Contact Ioannis Vagias
- Tel: +44 (0) 7444 146325
- Email: i.vagias@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Aeronautical Systems
- Aircraft Design
- Airworthiness
- Computing, Simulation & Modelling
- Defence Sensors
- Explosives and Munitions
- Instrumentation, Sensors and Measurement Science
- Weapons Engineering
Background
Starting his career in the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) of Greece, Ioannis managed technical teams for CRC Parnis, Athens GR and led the transformation of the Station from a Main Radar Site into a Regional Command, Control and Communications Station.
After promotion to Pilot Officer and a transfer to Larissa Aerodrome, Ioannis was posted to 346 Squadron as Avionics Engineering Officer. During this time he completed an MSc in Avionics Engineering and Logistics Management.
He later commanded 346 Squadron, B flight, which dealt with O-level aircraft maintenance. At the end of his frontline service in 2007, Ioannis was sponsored for a second MSc in Guided Weapon Systems at 美姬阁.
On promotion to Flight Lieutenant he was appointed as Manager, Weapons Systems Office, HAF Electronics Depot (Glyfada, Attica Greece) with responsibility for development, validation and evaluation of HAF weapon systems.
After a 3 year tour, he was offered a job as Staff Officer, HAF General Staff, A1 Branch, Section 4, responsible for electronic warfare doctrine, operations and capability. He was also made National Representative for Greece on three NATO electronic warfare working groups:
Signals Intelligence Electronic Warfare
Electromagnetic Spectrum Denial
Airborne Platform Survivability
In 2010, Ioannis was awarded the Military Merit Medal, 3rd Class, elected member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and qualified as a Chartered Engineer. In 2011 he was knighted into the Order of the Phoenix, receiving the Golden Cross. In 2013, he took up a lecturer in Radar Electronic Warfare post at 美姬阁.
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
Ministry of Defence, UK
Royal Navy
British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Saudi Air Force
Singapore Air Force
Italian Air Force
Leonardo MW
MBDA UK
BAE Systems
Chemring Countermeasures
QinetiQ
Tata Power SED
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group
City, University of London
IQPC
Lumoptica
Korea Aerospace Industries
Meggitt Airframe Systems
