Desider Magazine August 2014 Issue 75

Aug 2014 Issue 75

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Picture: Andrew Linnett Insider august 2014 Bernard Gray

Chief of Defence Materiel

‘I felt enormous pride for DE&S and a job well done’

Last month I touched on how event, we have again invited family some of our major projects were members to Abbey Wood to see hitting their milestone targets samples of the work that DE&S and how well this reflected on does, and to find out more about DE&S. This month it gives me the reasons why we do it. My wife great pleasure to see that more and daughter thoroughly enjoyed projects are being delivered on their day out at the first of this time and to budget. year’s events in May. Hundreds Our ‘big ticket’ programmes of youngsters came along to see have historically been the ones what mum and dad do. Teams most susceptible to delays and from across our operating centres cost overruns and have earned did their bit to make the day a us heavy criticism. Over the last massive success, putting on six weeks we have seen three displays of the equipment they Category A projects come in on provide to our Forces with plenty time, in two cases early. These of interactive fun for all. It is a are good examples of how DE&S vital connection between what we is doing its job well. do, and development of the next It was excellent to see Voyager, generation of engineers, project the RAF’s new air transport and and programme managers, air-to-air refuelling aircraft, technicians, and well-rounded reach its in-service date on citizens. schedule. As the largest aircraft Families Days at Abbey procured for the RAF the project Wood are important. Many of The new Director General (Commercial) has had its challenges but, thanks our military personnel in DE&S for DE&S has promised to strengthen to hard work and dedication, have spent lengthy periods on commercial capabilities across the MOD not least from the DE&S team, the front line. They rightly value and enhance skills and strategies for it is delivering a significant the support they receive from major acquisitions. uplift in capability for the RAF. their partners and families. For Susanna Mason, formerly MOD I visited RAF Brize Norton to the civil servant, things are a Director General (Exports and see Voyager at first hand. It is a little different. For many, a long Commercial Strategy), has extensive truly impressive aircraft and I deployment away from home isn’t experience at senior level in industry and business and is a qualified accountant, commend team members, our part of the job – although I salute a member of the Institute of Chartered partners in industry, and the those who have done so in various Management Accountants and the RAF for their work. I also visited roles supporting equipment on Chartered Institute of Purchasing and the Farnborough International the front line. However, we at Supply. She recently piloted new MOD Air Show where the Secretary DE&S perform a unique role. single source pricing measures into law. of State made the Voyager Nowhere in the UK do people get Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence announcement. I felt enormous involved in the kind of project Materiel, said: “The appointment of pride for DE&S and a job well management we do; nowhere in Susanna to the newly-created post of done. the UK do people face the kind of Director General (Commercial) is central At the same time the new challenges we do. Which brings to the transformation of DE&S as it heads Merlin Mk2 helicopter has come into focus the support our staff towards ‘match-fit’ status in 2017. This into service four months early. get at home. post was created to lead profound change This is another major project By the time you read this a in the capability of DE&S to manage the delivering cutting edge equipment second Families Day will have most effective commercial relations with for the front line. Both successes taken place at Abbey Wood, and our industry partners. show we are well on the way to a third is planned for 8th August. “She will join the DE&S Executive fulfilling our aim to make DE&S a If you haven’t yet managed to Team and will lead on all commercial world class delivery organisation. bring your partner, your sons activities in DE&S. Her hugely impressive August is when many people at or daughters or close relatives and comprehensive set of commercial DE&S spend leave time with their to Abbey Wood, please consider skills and experience will have a major impact on DE&S and I look forward to families, putting aside for a few doing so. The support we all get working with her in the months and years days, their place of work and the from those close to us is vital and to come.” pressures of their jobs. Building it is our chance to recognise and Ms Mason said: “This is a very exciting on the success of last year’s reward that. news 5

Long live the new Queen!

