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Keynote address tackles military
applications
Colonel Ransom will review the relationship between the MOD and its suppliers and outline its effect on upcoming programmes such as the Digital Diagnostic and Repair (DDR) facility.
Colonel Marcus Ransom will deliver the keynote address to delegates at National Instruments' Military/Aerospace Solutions Conference, taking place at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London, on Thursday 22nd May, 2008 The Colonel's Keynote, entitled "The Future of Test Equipment Acquisition for the Ministry of Defence" will review the relationship between the MOD and its suppliers and outline its effect on upcoming programmes such as the Digital Diagnostic and Repair (DDR) facility
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Virtual instrumentation - that is software-defined architectures and modular hardware - are essential technologies that will form the core of future test systems for the Ministry of Defence" according to Ransom.
Ransom was commissioned in 1977 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
After completing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, he completed the Officers Long Aeromechanical Engineering Course qualifying in both the avionic and aeromechanical disciplines.
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His service then took him to Germany, the Falkland Islands and on exchange with the Canadian Forces before returning him to take a Masters Degree in Defence Technology.
Since then he has held a Scientific Research post in the Defence Research Agency (Fort Halstead), established a new aircraft maintenance battalion (7 Bn REME) and commanded the Army's Electrical and Mechanical Training School in Bordon, Hampshire.
As a Weapons Staff Officer and Chartered Engineer he was responsible for army aviation communications, including the design and implementation of the Apache AH Mk 1 to Bowman interface.
He then joined the GBP 3.5 billion ASTOR programme in the Defence Procurement Agency where he was the lead Requirements Manager before being promoted into his current appointment.
Colonel Ransom is the Team Leader for the Deployable Support and Test Equipment Integrated Project Team within the Defence Equipment and Support Organisation.
This team of 130 civil servants and servicemen acquires, supports through life and disposes of a very wide range of workshop test, repair and maintenance equipment ranging from deployable electro-optical automatic test equipment to heavy vehicle lifts; and from armoured vehicle power pack repair and equipment to aircraft pylon test equipment.
"We are delighted to welcome Colonel Ransom as our guest Keynote speaker", said Ajit Gokhale, Managing Director, National Instruments UK and Ireland.
"As an engineer and leader of one of the UK's largest consumers of automated test equipment, the Colonel offers one of the most knowledgeable voices on the trends that are impacting how the military acquires automated test equipment".
The keynote speech will be followed by a presentation by Tim Fountain, National Instruments Military and Aerospace Market Development Manager, detailing how software-defined instrumentation makes building test systems easier.
Other industry leaders speaking at National Instruments Military/Aerospace Solutions Conference include representatives from BAE, Goodrich and Intel who will present case studies describing how they have used NI LabView, PXI and other hardware and software solutions, to shorten test times and increase productivity. Request free introductory details about products from National Instruments ...
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