Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,254 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Royal Radar Establishment

From Graces Guide

1953 the Telecommunications Research Establishment and the Radar Research and Development Establishment were merged; renamed the Radar Research Establishment

1957 renamed as the Royal Radar Establishment.

1958 Royal Radar Establishment placed a contract with Plessey for integrated circuits.

1959 control of the establishment passed to the Ministry of Aviation

1967 responsibility for the establishment passed to the Ministry of Technology

1970 responsibility passed to the Ministry of Aviation Supply

1971 responsibility was undertaken by the Ministry of Defence.

1976 the Signals Research and Development Establishment was moved from Christchurch to Malvern and the Services Electronics Research Laboratory at Baldock also moved to Malvern; these two establishments were merged with Royal Radar Establishment to form the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment. RRE's guided weapons responsibilities passed to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough.

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