Queen Elizabeth, left, moves slowly out of the dock – with just a metre or two to spare – in Rosyth which has been her home since her constituent parts began arriving from yards around the country. The 65,000-tonne carrier, the first of two for the Royal Navy, was officially named by the Queen on 4th July in front of a huge crowd. Thirteen days later she was moved out of the dock, to be replaced by the first sections of the second carrier,Prince of Wales. Lower Block 03, one of the biggest sections of the second carrier, is seen, above, as it is moved out of BAE Systems’ ship hall in Glasgow on the first stage of its long journey to Rosyth. Full story: pages 26 and 27 New DG in pledge to beef up commercial skills appointment for me and I am thrilled to be from combining these activities centrally She will lead joining DE&S at such a momentous time. will certainly help all of us meet the approximately My post in the MOD as Director General challenges ahead. 900 commercial (Exports and Commercial Strategy) “CDM and PUS both understand how staff in DE&S, means I have already come to know many important it is that I can properly resource w o r k i n g of the commercial branch staff and I look and manage professional development across 14 forward to working with them to help and ensure that we continue to retain operating centres realise the ambitions for the organisation and recruit the right people with the right helping deliver the MOD’s ten-year as set out by Bernard.” skills and experience. I intend to build up £164 billion equipment and support In a message to DE&S commercial the commercial cadre and be its active and programme. As Head of Profession for staff she added: “I have been given a clear enthusiastic champion.” commercial her responsibilities extend mandate from CDM and the Permanent The new post is one of the most senior to embrace all 1,700 commercial staff Under-Secretary to strengthen our commercial roles in Government and will throughout the department. commercial capabilities across the have a broader remit of supporting the Since joining the MOD in 2008 she department, to develop and enhance our improvement of commercial skills across has led the reform of single source negotiating skills and strategies for major other departments, working closely with pricing into legislation, the SDSR 2010 acquisitions and to provide focus for the the Government Chief Procurement renegotiations including the Nimrod commercial aspects of the forthcoming Officer on all central initiatives. and Harrier disposals and the reopening SDSR. Ms Mason said: “The Government of PFI contracts along with commercial “To this end I am pleased to be bringing currently spends around £40 billion per strategy for major procurements and some of my existing responsibilities annum with third party suppliers and the defence industrial policy. with me – industrial policy and support MOD accounts for around 40 per cent of She was in charge of the development to the Defence Growth Partnership, this, far more than any other department. and delivery of strategic industrial and implementation of the Single Source It is therefore up to all of us to be the international acquisition policy, and MOD Regulations Office, and the management standard bearer for good commercial supports to exports and has led major of the international aspects of defence practice right across Whitehall and I defence export negotiations, including in acquisition. The synergies that will come firmly believe we are up to this challenge.” the Middle East. 6 news

Materiel Strategy latest . . .

Six workstreams have been defined by ED &S’ Executive Team keeps an eye on the future Board as the moves to make the organisation match fit by 2017 gather pace. There will be five delivery to strategic change through (safety and information); while Welcome to workstreams with a senior DE&S,” said Barry Burton, Richard Smart continues to be champion for each one. A sixth, Director Materiel Strategy. responsible for contracting for new Defence an enabling workstream of The Materiel Strategy team the Managed Service Providers communications championed has been restructured to reflect and preparing for their Secretary by Chief of Materiel (Joint the five delivery workstreams, integration. Enablers) Pete Worrall, will while communications The Materiel Strategy team New Secretary ensure effective communication activity will be driven by the is developing a Transformation of State for Defence of change-related initiatives. communications workstream in Plan, to be published in Michael Fallon, above, has paid tribute to the concert with DE&S Corporate December, based on the design Armed Forces and the The five deliveryCommunications. work to date and the input of civilians who support workstreams with their Mr Burton is supported the Managed Service Providers them as he takes up his champions are: by Paul Blakiston, who when they arrive. new post. n Project Controls and provides leadership and The Transformation Plan Mr Fallon, Finance – Michael Bradley, coherence for the delivery will set out the initiatives to Conservative MP Director General Resources workstreams; the Portfolio transform DE&S to reflect its for Sevenoaks since n 1997, replaced Philip Industry Management Management Office headed by specific business needs and Hammond in the 15th – Steve Morgan, Director Dawn Cunningham-Martin timelines for implementation of July Cabinet reshuffle. Commercial Operations includes communications, the transformation through to “It's a huge n Customer Relationship – finance and SME support 2017. privilege to have been Chris Deverell, Chief of Materiel appointed to one of the (Land) o Bids from Atkins, Bechtel, CH2M Hill, Jacobs, KBR and URS have been most important roles n Functional Management in government by the received for Work Package 1, which focuses on project delivery. These are Prime Minister,” said Mr – Julian Young, Director being evaluated for contract award in the autumn. Fallon. Technical Issue of the contract notice for Work Package 2, which focuses on “I pay tribute to our n Human Resources – David finance, management information and IT, is due later in the year. Armed Forces – who Ball, Director Human Resources Three companies are bidding to be the Managed Service Provider are rightly regarded “These workstreams will on Work Package 3 – bringing private sector expertise to the human resources function to help transform DE&S. as the best in the combine the work underway world – as well as the On 3rd July Accenture, Deloitte and PWC advised they were in Materiel Strategy with the professionalism and participating in the competition. Invitations to Negotiate were issued on dedication of the civilian wider DE&S change initiatives 29th May and the three bids are currently being evaluated with a view to a personnel who support to ensure a coherent approach contract being placed in the autumn. them.” Mr Fallon added: “Thanks to the work Post-it note of Philip Hammond and everyone across ‘Still plenty of exercise kicks defence, we are well placed to meet future off host of challenges head on. “I do not improvements underestimate those ideas out there’ challenges but I know that, with your expertise The DE&S staff suggestion the working life for staff of the finance instruction on behind me, both civilian scheme, which began with the across DE&S – we haven’t been travel approval delegations and military, we will build on what has post-it note exercise at launch able to implement everything to reduce the administrative already been achieved.” in April, has led to dozens of requested, for some we had burden on the individual, line Mr Fallon was improvements to the working opposite views expressed – but management and the business. previously Minister environment. we have listened and I hope The DE&S Executive Board has for Business and More than 1,300 responses made some real progress.” also committed to deliver better Enterprise, Minister have been received, which Performance management and more focused development of State for Energy has translated into nearly 200 and reward, the working of staff, with clear career paths and Minister for Portsmouth. distinct suggestions being put environment and delegated aligned to functions. In other changes, forward for action. decision-making were among Mr Palmer added: “We Anna Soubry has been “It’s been a huge success,” the themes to emerge from the have continued calling for promoted to Minister said Stephen Palmer of the first 90 days of the scheme. A suggestions, and the evidence is of State for Defence Materiel Strategy team. “When number of suggestions related that there are still plenty of ideas Personnel, Welfare we embarked on this exercise to longer term issues that are out there. People prefer to submit and Veterans at the we had no idea what the reaction being taken forward under the them electronically although MOD while Dr Andrew Murrison has left to go would be from staff. Materiel Strategy programme. staff now have the option to to the Northern Ireland “But it’s proved to be At the time of going to press, give us hard copy through the office. Julian Brazier well worthwhile. All of the nearly half of the original suggestion boxes installed in all has been appointed suggestions we received gave 200 suggestions have been the neighbourhoods in Abbey Parliamentary Under- us food for thought and we addressed. Wood and those which are secretary of State and have focused our efforts on the Among actions taken has being rolled out to other DE&S Minister for Reserves. areas where we can improve been revision and re-issue sites.” news 7

