by land, sea or air they
enable an accurate assessment of
Threat and counter threat in enemy intentions and activities to
electronic warfare are of ever be made whilst remaining in a
increasing importance in modern completely passive regime.
combat operations whether by
air, land or sea. The detection of
enemy radar signals and their
jamming and deception are part
of the vital suite of “electronic
armour" which is necessary for
survival in the 1990’s.

For the future GEC-Marconi is

producing advanced concepts
such as a parachute decoy
(SIREN) and a towed ship decoy
(TOAD) to provide “last-ditch"
defence by seducing in-coming
missiles which have evaded all
of the outer defences.

Our radar homing and warning

receivers are a standard fit for all
RAF front-line aircraft including
Phantom, Harrier, Jaguar and
Tornado. They provide the pilot
with instant knowledge that he is
being illuminated and detected by
enemy radar thus enabling him to
take avoiding action.

Our Sky Shadow pod is the

standard fit for RAF Tornado strike
aircraft and those being delivered
to foreign air forces. It provides
active jamming in a manner which
destroys an enemy radar's
capability for target tracking and
fire control.
1 RAF Tornado fitted with Sky
Shadow. Shy Shadow pod.
Sky Shadow Ecivi pod in E/ecfronic
Warfare Evaluation Facility. The later ZEUS system integrates
4 SIREN rocket launched radar decoy. both the radar warning receiver
and active jamming functions in a
TOAD ship decoy. single integrated suite of
6 MENTOR Target Acquisition system
equipment which is internally
mounted in the airframe thus
HERMES application: a land-rover based avoiding the loss of weapon
system to provide army commanders with stations. 6
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16 tactical and strategic information.
 MUNITIONS For energy production we supply
‘fail safe’ control electronics for
* Torpedoes remote subsea wellheads and
• Mines controls and displays for
production platforms. Our remotely
SUBMARINE ON-BOARD operated vessels have proved
QMS successful in subsea inspection,
• Propulsion controls maintenance and recovery
operations and, for divers, our
• Sonars communication system is a
• Navigation valuable aid.
• Communications We supply sonar processing and
• Rescue bu‘oys sensing systems for submarines,
with in-built or towed hydrophone

systems, and can supply laser-

based INS, whilst our submarine

Of all environments in which we

operate, that beneath the sea
demands special skills and to deep ocean survey.
experience. We have acquired
these principally in subsea
defence and energy production
and in adding to hydrographic
knowledge. This expertise is
especially important in view of the vessels
great potential of Ocean Space, a
vast world still largely unexplored.
We are the principal contractor to 2 Stonelish intelligent naval ground mine.
the British Ministry of Defence for 3 Hammerhead advanced sea mine.
the design and manufacture of all
,hed
types of torpedoes. The target heavyweight torpedo, for rise against
seeking Sting Ray which can be other submarines and surface ships.
launched from a wide variety of
aerial, surface and sub-surface 5 Our Speartish torpedo is the Royal Navy's
platforms is the most advanced
lightweight ASW torpedo in 6 Our Tigerlish torpedo is the present
standard heavyweight system for the
service in the world. We have
successfully completed the
development and manufacture of
the heavyweight wire guided
Tigerfish torpedo and are in full
scale development with its
successor, the Spearfish, which is
a world leader in its class. Our
intelligent mines guard coasts,
inlets and waterways,
discriminating between targets by
means of in-built programs.

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GEC-Marconi is part of The
General Electric Company plc and GEC companies manufacture
has the financial strength and consumer goods, power
added capabilities of the UK's generation and distribution
largest electrical and electronics equipment, transportation systems,
manufacturer. telecommunications, automation
and electrical systems, in addition
to the wide range of defence and
electronic systems made by GEC-
Marconi companies.
Against this background of
experience, GEC-Marconi offers a
complete service from design to
through-life support.
SYSTEM STUDY
• Feasibility studies
• System design

• Computer-aided
• Design authority

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Design and build
• Turnkey

ENGINEERING
• System engineering
• Software engineering QUALITY ASSURANCE
• Multi-disciplined • Military and
• Rigs and simulators commercial approval
• Environmental testing
— Type
MANUFACTURE approval SUPPORT
— In-
• Computer-aided production • Customer-orientated
• Versatile RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT < Training
• High throughput capability • Enabling technologies " Aids and simulators
• Own ATE • New product development Test equipment
" PUblications
• Customer research projects
• Technical representation
• Spares and service 21
 Constituent
Companies
In GEC-Marconi, specialised GEC-Marconi is a GEC profit
research teams create the centre which co-ordinates a
enabling technologies for new group of companies, each expert
products in all their diverse in its field, fully equipped to
applications. respond to its customers, and
GEC-Marconi has a central backed by group resources. Many
research facility employing 750 companies are market leaders in
scientists and engineers at Great their fields.
Baddow, backed by specialised
laboratories located within the For purposes of co-ordination, the
principal companies of the group. companies are further grouped,
This arrangement ensures that as follows:
innovation in our products is
always practically based and
customer-oriented.

