Red Steer
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Red Steer, also known as ARI 5919 and ARI 5952 depending on the version, was a tail warning radar used on the British V bomber force. Built by EKCO, it was developed from the experimental AI.20 radar for the English Electric Lightning. The Lightning required its radar to be remotely installed in the nose of the aircraft, and this made the set equally suitable for remote mounting in the tail of the bombers.
Red Steer at the tip of an Avro Vulcan's tailcone
Late model Vulcans featured a greatly enlarged tail area that contained an expanded suite of electronic countermeasures, including the ARI 5952 dome at the extreme end
EKCO
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EKCO was a British electronics company producing radio and television sets from 1924 until 1960. Expanding into plastic production for its own use, Ekco Plastics produced both radio cases and later domestic plastic products; the plastics company became Lin Pac Mouldings Ltd.
Ekcovision television signage in Balham, South London, 1985
Architect-designed EKCO bakelite radios from the 1930s
R1155 receiver on top of T1154 transmitter
Ekco Electronics Avro Anson XI at Blackbushe Airport in 1954, the company's trademark on its tail