NEWSREEL A cutting edge!

Les to leave the MOD Cdre Rob Dorey (RFA) Former DE&S begins the Commercial steel cut Director Les Mosco, above, will retire from the MOD when his contract as MOD Commercial Director comes to an end next month. Mr Mosco joined the MOD seven years ago and has negotiated a number of major South Korean contracts while leading the MOD- shipbuilders start wide commercial profession of 1,700 construction of staff, developing MOD commercial first new policies and recruiting new support tanker staff, including the graduate and apprentice programmes. Mike Greatwich, Head Above: Robin Boulby (DE&S team of Commercial for leader) and Capt James Collins Commands and (RFA), the DE&S on site manager, Centre, takes on join representatives of DSME in Mr Mosco's role on cutting the cake an interim basis from the end of this month. Right: a computer generated image of RFA Tidespring, in the foreground, with RFA Argus System sale (Picture courtesy BMT) PlanS to sell the Government pipeline and storage The build phase of RFA system (GPSS) have been confirmed. The Tidespring, the first of four Oil and Pipelines 38,000-tonne Royal Fleet Agency, which Auxiliary tankers to support manages it for the Royal Navy worldwide, has the MOD, is to let begun with steel cutting of the customers know of cargo section double bottom. the sale process. Around 11,000 tonnes of steel lighting a candle for the safety tankers will be to refuel the new “Sale would allow Government to will be used in the construction of the yard, cutting a cake to Queen Elizabeth class carriers transfer financial of each Tide class tanker. wish success to the vessel and and to provide aviation fuel for risks of operating The ceremony took place the push of a button to start the her Lightning II aircraft. to the private sector on 24th June at Daewoo steel cut. The tanker cargo fuel tanks while preserving Shipbuilding and Marine RFA Tidespring is the first of have been designed to carry the GPSS’ military Engineering in South Korea. the tankers under the Military significantly higher volumes capability and A DE&S contingent Afloat, Reach and Sustainability of fuel which can be delivered ensuring national resilience is not including Head of Commercially banner. at higher transfer rates than compromised,” Supported Shipping David She is due to enter service in previous RFA tankers to support said Philip Dunne, Farmer, project team leader autumn 2016, followed by RFA the new carrier capability Minister for Defence Robin Boulby and the senior Tiderace, RFA Tidesurge and All cargo tanks can be Equipment, Support responsible owner Cdre Rob RFA Tideforce at approximately reconfigured from F76 diesel and Technology on Dorey (RFA) took part in the six-month intervals. to F44 aviation fuel to provide 17th July. ceremony which included A primary role of the MARS maximum flexibility. 8 news

Voyager and Merlin Mk2 Voyager at Farnborough, complete with the Red Arrows successes: pages 21-25 Picture: AirTanker

