Company History
- 1956 - Founded as Plessey Research Roke Manor Limited by the Plessey company. The first managing director was Harold J. Finden, an electrical engineer at Plessey.
- 1990 - Passed to GEC-Siemens AG in a joint takeover.
- 1991 - Became wholly owned by Siemens AG when GEC sold their 50% shareholding to Siemens Plessey Electronic Systems.
- 2010 - Roke was acquired by the Chemring Group PLC.
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