GEC Avionics Limited (Rochester 0634 44400)

associated with:
GEC Avionics Incorporated (Atlanta 404 448 1947)
Lear Astronics Corporation (Santa Monica Ca. 213 452 6000)
Developmental Sciences Corp (Ontario Ca. 714 947 7600)
GEC Sensors Limited (Basildon 0268 22822)
Marconi Communications Systems Limited (Chelmsford 0245 353221)
Marconi International Marine Company Limited (Chelmsford 0245 261701)

The Micro-circuit Assembly

Techniques Facility's (MATF} Marconi Defence Systems Limited (Stanmore 01 954 2311)
proven expertise, capabilities and
technology, in specialized Marconi Space Systems Limited (Portsmouth 0705 664966)
component and subsystem
manufacture, provide GEC-Marconi
companies with a unique resource
which supports and complements Marconi Command and Control Systems Limited (Camberley 0276 63311)
their systems business. A key Marconi Radar Systems Limited (Chelmsford 0245 267111)
element in the Facility's success
over some 21 years in servicing EASAMS Limited (Camberley 0276 63377)
the requirement of GEC systems
companies, has been its ability to
produce innovative and practical
engineering solutions to technical Main photograph: Marconi Underwater Systems Limited (Waterlooville 0705 264466)
challenges in advanced military One of file largest anechoic chambers
and professional systems in Europe, providing a comprehensive
antenna testing facility.
applications
Specific examples of the MATF's GEC-Marconi Research Centre, Great Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (Glasgow 041 959 1207)
Baddow.
work are its state-of-the-art
capability in advanced Holography applied to thin lens design.
interconnection technology, Laser i//umination illustrates the
including flexible and flexi-rigid effectiveness and range o/ /oca/ lengths
available.
Marconi Italiana S.p.A (Genova Cornigliano 010 60021)
printed circuit assemblies, and on
advanced hybrid integrated circuit Surface mount technology: multilayer
design and manufacturing circuit board with expansion-matching
expertise, which can provide mefa/ core.
Cincinnati Electronics Corp (Cincinnati 513 733 6100)
designers with new insights in 4 Example of current 1GHz bandwidth
22 systems implementation. Bragg Cell. Canadian Marconi Company (Montreal 514 341 7630)
5 Flexible printed circuit artworks. 23
 AI Radar Towed Airborne Decoys
Communications Systems Hand-Portable Transmitter/ Naval Mine Countermeasures Scientific Satellites
Air Traffic Control Systems Towed Offboard Active Decoy
Acoustic Processing Systems and Networks Receivers Systems Sea Bed Mapping System
Composite Manufacturing Head Down Displays Naval Offboard Active Decoys Sealed Service Support Tracking Systems
Actuation Naval Shipbuilding Tracking Systems Automatic
Airborne Displays Computer Aided Design and Head Up Displays Secure Communications Modems
Manufacture HF Communication Systems Navigation and Attack Systems Secure Communications Systems Training and Training Aids
Airborne EW Neutron Devices Train Radio
Airborne ECM Computer Software High Power Amplifiers Secure Hand Held Radios
Computer Systems Highway Safety Night Attack Systems Secure Speech/Data Systems Transceivers
Airborne ESM Night Vision Goggles Transmitters
Consultancy Holographic Systems Security Systems
Aircraft Flight Control Systems Control Systems Hydrographic Survey Ships and Noise and Vibration Control Ship ASW Systems Transmission Line Components
Air Data Systems Systems Troposcatter Systems
Air Defence Radars Converters, Up and Ship Control
Down Cryptography Ocean Mapping and Survey Ship Defence Tropospheric Scatter Equipment
Aircraft Updates Systems Ship Power Control Trunking Systems
Amplifiers Independent Evaluation Ocean Patrol Ships
Data Links, Missile and Aircraft Inertial Measuring Units Ship Protection Turret Systems
Antennas, Ground and Space Offshore Systems Shipbuilding Services
Antennas Masts Decoders Information Systems
Degaussing Installation Services Signal Processing UHF Communication Systems
Anti Aircraft Systems Payloads, Satellite
Anti Armour Missile Systems Demodulators Integrated Communication Perimeter Protection
Simulation UHF Systems
Anti Invasion Mines Digital Data Transmission Systems Simulators Underwater Systems
Intelligent Mines Pipe and Cable Laying Subsea Software Engineering
Anti Radar Missile Systems Equipment Platform Electronics Unmanned Aircraft and Systems
Anti Ship Missile Systems Diver Communication Systems Interactive Telephone Banking Sonar Systems
