Creating the Leading Lightweight Missile Systems House in Europe

摘要

"In all its iterations Thales UK's Weapon Systems business ticks all the boxes for BATTLESPACE. Its products are based on advanced technology using advanced guidance and fuzing systems developed either in-house, in partnership with other companies or with MoD Funding. The remarkable development of the company from a seed corn idea to 'get into missiles from aircraft,' as Shorts in the 1950s to what has become the leading Lightweight Missile Systems House in Europe, driven by technology, under the Thales banner, is nothing short of a huge credit to you, your predecessors and the workforce as a whole." The Editor said. "How did you start at the Company?" "I started at what was then Short Brothers Limited, a UK Government-owned Company on September 5th 1977, 37 years ago. I was educated at Belfast Methodist College and decided that I was interested in engineering given my interest in mathematics. I applied for a 5 year Under Graduate Apprenticeship at Shorts, and won a joint Scholarship for electrical and Electronic Engineering at Shorts and Queen's University of Belfast. I spent a year at Shorts as an Apprentice at the Apprentice School and on the shop floor. I then went on to 3 years at University and went back to Shorts every summer holidays for more work experience." David Beatty said.