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DE&S charts progress with release of its Annual Report

Land February 4, 2020

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) has released its annual report and accounts for 2018 to 2019 analysing the Department’s performance as it progresses with the DE&S@21 Improvement Plan. DE&S, now in its fifth year operating as a Bespoke Trading Entity (BTE) and Arm’s Length Body of the Ministry of Defence, manages ...

Learn about the opportunities in defence equipment & supplies at DPRTE 2020

Land December 4, 2019

Defence Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2020 offers the perfect platform for suppliers wishing to learn more about the huge opportunities within the defence equipment and supplies marketplace. The UK defence sector, with an annual turnover of over £20 billion and supporting 260,000 jobs, is vital to protecting our country from ...

QinetiQ to develop secure satellite navigation receivers

Air September 19, 2019

QinetiQ has won a £67 million contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to develop multi-constellation satellite receivers under the UK Robust Global Navigation System (R-GNS) programme. The programme will deliver critical capability to provide UK Defence with accurate and resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) ...

MOD announces new chair of Defence Equipment & support

Homeland August 5, 2019

The MOD has appointed Mark Russell CBE as the new chair of Defence Equipment & Support. The role will begin in November of this year with Mark Russell CBE leading the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) board providing leadership for the programmes under the group and will be accountable to MOD ...