Ioannis Vagias Oph CEng FRAeS

Background

Ioannis began his career in the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), Greece, where he led technical teams at CRC Parnis, Athens. In this role, he played a key part in the transformation of the station from a Main Radar Site into a Regional Command, Control and Communications Station. Following his promotion to Pilot Officer and transfer to Larissa Aerodrome, Ioannis was appointed Avionics Engineering Officer with 346 Squadron. Alongside his operational responsibilities, he completed an MSc in Avionics Engineering and Logistics Management. He subsequently commanded B Flight, 346 Squadron, with responsibility for organisational-level aircraft maintenance. Following the completion of his frontline service in 2007, he was awarded a second postgraduate sponsorship and undertook an MSc in Guided Weapon Systems at Cranfield University. On promotion to Flight Lieutenant, Ioannis was appointed Manager of the Weapons Systems Office at the HAF Electronics Depot in Glyfada, Attica. In this position, he was responsible for the development, validation and evaluation of HAF weapon systems. Following a three-year appointment, he was selected for a staff position at HAF General Staff, A1 Branch, Section 4, where he was responsible for electronic warfare doctrine, operations and capability development. He also served as Greece's National Representative on three NATO electronic warfare working groups covering Signals Intelligence and Electronic Warfare, Electromagnetic Spectrum Denial, and Airborne Platform Survivability. In 2010, Ioannis was awarded the Military Merit Medal, 3rd Class, was elected a Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and became a Chartered Engineer. In 2011, he was appointed to the Order of the Phoenix, receiving the Golden Cross. In 2013, Ioannis transitioned to academia, joining Cranfield University as a Lecturer in Radar and Electronic Warfare, where he continued to develop his expertise in advanced radar, electronic warfare and defence systems.

Research opportunities

· Radar electronic surveillance, attack and defence

· Radar decoys

· Novel methods for electronic and attack using high power directed energy (not RF)

· Novel microwave missile seekers

· Compressed and sparse RF sensing

· Air warfare engineering

· Radar cross section prediction and measurement

· Missile flight mechanical and dynamics

· EW and missile modelling and simulation

· Dielectric measurement of microwave low observable coatings and materials

Current activities

Ioannis is a Lecturer in Radar Electronic Warfare and manages the Radar Electronic Warfare, Aircraft Survivability, CAD and CFD for Military Aeronautics, and Aerial Warfare Engineering modules. He has interests in the following areas:

Electronic Surveillance, Attack and Defence

Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)

Electric Intelligence (ELINT)

Expendable and Towed Active Radar Decoys

Radar Cross Section (RCS) Prediction and Measurement

RF missile seekers

Radar arrays

Attack Avionics, CNI and Fire Control

Missile Flight Dynamics and Mechanics

Defence Intelligence and Reversed Engineering

Cooperative EW Systems

Material Dielectric Properties Measurement

Tridimensional Radar Arrays

Defence Intelligence

Clients

• MBDA UK Ltd
• Ministry of Defence
• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Royal Navy
• Royal Air Force
• British Army
• BAE Systems PLC
• Chemring Group PLC
• QinetiQ Group PLC
• Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Limited
• Meggit PLC

Publications

• Articles in journals
• Conference papers