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DPRTE: supporting the safety and welfare of our Service men and women

February 21, 2020

Camp Bastion grew from a bare patch of Afghan desert to the UK’s fifth busiest airport over the duration of Operation Herrick. The British base provided a transport hub, equipment support and life support for around 30,000 troops and civilians people at its height. Supply chains linking factory floors in the ...

Serco confirmed for DPRTE Prime Contractor & Engagement Zone

Homeland February 20, 2020

Serco are the latest Prime Contractor to confirm their involvement at Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability (DPRTE) 2020, taking place at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre on 3 September. Joining Serco as Prime Contractor Partners will be Airbus; QinetiQ; Lockheed Martin; GE Aviation; Babcock; Commerce Decisions; and Raytheon. The Prime Contractor and ...

DPRTE partner DASA approves £1million military decarbonisation funding

Air February 19, 2020

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has approved £1million in military decarbonisation funding which will go to waste reusing technology. DASA, who are Official Event Partners for DPRTE 2020, has approved decarbonisation funding for projects recycling waste fuel and oils from aircraft. DASA – on behalf of the Royal Air Force ...

DPRTE 2020 Partner Submarine Delivery Agency releases its annual report

February 17, 2020

DPRTE 2020 Partner, the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), has released its first Annual Report and Accounts as progress continues on the Dreadnought and Astute programmes. The SDA was established in March 2018 to strengthen the procurement and in-service support of nuclear-powered submarines by setting up a new delivery organisation to manage ...