Show shorts PM sets out long-term o MBDA has begun production of the Brimstone 2 air-to- ground precision missile at its plan for a skilled future Lostock and Henlow facilities. The Prime Minister David of the future and identify future some tough decisions to get its missile incorporates Cameron has unveiled a long- market opportunities; budget back under control, and the latest radar term plan between government • a £4 million UK centre for the UK defence industry has and semi-active and industry to secure the maritime intelligent systems worked with the Government to laser Dual Mode Seeker capability, an defence sector along with in Portsmouth to develop help this. It is right the resulting insensitive munition investment in more military technology for autonomous underspend is re-invested to rocket motor and capability. unmanned boats, submarines support the important work warhead, and a Nearly three-quarters of or other vessels; £1 million for of our Forces and intelligence new and stronger a £1.1 billion package will be small companies in Solent is services.” airframe. This new invested in an intelligence, already up for grabs from a local On the Defence Growth missile will enter surveillance, target acquisition enterprise partnership; Partnership’s long-term service with the RAF on Tornado GR4s. and reconnaissance package • building skills for the strategy, Mr Cridland added: to extend range and flexibility future through a new Defence “This, with collaboration o BAE Systems has of options. This will include Apprenticeship Trailblazer to between government and been awarded an capabilities in responding to the industry, has the potential to initial £5 million threat of global terrorism and o Atkins’ chairman Allan Cook help boost defence contracts study contract to hostage taking. will lead a drive on developing overseas at a time when spending evaluate integration engineering skills. “There are There will also be £300 is particularly constrained of the Brimstone many talented young people 2 weapon with million for existing capabilities who have potential to be domestically. We need the whole Typhoon by 2018. including a new E-Scan radar for great engineers. The Defence of Whitehall to get behind this. Work is Typhoon and the purchase of ice Apprenticeship Trailblazer “You’ve only got to look underway at Warton, patrol ship HMS Protector. offers them a new route into around you at Farnborough to Lancashire to assess The Prime Minister also set a career in advanced systems see that the UK is a world leader the aerodynamic out actions taken by the Defence engineering and advanced in defence, which supports properties of manufacturing. It will ensure Growth Partnership of industry thousands of highly-skilled jobs carrying the weapon their skills match the needs of through a series of and government, as part of a the defence and help generate in innovation, research and wind tunnel tests. long-term economic plan to an exciting future for the UK’s development, and advanced improve UK competitiveness, defence industry.” manufacturing in this country. o MBDA has to boost the UK defence sector “Now is the time to enhance successfully which is vital to economic attract new graduates to the that success to promote the UK’s demonstrated growth, and make sure UK industry as well as up-skilling expertise in defence around the its Dual Mode Forces have the best equipment the existing workforce. globe – that will be crucial to Brimstone against fast inshore attack in the world. meeting the target of £1 trillion craft with multiple The Prime Minister’s of exports by 2020.” vessels close by, These will include: announcements were welcomed UK defence exports during trials at • a UK Defence Solutions by John Cridland, Director- increased by 11 per cent to £9.8 Aberporth in west Centre in Farnborough to bring General of employers’ billion in 2013 in an industry Wales using an RAF together industry to develop organisation the CBI. that employs more than 160,000 Tornado GR4. the new defence technologies “The MOD has had to make people in the UK. news 9

Farnborough Air Show . . . Farnborough Air Show . . . Farnborough Air Show . . . Farnborough Air Show . . . Farnborough Air Show . . . Farnborough Air Show . . . Farnborough Air Show . . . Farnborough Air Show . . . Farnborough Air Show . . . Farnborough Air Show . . . Missiles take next step to Wildcat Philip Dunne at Farnborough after signing the contract with Agusta integration Westland

Below: how the missile will look on Wildcat

The hard work of DE&S staff DE&S Director was praised after a £90 million Weapons Laurence Sentinel contract to integrate, test and Bryant, whose team install the next generation is in charge of the extension missile systems onto Royal FASGW programme, Navy Wildcat helicopters was said: “These complex Raytheon is submtting signed with AgustaWestland. weapon systems will plans for supporting the Minister for Defence provide our new RAF’s Sentinel aircraft beyond its proposed Equipment, Support and Royal Navy Wildcat out-of-service date next Technology Philip Dunne signed helicopters with year. the contract at Farnborough unparalleled strike Plans for lifetime with AgustaWestland owner capabilities and play extension through to Finmeccanica’s new CEO their part in the future defence the helicopters and ensuring 2018 of the surveillance Mauro Moretti in a deal that of the UK. effective data transfer between capability will see key will secure 300 jobs in the UK. “We have now signed the missiles and Wildcat’s investment to maintain current capability The Future Anti-Surface contracts for the design and systems. and also of potential Guided Weapon (Heavy) manufacture of both FASGW Mr Dunne said: “I take great improvement to support (FASGW(H)) and FASGW missile systems and their pride that these missiles are broader use of the (Light) missile systems – integration on to Wildcat which being made in Britain by British aircraft. production contracts on those is a huge success and reflects experts, with more than 300 Raytheon is also were announced earlier this the hard work of DE&S and its jobs sustained from Belfast to reviewing the ground year – will be integrated onto industrial partners in the UK.” Somerset.” segment support to the aircraft to better 28 Wildcat maritime attack Integration work will Mr Moretti added: “This deliver the capability on helicopters enabling them to mainly be carried out at contract will help sustain key contingent operations. engage naval targets ranging AgustaWestland in Yeovil engineering and advanced Sentinel has been from small boats and fast attack which employs more than manufacturing skills here in deployed on operations craft including frigates, and 3,300 people. The work involves the UK, something which we including Afghanistan, other targets on land . integrating the missiles onto strongly support.” Libya, Mali and Nigeria.

