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Defence Equipment and Support

Index Defence Equipment and Support

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a trading entity and joint-defence organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. [1]

76 relations: Andrew Mathews, Barry Thornton, Bernard Gray, Bowman (communications system), Bristol, British Armed Forces, Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support, Chief of Defence Logistics, Chief of Defence Procurement, David Rennison, Defence CBRN Centre, Defence Communication Services Agency, Defence Logistics Organisation, Defence Procurement Agency, Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, DES, Dick Applegate, Director of Naval Construction, DM Gosport, Duncan Capps, Edgar Brothers, Engineer Officer (Royal Navy), Filton, Fourth Sea Lord, Future Integrated Soldier Technology, Future Rapid Effect System, Heber Ackland, HMNB Clyde, HMNB Portsmouth, HMS Invincible (R05), HMS Victory, Information Systems & Services, Jonathan Lyle, Julian Young (RAF officer), Kevin Leeson, Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), List of Royal Navy shore establishments, List of ships built by Hall, Russell & Company, Matthew Wiles, Michael Bradley, Michael Bradley (businessman), Military acquisition, Minister for Defence Procurement, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), MoD Abbey Wood, MoD Bicester, MoD Donnington, MoD Sealand, Navy Command (Royal Navy), Northwood Headquarters, ..., Officer Corps of the Royal Navy, Oil and Pipelines Agency, Panama remote controlled vehicle, Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson, Paul Jaques, Permanent Secretary, Priddy's Hard, Quartermaster-General to the Forces, RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow, RAF Henlow, Ramped craft logistic, RFA Darkdale, Robert Walmsley, Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service, Royal Naval Armaments Depot, Serco Marine Services, Simon Bollom, Simon Lister (Royal Navy officer), South West England, Supply officer (Royal Navy), Susan Gray, Tony Douglas (businessman), Trevor Soar, UK Military Flying Training System, West Midlands (region), 2016 New Year Honours. Expand index (26 more) »

Andrew Mathews

Vice Admiral Sir Andrew David Hugh Mathews KCB FREng (born 27 June 1958) is a senior Royal Navy officer who was Chief of Materiél (Fleet), Royal Navy.

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Barry Thornton

Air Marshal Sir Barry Michael Thornton, was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.

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Bernard Gray

Sir Bernard Peter Gray (born 6 September 1960 in Redhill, Surrey) is a British businessman, journalist, and former government worker.

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Bowman (communications system)

Bowman is the name of the tactical communications system used by the British Armed Forces.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 456,000.

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British Armed Forces

The British Armed Forces, also known as Her/His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies.

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Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support

The Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support, formerly the Chief of Defence Materiel, is a senior post in the British armed forces created in April 2007.

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Chief of Defence Logistics

The Chief of Defence Logistics was a senior post in the British armed forces.

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Chief of Defence Procurement

The Chief of Defence Procurement was a senior post in the British Ministry of Defence.

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David Rennison

Air Vice Marshal David Ralph Grey Rennison, is a former senior Royal Air Force officer.

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Defence CBRN Centre

The Defence Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centre (the Defence CBRN Centre or DCBRNC for short) is a United Kingdom military facility at Winterbourne Gunner in Wiltshire, south of Porton Down and about northeast of Salisbury.

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Defence Communication Services Agency

The Defence Communication Services Agency (DCSA) was an agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the procurement and delivery of Communications and Information Services (CIS) to the defence community and related public and private sector bodies.

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Defence Logistics Organisation

The Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) was a key element of the UK Ministry of Defence, responsible for supporting the armed forces throughout the various stages of an operation or exercise; from training, deployment, in-theatre training and conduct of operations, through to recovery and recuperation ready for redeployment.

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Defence Procurement Agency

The Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), was an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the acquisition of materiel, equipment and services, for the British armed forces.

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Defence Storage and Distribution Agency

The Defence Storage and Distribution Agency was an executive agency of the Government of the United Kingdom under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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DES

DES or Des may refer to.

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Dick Applegate

Lieutenant General Richard Arthur David Applegate CB OBE (born 20 March 1955) is a former Quartermaster-General and Master-General of the Ordnance to the Army.

