More than £90M is to be invested as part of a world-class helicopter simulation centre designed to ready the next generation of Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots for operational duty. These state-of-the-art simulators will put prospective pilots through their paces, replicating such high pressure scenarios as blizzard conditions, ...
The Ministry of Defence has announced that Tony Douglas, CEO of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), is to stand down from the role at the end of this year. Douglas joined the MoD in September 2015 after being Chief Executive Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports. He will return to the private sector having ...
A new Centre of Excellence in Energetic Materials (CoEEM) has been established with the aim of delivering a UK national capability in explosives and energetic materials. Led by the UK Government, CoEEM aims to collaborate with UK-wide organisations and academic centres to deliver coordinated research, training, test and evaluation services and ...
The Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), Merlin Helicopter Team are considering options for the support of engines associated with the UK Merlin and Apache Attack Helicopter Mk1 fleets post March 2019 until Out of Service Date(s). Currently, the fleets utilise RTM 322 variant engines and the forward support ...