Despite the disappointment of the F-35B Lightning II aircraft missing out on F-35 joins Typhoon in mission scenarios its first UK public display at Farnborough and the Royal International Air Tattoo, live simulated mission scenarios are taking interoperability with other UK aircraft. fleet of Typhoon and F-35. It’s important place to prepare for Typhoon and F-35 Royal Navy and RAF pilots flew the that we put in the groundwork now.” operating together by 2018. four F-35 aircraft from Lockheed Martin- o Structural testing of the F-35 horizontal The F-35 fleet was grounded following supplied desktop simulators at BAE tails for all three variants is now complete, a fire in the US and permission for the fleet Systems in Samlesbury, Lancashire. proving they are structurally sound for up to fly again did not come in time for a flying A Typhoon instructor pilot and BAE to 24,000 hours of flying, the equivalent to appearance at Farnborough. Systems test pilot linked in from two three lifetimes of the aircraft. However, the latest simulation scenario Typhoon simulators at RAF Leuchars and Static and fatigue testing began in 2008 has seen four F-35s operating alongside two E-3D Sentry crews joined the scenario and was completed ahead of schedule in two Typhoons and an E-3D Sentry, each from the Sentry lab at RAF Waddington. June. Static testing involved the maximum simulator equipped with the latest Lt Cdr Mark Humphries of Air Warfare loads the aircraft is expected to see in its representative mission system from the Centre, Waddington, who took part in the life; in some instances equivalent to parking aircraft. trials said: “The exercise has been valuable two double decker buses on the tail. The trial was the fourth of its kind in helping us to begin to understand Fatigue testing subjected the tails linking simulation facilities from multiple how F-35B will execute an armed to thousands of simulated flight cycles, UK locations to create a common reconnaissance mission. Later in this effectively flying the tails in a jig for 24,000 synthetic environment to evaluate F-35 decade the UK will be operating a combined hours. 10 news

o The Future Combat Air Air vehicle plans System (FCAS) programme is to examine options for the next generation of combat given fresh air systems after Rafale and Typhoon aircraft are taken out of service. cash injection The Joint UK/France programme team has been preparing for the 2014-2016 A £120 million feasibility phase has been feasibility phase; initial agreed by the UK and French governments proposals are expected from with six industry partners for the joint industry in the next few development of Unmanned Combat Air weeks and contract awards Vehicle concepts and technologies. are expected next spring. Dave Woosey, The six partners involved are BAE programme manager Systems, Dassault Aviation, Thales, Selex, with DE&S’ Unmanned Air Rolls-Royce and Snecma (Safran). Systems team, said: “The The announcement is part of more signing at Farnborough defence co-operation which the two brought to a conclusion many countries have signed up to at the months of hard work that Farnborough show. has enabled an agreement to be reached on how this very A Memorandum of Understanding important programme will was signed on the SCALP/Storm Shadow proceed.” missile programme with MBDA that He added that success continues co-operation on the cruise was due to collective effort of missile capability. a dedicated UAS FCAS team Foreign Secretary Mr Hammond said: and essential contributions “The UK and France are committed to from the wider DE&S including key personnel from delivering effective military capabilities the Combat Air Operating underpinned by cutting edge technology, Centre’s commercial staff, developed by strong and capable defence Defence Intellectual Property industries. Rights and the International “This relationship is essential to how Relations Group. Key to the Major Olivier Volpi, a French officer from Force HQ No 1 we will operate in the future, by ensuring programme was the role works with Capt Jonny Thompson from HQ 3 UK Division we can deal with the global defence and played by technical experts during Exercise Rochambeau 2014, a multi-national staff in Dstl and the Combat Air security challenges we and our Allies may headquarters exercise led by France and Britain Science Gateway in DE&S. face.”

Second set of flight Taranis: the future, today tests complete

The Unmanned Combat continue investing in these Air Vehicle demonstrator world-leading projects to show Taranis (pictured right, us the future, today.” foreground) – billed as the Nigel Whitehead, Group most advanced aircraft ever Managing Director of BAE built by British engineers – Systems, said: “The first has successfully completed a flight of Taranis last year was second phase of flight testing. a significant milestone for Modifications helped UK aviation and this latest achieve an unprecedented development underlines the level of stealth, making the UK’s lead in unmanned air aircraft virtually invisible systems. The engineering data to radar, while a specially- gathered from the latest phase designed system allowed the of trials will help us develop aircraft to generate a full set the stealth technologies on of flight data without the use of Taranis further.” an external probe or boom. Taranis has been designed Taranis also used a and built by BAE Systems, communications system Rolls-Royce, the systems which meant it was able to Technology Philip Dunne unmanned aircraft and this division of GE Aviation, and stay in touch with its mission said: “The success of these knowledge will shape future QinetiQ working alongside commander without giving test flights is an important capabilities and help reduce MOD staff and scientists. away its position. milestone for the Taranis the risks faced by military Taranis, named after the Minister for Defence project. We are gaining vital personnel on the front line. Celtic god of thunder, made its Equipment, Support and insights into the potential of “I am determined to maiden flight last August.

