25 YEARS OF EW
had a way of making things possible. As the englneer responsible for EW in the Air Force. he had a unique understanding of operational requirements (a gift not entrusted with all engineers). He also had a gift for getting things moving. At this early stage he clearly saw that a joint Air Force/lndustry program could lead to a success for both, and indeed it has. The Danish Air Force achieved international recognition asa lead EW nation plus considerable eamings in the form of royalties from joint development programs, and Terma has become a major player in the international EW market.
- did the technical development of the Digital Sequencer. Some doubted that Denmark could handle such advanced technology. Even in the U.S.theyonlyhada halfway solid State sequencer. But Bjarke was quite unimpressed. Seemingly without much effort he had a sequencer ready in record time. Moreover, with only minor adjustments, it worked to perfection the first time. For this achieuement he received the highest award yet given by the RDAF. a well desenred cheque of DKK 33.000. Bjarke has worked for Terma sińce 1983. for many yeats as chief EW Systems engineer. He is now Terma's Vice President, Helicopter Systems.
As luck would have it. the Danish Defence Research Establishment, DDRE had a highly qualified EW specialist Had itnotbeenforJim, development of the sequencer might never have taken place. It was Jim that through his meticulous and tireless analyses found out that the cause of malfunction lay in the sequencer. It should be added that Jim Titley is an internationally recognized EW scientist. For a number of years he was in lead of the analysis team at trials MACE and also for some years he was a most respected chairman of the NATO EW group. SG2.
It only remains to be said, each of these four pioneers deserves the greatest admiration for having created a success that casts light equally on the Air Force and Industry. a success that has now lasted for 25 years and is still ongoing.
TERMA UPDATE . FEBRUARY 2010