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The Royal Radar Establishment, or RRE, was a renaming of the Radar Research Establishment, which was formed in 1953 from the merger of the Telecommunications Research Establishment
Telecommunications Research Establishment

The Telecommunications Research Establishment was established in Worth Matravers, which is four miles to the west of Swanage, UK, in May 1940, as the central research group for Royal Air Force applications of radar....
 (TRE) and the Radar Research and Development Establishment (RRDE). The RRE was based in Malvern
Malvern, Worcestershire

Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England . It includes the settlements of Great Malvern, Barnards Green, Malvern Link , Malvern Wells, West Malvern, Little Malvern and North Malvern....
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, where both TRE and RRDE had been based, though at different sites. The RRE's major specialisations were research, development and production in the areas of radar
Radar

Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic radiation waves to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain....
, electronics
Electronics

Electronics refers to the flow of charge through nonmetal electrical conductor , whereas electrical refers to the flow of charge through metal electrical conductor....
, and computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
 hardware and software.

Initially the establishment was under the control of the Ministry of Supply
Ministry of Supply

The Ministry of Supply was a department of the UK Government formed in 1939 to co-ordinate the supply of equipment to all three British armed forces, headed by the Minister of Supply....
, and in 1959 control passed to the Ministry of Aviation
Ministry of Aviation

Ministry of Aviation was a department of the United Kingdom government, established in 1959. Its responsibilities included the regulation of civil aviation and the supply of military aircraft, which it took on from the Ministry of Supply ....
.






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The Royal Radar Establishment, or RRE, was a renaming of the Radar Research Establishment, which was formed in 1953 from the merger of the Telecommunications Research Establishment
Telecommunications Research Establishment

The Telecommunications Research Establishment was established in Worth Matravers, which is four miles to the west of Swanage, UK, in May 1940, as the central research group for Royal Air Force applications of radar....
 (TRE) and the Radar Research and Development Establishment (RRDE). The RRE was based in Malvern
Malvern, Worcestershire

Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England . It includes the settlements of Great Malvern, Barnards Green, Malvern Link , Malvern Wells, West Malvern, Little Malvern and North Malvern....
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, where both TRE and RRDE had been based, though at different sites. The RRE's major specialisations were research, development and production in the areas of radar
Radar

Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic radiation waves to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain....
, electronics
Electronics

Electronics refers to the flow of charge through nonmetal electrical conductor , whereas electrical refers to the flow of charge through metal electrical conductor....
, and computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
 hardware and software.

Initially the establishment was under the control of the Ministry of Supply
Ministry of Supply

The Ministry of Supply was a department of the UK Government formed in 1939 to co-ordinate the supply of equipment to all three British armed forces, headed by the Minister of Supply....
, and in 1959 control passed to the Ministry of Aviation
Ministry of Aviation

Ministry of Aviation was a department of the United Kingdom government, established in 1959. Its responsibilities included the regulation of civil aviation and the supply of military aircraft, which it took on from the Ministry of Supply ....
. When the Ministry of Aviation was abolished in 1967 responsibility was passed to the Ministry of Technology, then in 1970 to the Ministry of Aviation Supply, and finally in 1971 to the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence is the Departments of the United Kingdom Government responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
.

In 1976 the RRE merged with the Signals Research and Development Establishment
Signals Research and Development Establishment

The Signals Research and Development Establishment was a United Kingdom government military research establishment, based in Christchurch, Dorset from 1948 until it merged with the Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern, Worcestershire to form the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment in 1980....
 to form the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

The Royal Signals and Radar Establishment was a scientific research establishment within the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom, located primarily at Malvern, Worcestershire in Worcestershire....
, which became part of the Defence Research Agency
Defence Research Agency

The Defence Research Agency , was an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence from April 1991 until April 1995. At the time the DRA was United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation....
 (DRA) in 1991. The DRA split on 2 June 2001 into two parts, a government body called DSTL
Dstl

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence . It operates as a Trading Fund, owned by the Secretary of State for Defence, John Hutton....
 (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) and a company destined for privatisation, which became QinetiQ
QinetiQ

QinetiQ is an international Defense contractor, formed from the greater part of the former UK government agency Defence Evaluation and Research Agency when it was split up in June 2001 ....
.

Awards

In 1979 RSRE was awarded the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement for the joint-development of the long-lasting materials that made liquid crystal display
Liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display is an Electro-optic modulator shaped into a thin, flat panel made up of any number of color or monochrome pixels filled with liquid crystals and arrayed in front of a Light#Light sources or reflector....
s possible. In 1972, in conjunction with George Gray
George William Gray

George William Gray CBE, Royal Society is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Hull who was instrumental in developing the long-lasting materials which made liquid crystal displays possible....
 and Ken Harrison of the University of Hull
University of Hull

The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an England university, founded in 1927, located in Hull , a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire....
, new, stable liquid crystals were developed, which were an immediate success in the electronics industry and consumer products.

See also

  • History of radar
    History of radar

    The history of radar began in the 1900s when engineers invented simple uni-directional ranging devices. The technique developed through the 1920s and 1930s, leading to the introduction of the first early warning radar networks just before the opening of World War II....
  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
    Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

    The Royal Signals and Radar Establishment was a scientific research establishment within the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom, located primarily at Malvern, Worcestershire in Worcestershire....
     (RSRE)
  • Defence Research Agency
    Defence Research Agency

    The Defence Research Agency , was an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence from April 1991 until April 1995. At the time the DRA was United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation....
     (DRA)
  • Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
    Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

    The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency was a part of the Ministry of Defence until July 2, 2001. At the time it was the United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation....
     (DERA)
  • CORAL 66 programming language


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