Systems Power Conversion Space Qualification Facilities
Anti Submarine Mines Doppler Velocity Sensors and Powerplant Systems VHF Communication Systems
Navigators Intercept Sonars Space Radiometers VHF Radio Transmitters
Anti Submarine Systems, Airborne lnterrogable Alarm Units Private Mobile Radio Space Sensors
Anti Submarine Systems, Project Management VHF Systems
Shipborne Earth Observation Space Systems VLF Communications
Propagation Analysis Space Synthetic Aperture Radars
Artificial Intelligence Applications Data Processing JTIDS Data Link Propulsion Systems VLSI Design
Artillery Systems Systems Spares and Service Vessel Tracking Systems
Attitude References Earth Observation Satellites Systems Land Based RPV Systems Special to Type Test Equipment Vocoders
Attitude Sensing and Earth Stations Radar Air Land Sea Speech Recognition Voting Systems
Control Systems Echosounders Radar Data Processing Speech Synthesis Devices
ECM Systems ESM Speed Recognisers
Automatic Flight Control Land Vehicle Systems Radar Warning Receivers Warshipbuilding
Automatic Landing Electronic Displays Head Down Radar Warning SyStems Stores Management Weapon Guidance
Electronic Displays Head Up Laser Based Systems Submarine Indicator Buoys
Automatic Powerplant Testing Laser Inertial Navigators Radio Broadcasting Transmitters Weapon System Integration
Automatic Stabilisation Electro-Optical Systems Radio Communications Submarine Systems Weapon Systems Management
Automatic Test Equipment ELINT Systems Line of Sight Microwave Submunitions
Logistic Support Radio Navigation Wellhead Controls
Automatic Weather EMC Test Radio Receivers Subsea Completion
Broadcast Systems Facilities Logistic Support Vessels Surveillance Patrol Vessels
Long-range Communications Rangefinders; Range Radars
Autothrottle Encryption Devices Recording Systems Surveillance Systems
Avionics Engine Control Low Level Radar Synchronisers
Remote Sensing Data Processing
Engineering Test Systems Synthesisers
Battlefield Communications Rigs Environmental MIL-STD Computers Remote Sensing Satellites Synthetic Aperture Radars
Battlefield Control Testing ESM MIL-STD Data Bus Systems Remotely Operated Vessels System Analysis
Battlefield Surveillance Systems Manpack Radio Equipment Remotely Piloted Vehicles RPV System Updates
Broadcast Radio and TV EW Systems Mapping Sonar Research
Transmitters EW Software Support Systems Marine Trenching TBA — Total Terrain Avionics
Broadcasting Systems System Maritime Aircraft SSR Systems Tactical Radios
Broadcasting Transmitters Systems Message Satellite Aircraft Terminals, Military Tactical Systems
Field Service and Support Tactical UNF Relay Systems for further information on products and
Fighting Vehicle Systems Switching Satellite Antennas
Microprocessors Tank Systems the companies in the group which supply
Car Telephones Fire Control Systems Satellite Attitude Sensing/Control them please contact in the first instance:
Microwave Transmission Satellite Data Handling Systems Telecine Systems
Carrier Landing Aids Flight Control Systems Telephone Announcement
Flight Information Systems Military Communications Satellite Earth Stations The Marketing Manager
Cathodic Protection Mines and Missile Fuses Systems
Coastal Defence and FLIR Systems Satellite Ground Control
Missile Guidance and Control Equipment Television Receive Only Systems
Sonar Surveillance Fly by Light Control Terrain Referenced Navigation Telephone:
Combat Net Radio Systems Fly by Wire Control Mobile Communication Systems Satellite News Gathering
Mobile Radio Systems Satellite On-board Systems Test Systems (01) 954 2311
Combat Radios Frame Synchronisers Thermal Imaging Systems
Combat Systems Engineering Frequency-Hopping Equipment Mobile Telephone Satellite Payloads Telex: 22616/295771
Systems Modems Satellite Propulsion Threat Warning Facsimile: (01) 954 7808/2601
Frigates
Fuses Modulators
Muzzle Velocity Radars
Command and Control Systems Ground Communication NaVaI Communications Satellite Ship Terminals Throug h Life Logistic Support
Command and Intelligence Equipment Naval ECM Satellite Structures Torpedoes Heavyweight
Systems C*I Gun Calibration Naval ESM Satellites, Communication, Remote Torpedoes Lightweight GEC-Marconi Limited
Gommercial Shipbuilding Gun Laying Naval EW Sensing, Scientific Torpedo Systems The Grove Warren Lane
24 Communication Control Gyroscopes, Inertial and Control Naval Ground Mines Satellites, Military and Civil Total Terrain Avionics Stanmore Middlesex HA7 4LY