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Director of Naval Construction

The Director of Naval Construction (DNC) also known as the Department of the Director of Naval Construction and Directorate of Naval Construction and originally known as the Chief Constructor of the Navy was a senior principal civil officer responsible to the Board of Admiralty for the design and construction of the warships of the Royal Navy.

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DM Gosport

Defence Munitions Gosport is an defence munitions site which is situated on the south western shores of Portsmouth harbour, southeast of Fareham in Hampshire.

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Duncan Capps

Major-General Duncan Francis Capps CBE is a British Army officer.

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Edgar Brothers

Edgar Brothers is a British company registered at companies house as Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Limited.

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Engineer Officer (Royal Navy)

An Engineer Officer is one type of officer in the UK Royal Navy.

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Filton

Filton is a large suburban town and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, north of the City of Bristol and approximately from the city centre.

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Fourth Sea Lord

The Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies originally known as the Fourth Naval Lord was formerly one of the Naval Lords and members of the Board of Admiralty which controlled the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom the post is currently known as Chief of Materiel (Fleet).

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Future Integrated Soldier Technology

The Future Integrated Soldier Technology (or FIST) sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Future Infantry System Technology or Future Infantry Soldier Technology is a project by the British Army, which aims to enhance the infantry's combat effectiveness in the 21st century as part of the Future Soldier project.

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Future Rapid Effect System

The Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) was the name for the overarching British Ministry of Defence (MOD) programme to deliver a fleet of more than 4,000 armoured fighting vehicles for the British Army.

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Heber Ackland

Commodore Heber Ackland, MVO, RN, was Equerry to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom from July 2004 to July 2007.

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HMNB Clyde

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde (HMNB Clyde; also HMS Neptune) primarily sited at Faslane is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth).

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HMNB Portsmouth

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the British Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport).

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HMS Invincible (R05)

HMS Invincible was the Royal Navy's lead ship of the three light aircraft carriers in her class.

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HMS Victory

HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765.

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Information Systems & Services

Information Systems and Services (or Information Systems & Services or ISS) is a Cluster within the Joint Forces Command Top Level Budget of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence.

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Jonathan Lyle

Jonathan Henry Lyle CB is a British engineer and former senior civil servant.

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Julian Young (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Julian Alexander Young, is a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who currently serves as Chief of Materiel – Air at Defence Equipment and Support.

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Kevin Leeson

Air Marshal Sir Kevin James Leeson, (born 11 June 1956) is a retired Royal Air Force engineer officer, whose final appointment was as Chief of Materiel – Air at the Defence Equipment and Support organisation, concurrently holding the appointments of Air Member for Materiel on the Air Force Board and Chief Engineer (RAF), at which point he was the most senior non-aircrew officer in the service.

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Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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List of Royal Navy shore establishments

This is a list of shore establishments (or stone frigates) of the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve.

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List of ships built by Hall, Russell & Company

This is an incomplete list of ships built by Hall, Russell & Company.

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Matthew Wiles

Air Vice Marshal Matthew John Gethin Wiles, (born 1961) is a retired senior commander in the Royal Air Force who previously served as the Air Secretary.

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Michael Bradley

Michael or Mike Bradley may refer to:;Politicians.

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Michael Bradley (businessman)

Michael Paul Bradley CB is a British businessman.

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Military acquisition

Military acquisition is the bureaucratic management and procurement process dealing with a nation's investments in the technologies, programs, and product support necessary to achieve its national security strategy and support its armed forces.

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Minister for Defence Procurement

The Minister for Defence Procurement is a junior Defence minister in the Ministry of Defence of the British Government.

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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD or MOD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.

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MoD Abbey Wood

MoD Abbey Wood is a Ministry of Defence establishment at Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom.

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MoD Bicester

MoD Bicester is a large military storage and distribution centre just outside Bicester in Oxfordshire.

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MoD Donnington

MoD Donnington is a British military base situated to the north of Donnington, Telford, Shropshire.

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MoD Sealand

MOD Sealand is a civilian Ministry of Defence installation in Flintshire, in the northeast corner of Wales, close to the border with England.