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RAF fleet Storm Shadow plots a passes a milestone path towards Typhoon RAF Typhoons have passed 100,000 The RAF’s Typhoons will be fitted flying hours – one of with the Storm Shadow long-range a number of aircraft precision attack missile under a milestones announced at Farnborough. £120 million contract to enhance Eurofighter Chief its combat capabilities. Executive Officer The deal was made as Minister Alberto Gutierrez said: for Defence Equipment Support “I congratulate our UK and Technology Philip Dunne customer on reaching highlighted the importance of this historic milestone. It is a great achievement air power and the UK strategy to and we have been proud achieve this using Typhoon and the to support the RAF every F-35. step of the way. The contract was signed “The fact that we between the Nato Eurofighter too have reached the Tornado Management Agency milestone of 250,000 and the four Eurofighter partner flying hours across the 410 aircraft which have nations, including the UK, at been delivered to our Farnborough. customers is also a Eurofighter will work with tribute to our suppliers three partner companies (BAE and the support services Systems, Airbus Space & Defence, who have done such a and Alenia Aermacchi) and their Typhoon fantastic job in delivering pictured at the supply base – including MBDA, unprecedented levels of Farnborough reliability. the makers of the Storm Shadow – show “Most notable is to integrate the weapon onto the the reliability of the aircraft. Left: Storm incredible EJ200 engines The combat proven missile, last Shadow, provided by Eurojet which used during operations over Libya, pictured have now accumulated will be fitted to Typhoon Tranche 2 under the over half a million hours and 3 to provide the air-to-surface fuselage of a of operation.” The Eurofighter capability currently provided by Tornado GR4 Typhoon, powered by Tornado GR4. twin EJ200 engines, is in Mr Dunne said: “Strategically, operation in the air forces the ability to control the air is of the UK, Germany, Italy, the essential ingredient to enable Spain and Austria and effective military action in the land, the Kingdom of Saudi sea and air environments. Arabia, all of whom have contributed to achieving “Changes in the operating the landmark figures. environment, the developing threats and range of adversaries, mean that the RAF will need to field a wide range of capabilities from a limited number of flexible and Pen to paper on E-scan contract capable fast jet combat aircraft.” Typhoon will form five of the six RAF front line Combat Air BAE Systems has been awarded a £72 said: “I am pleased with the positive squadrons for Future Force 2020, million contract to de-risk E-Scan radar progress being made on the E-Scan radar while the F-35 represents the UK’s development for the RAF’s Typhoons. development programme. Typhoon jets first fifth generation aircraft. The three-year contract, named the play a vital role in the protection of the UK, Former RAF Pilot Paul Smith, E-Scan Extended Assessment Phase (EAP) and we remain committed to enhancing now a capability manager for will look specifically at the UK’s capability Typhoon’s capability to meet the needs of Eurofighter, said: “Storm Shadow requirements for an E-Scan radar. The the RAF’s Future Force 2020.” has a proven combat record activity will inform the procurement The EAP is taking place in parallel of penetrating the most highly process, ahead of a full-scale development with the Eurofighter and Tornado defended target areas. contract. nations’ E-Scan development programme. “The stealth is in the weapon; The EAP will consist of several work An upgraded BAE Systems Typhoon minimising the risk to pilot and packages including a Typhoon flight test of development aircraft has undergone aircraft – and that, for us, and our a prototype UK E-Scan radar and ground modifications as part of the ongoing E-Scan customers is the key.” testing at the company’s electronic warfare development and integration work. Storm Shadow is expected to test facility at Warton, Lancashire. The aircraft made its maiden flight out enter service on the UK Typhoon in Minister for Defence Equipment, of Warton earlier this year and was on show 2018. Support and Technology Philip Dunne at Farnborough. 12 news

NEWSREEL Reaper doubles up on Afghan missions MOD’s future world view The RAF’s newest Reaper remotely piloted aircraft more than 54,000 hours of operations using Reaper have begun operations in Afghanistan. in Afghanistan 459 weapons have been fired. Non- A view of the world Deployment of five new Reapers to gather armed reconnaissance unmanned air systems have 30 years from now intelligence in support of Afghan and coalition forces flown almost three times as many operations, flying has been published means there are now twice as many in Afghanistan more than 160,000 hours. by the MOD. The fifth operating alongside the Army’s Hermes 450. Air Commodore Al Gillespie, responsible for edition of Global Reaper can monitor areas of interest for a the command and control of UK air assets over Strategic Trends considerable period of time. This affords the crew Afghanistan, said: “These aircraft provide vital describes a strategic time to conduct a detailed assessment of any target, intelligence and precise strike capability without context for those or increase in insurgent activity, the environment in putting our servicemen and women at risk. in the MOD and which they are operating and the ability to time any “As we draw down from Afghanistan it is wider Government attack to minimise the risk of civilian casualties or precisely this technology that will keep us one step involved in long term unnecessary damage to property. ahead.” The aircraft will be operated by 13 Squadron plans, policies and Reaper can also carry laser-guided bombs and from RAF Waddington and 39 Squadron at Creech in capabilities. Without Hellfire missiles when the situation demands it. In the USA. a strategic context there is a risk that policymakers Left: civilian and capability contractors assemble developers may assume a future an RAF Reaper at that adheres to Kandahar preconceived thoughts and Below: ground control assumptions. stations at RAF The document Waddington is available at https://www.gov. uk/government/ publications/global- strategic-trends- out-to-2045

