Radio Frequency

The RF Seekers ETA of the CW ITP, primarily considers and components, technologies and algorithmic techniques which offer a benefit to the design and development of RF Seekers applicable to missile systems. Essentially, the domain seeks research proposals which offer potential benefits in the four key areas:

• Improve integration while offering multirole and multimode capacities to the seeker
• Recurring and ownership cost efficient solutions for very high performance products as well as disruptive solutions for lower seeker performances
• Technologies and algorithmic techniques to provide better accuracy and stability in target detection, recognition and terminal guidance
• Development of algorithmic techniques to improve target recognition/identification and offer Battle Damage Assessment or Indication (BDA or BDI) capability

Radio Frequency Lead

RF Seekers Innovation Lead

Engineer in Telecommunications and Applied Informatics, Melinda has 20 years’ international experience in System Engineering.
She worked as a Specification and Advanced Studies System Engineer, System Specification and IVVQ (Integration, Validation, Verification, Qualification) Engineer, Software Integration and Verification Engineer, Internal Developer and Technical Studies and Support Engineer on complex operational, experimental and research projects and programmes, in the civil, military and dual domains. She is used to contribute towards national and international, European and worldwide, projects and programmes.
In 2022, she joined the Future Product & Innovation section of the Missile Electronics Sector at Thales in Elancourt, France, in the position of System Architect for Advanced Studies.