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Navy Command (Royal Navy)

Navy Command is a military formation and the senior command organisation of the British Royal Navy.

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Northwood Headquarters

Northwood Headquarters is a military headquarters facility of the British Armed Forces in Eastbury, Hertfordshire, England, adjacent to the London suburb of Northwood.

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Officer Corps of the Royal Navy

The officer corps of the Royal Navy is the cadre of personnel holding a commission from the sovereign appointing them in a position of authority in the Royal Navy.

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Oil and Pipelines Agency

The Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA) is a statutory corporation of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the United Kingdom.

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Panama remote controlled vehicle

The Panama Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is a piece of mine-clearing equipment used by the British Armed Forces.

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Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson

Paul Rudd Drayson, Baron Drayson FREng PC (born 5 March 1960), is a British businessman, amateur racing driver and Labour politician.

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Paul Jaques

Lieutenant General Paul William Jaques CBE is a senior British Army officer, who serves as Chief of Materiél (Land) and Quartermaster-General to the Forces.

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Permanent Secretary

The Permanent Secretary, in most departments officially titled the Permanent Under-secretary of State or PUS (although the full title is rarely used), is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis.

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Priddy's Hard

Priddy's Hard is an area of Gosport, in Hampshire, England now being developed for housing with part of the site retained as a museum.

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Quartermaster-General to the Forces

The Quartermaster-General to the Forces (QMG) is a senior general in the British Army.

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RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow

RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow is a former Royal Air Force unit covering 3 distinct sites in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.

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RAF Henlow

RAF Henlow is a Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, equidistant from Bedford, Luton and Stevenage.

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Ramped craft logistic

The ramped craft logistic (RCL) is a type of landing craft operated by 17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC of the Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army.

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RFA Darkdale

RFA Darkdale was a Dale-class fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), launched on 23 July 1940 as Empire Oil, completed in November 1940 and transferred to the RFA as Darkdale.

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Robert Walmsley

Vice Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley KCB, FREng, FRSA, FIET (born 1 February 1941) was Chief of Defence Procurement at the UK Ministry of Defence from 1996 to 2003, and is a retired Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.

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Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service

The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS) was a British Government agency which ran a variety of auxiliary vessels for Her Majesty's Naval Service (incl. Royal Navy, Royal Marines) and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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Royal Naval Armaments Depot

A Royal Naval Armament Depot (RNAD) was an armament depot (or a group of depots) dedicated to supplying the needs of the Royal Navy (as well as, at various times, the Royal Air Force, the British Army and, by arrangement, foreign/commonwealth governments); they were sister depots of Royal Naval Cordite Factories, Royal Naval Torpedo and Royal Naval Mine Depots.

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Serco Marine Services

Serco Marine Services is a Private Finance Initiative contract, with Serco Group, to deliver auxiliary services to Her Majesty's Naval Service (incl. Royal Navy, Royal Marines) and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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Simon Bollom

Air Marshal Sir Simon John Bollom, (born 1960) is a retired Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support.

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Simon Lister (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Sir Simon Robert Lister, (born October 1959) is a Royal Navy officer who has taken a sabbatical from his Royal Navy Career to be Managing Director of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.

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South West England

South West England is one of nine official regions of England.

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Supply officer (Royal Navy)

Supply officer was a specialisation in the British Royal Navy which has recently been superseded by the Logistics Officer, recognising the need to align with the nomenclature and function of similar cadres in the British Army and Royal Air Force.

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Susan Gray

Air Vice-Marshal Susan Catherine "Sue" Gray, (née Jessop; born 1962/1963) is a British engineer and senior Royal Air Force officer.

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Tony Douglas (businessman)

Tony Douglas (born 1963) is a British businessman.

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Trevor Soar

Admiral Sir Trevor Alan Soar KCB OBE DL (born 21 March 1957) is a former Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy.

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UK Military Flying Training System

The UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) takes UK armed forces aircrew from initial training through elementary, basic, and advanced flying training phases, preparing them for their arrival at their designated operational aircraft units.

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West Midlands (region)

The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes.

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2016 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 2016 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Equipment_and_Support

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