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Total savings from reduced recruiting, fewer extensions of service, reductions in military and civilian personnel and greater Watchdog praises DE&S efficiency in the conduct of non-front line activities will save around £23 accounting progress billion by 2021-22, Defence Minister Anna Soubry For the first time in five years as directed by the Financial clear documentation and sound has reported to DE&S’ year-end capital spares Reporting Enabling Team, to internal review processes. Parliament. and inventory balances will ensure management activity was “During our wider audit of be subject to an unqualified documented to record how they DE&S we identified significant opinion by the main Government carried out their impairment improvements in many of the Vector gold spending watchdog. reviews. operating centre arrangements, Vector Aerospace Removal of the inventory It also reflects complex work earlier discussion of key UK has been qualification by the National undertaken over a number judgements and better co- awarded gold Audit Office will enhance ED &S’ of years by the Inventory ordination of audit samples and status as a supplier reputation for good financial Accounting Enabling and review processes. by Boeing. The management. It will also have a Inventory Reconciliation Teams “Some of the processes, such company’s team positive impact on the Treasury in establishing and maintaining as the Management Validation is responsible for in its scrutiny of DE&S in future reconciliation between inventory and Audit File and central co- embodiment of the avionics upgrade spending rounds. management and financialordination of audit samples, will to the UK’s fleet of It has been described as accounting systems. provide good practice which can 46 Chinook aircraft. ‘a fantastic achievement’ by Damian Brewitt, NAO be shared across the MOD.” Project Julius is the Michael Bradley, DE&S’ DG Director, said: “DE&S teams More good news has been modification of RAF Resources. have expended considerable received from the Chartered Chinook helicopters The organisation has had an effort in overcoming Institute of Public Finance and converting Mk2 audit qualification for each of the longstanding issues with Accountancy, following its and Mk3 aircraft into Mk4 and Mk5 last five years, covering a range inventory valuations alongside assessment of MOD financial configurations, of inventory issues. The current their normal operational management and professional including cockpit success has been achieved by responsibilities at a time of finance skills, where ED &S displays and the senior managers, inventory significant change. Progress scored highly when compared to addition of a third and finance staff following has been achieved through other MOD TLBs and the Public crew member seat. a consistent methodology, focused training, systematic and Sector. Delivering Aircraft Service Provision with the MoD - All Day, Everyday

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Varivane Covers are to be provided environmental and climatic Operating Framework.” Industries of for more than 400 armoured protection, specifically to the Ed Stoddart, chief executive Wiltshire has been awarded an vehicles as they transit back to high levels we have demanded, of Stuart Canvas, said: “We are enabling contract the UK from Afghanistan. was no mean challenge. proud to have been selected in for manufacture and Warrington-based Stuart “Stuart Canvas have, at an this significant programme. supply of furniture Canvas, which makes bespoke early stage in their relationship Our team in Warrington has to Royal Navy commercial and industrial with the MOD, come up with designed and manufactured vessels. Varivane covers, has been appointed by a solution by vehicle type that bespoke covers for each has nearly 50 years DE&S’ Protected Mobility team. meets the stringent demands vehicle so that they can be experience as a furniture support The covers will be placed on the usage and quickly and easily protected partner to the Royal individually designed to durability of the covers. from environmental damage, Navy. environmentally protect more “Added to that, they placed yet are easy to access when than ten vehicle types from the high value on the safety of the needed. It’s good news for UK PM praise protected mobility fleet and user while deploying the covers. manufacturing as a whole.” range from the much acclaimed “It is to their greatest Stuart Canvas is a leading Prime Minister Foxhounds and Mastiffs credit that they have accepted manufacturer of sports ground David Cameron through to self-loaders and the steep learning curve of covers – including tennis, has praised the Caterpillar diggers. working within the Acquisition cricket and frost covers. contribution of Much more than a simple Reservists across tarpaulin, the covers for each the UK in the light of Uniform to Work vehicle will weigh less than 30kg Day in June. He said: and can be deployed by two “Reserves come people in a matter of minutes. Sea Ceptor firing success from all walks of The covers, made from Two succcessful guided firings have been life and joining the lightweight, fireproof and carried out using the Sea Ceptor air defence Forces offers them breathable material, are system. the chance to face The firings by MBDA took place at the new challenges and also designed to protect land-based Visdel range in Sweden, pictured bring new skills and the vehicles from corrosion left. They were the first seeker guided firings experiences back to and environmental damage for the Common Anti-air Modular Missile their workplaces. It ensuring they are kept in (CAMM), including using its two-way data link is right our Reserves good condition until they are to communicate with the Sea Ceptor system. wear their uniforms required again. CAMM is to be used by the Royal Navy in with pride and Major Shaun Goodman, the Sea Ceptor system and the British Army remind people of the with the Future Local Area Air Defence System huge contribution Requirements Manager 2 with (FLAADS) Land system. they make.” the Protected Mobility team, FLAADS Land entered its assessment o Reserve awards: said: “The ability to provide phase in a contract with the MOD last January. page 20 vehicle covers that give the Panasonic recommends Windows.

