Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment
The Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment (ASWE) and later known as the Admiralty Research Establishment (ARE) was a department of the British Admiralty and later Navy Department (Ministry of Defence) responsible for research and development, into the design and testing of devices, equipment, and techniques in-regard to naval communications, electronic counter-measures, radar missile control and other related fields it was based at Portsdown Hill, Hampshire, England from 1959 to 1984.
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1959 |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 1984 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | Fort Southwick Portsdown Hill, England |
| Parent Department | Admiralty Ministry of Defence, Navy Department |
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