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The UK is to gift preserves surplus quad bikes with trailers and handheld night vision equipment Naval to Kazakhstan this summer. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has explained it is part history of UK promotion of regional security and stability. “Kazakhstan has played a constructive role supporting ISAF operations in Afghanistan,” he said. “Kazakhstan will face increased Last 4.5 inch security challenges once ISAF has gun fired in withdrawn; the international anger finds a community has a part to play new home in in preparing its security forces for these challenges. a Gosport Kazakhstan also aspires to develop museum and deploy its troops in support of UN peacekeeping tasks.” Top: HMS Liverpool's Mod 0 gun, Safe operation complete with escorting dolphin

Engineering Left: on dry land, heading for a consultancy new museum home in Gosport Frazer-Nash has been awarded a contract to provide technical evaluation DE&S has gifted a piece of Its last high profilefrom HMS Liverpool. Some of to the Unmanned Royal Navy history to a museum deployment was patrolling its parts are common to the Air Systems team to keep it in the public eye. off the coast of Libya during replacement gun, the Mod 1 on a number of The 4.5 inch gun has been the Operation Ellamy. fleet, which is due out of service urgent operational standard medium calibre gun “We wanted to preserve a bit in 2039. requirement for Navy use against surface and of Royal Navy history, and this After agreement with the programmes. The shore targets for many years. particular gun seemed a fitting museum and completion of the results will provide evidence for type And the last Mk8 Mod 0 one to use,” said Wayne Bantick, relevant paperwork, Liverpool’s certification and version to be fired in anger – the who manages the Navy’s 4.5 inch gun was loaded onto a lorry and release-to-service, guns were fitted to a range of guns for DE&S’ International taken by road to Gosport. to allow safe and destroyers and frigates over the Guns, Missiles and Rockets The Mod 0 gun was fitted to airworthy operation last 40 years – has been donated team. Type 21, Type 22 Batch 3, Type of the aircraft to Explosion! The Museum of “I contacted a number of 23 and Type 42 frigates and under Military Naval Firepower in Gosport. museums who I thought would destroyers. Aviation Authority regulations. The gun, complete with be interested in preserving the The team is also looking turret and all its hydraulics, was gun and the Explosion! museum to preserve an example of a removed and placed in storage was the one who expressed an Goalkeeper close-in weapon New Chair when Type 42 destroyer HMS interest.” system which was fitted to some Sir David Pepper Liverpool went out of service in The gun was stored at Type 22 frigates, and a small is the new Chair of 2012. Devonport following its removal number of other vessels. the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Board. Medical and General Supplies team has lamps, totalling in excess of 15,000 The former Director awarded Babcock a four-year contract different items. of the Government Contract to supply electrical and electronic Babcock points to its background Communications components to the Royal Navy and British in supplying these items to defence, Headquarters keeps up Army. demonstrating ability to deliver the takes over from Sir Under the competitively awarded components within the specified tight Richard Mottram electric contract, Babcock will supply electrical delivery requirements and meeting its who has been in the and electronic components from simple contracted key performance indicators on position since 2008. supply resistors to circuit boards and search delivery and quality. news 17 Abbey Wood joins UK sites under new management

Defence sites across the DIO Acting Chief Executive country – including Abbey Mark Hutchinson said: “These Wood – will be maintained by new contracts will help DIO CarillionAmey for the next five provide modern and effective years in a series of contracts infrastructure services to worth £958 million. support defence capabilities The Defence Infrastructure and individual service Organisation (DIO) has personnel in a timely and cost- awarded the contracts - effective way.” Regional Prime Central valued Over the last ten years, DIO at £435 million, Regional Prime has rationalised the number of South West valued at £265 contracts it manages to deliver million, Regional Prime South this service from more than 250 East valued at £258 million – down to six. They are designed with options to extend for up to to deliver value for money another five years. for defence and the taxpayer The contracts provide through a coherent set of planned and reactive contracts where prices for core maintenance including services have been agreed in grounds maintenance and a advance with the contractor, 24/7 helpdesk for estate users. further improving financial They can deliver additional certainty. professional services, low Matt Foley, DIO Head of value capital works and capital Future Procurement said: projects up to just under £4 “DIO’s priority is to support million. The contracts ensure our Armed Forces by providing sites continue to be safe, legal the places they need to live, and operational at all times. work, train and deploy on The south west contract operations. Prime contracts covers 40 sites including Abbey provide a comprehensive Wood and RNAS Yeovilton. contract framework and have The central contract sees been developed following an 150 sites covered, including in-depth review of the defence ©MOD Crown Copyright Catterick Barracks, while the estate and requirements of our south east contract covers estate users.” around 60 sites, including All three regional prime Sandhurst and HQ Land Forces contracts are due to be in at Andover. service by next February.

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Civilian and military guests from across DE&S enjoyed German meet challenges that define the modern hospitality as the country’s UK liaison team hosted a drinks afternoon world. Our prized possession is trust. at Abbey Wood. It was the fourth time the team has held such an occasion to We inspire confidence by working thank those who have provided presentations and information on equipment and systems to inform the German High Command. in partnership with our customers Lt Col Herbert Gotte, head of the team for the last three years, to ensure that they meet their goals, leaves Abbey Wood next month for the Koblenz-based German procurement organisation where he will work in artillery systems. first time, every time. Lt Col Gotte and his No 2, Warrant Officer Dieter Honecker, are both supporters of Bayern Munich FC and wasted little time in talking of the country’s World Cup win. QinetiQ.com In a speech Lt Col Gotte welcomed guests and said he would take home many happy memories of his time at Abbey Wood. “But I certainly don’t want to take your rain home with me!” he added.

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Ultra’s Communication and Integrated Systems business in Greenford, Middlesex has been awarded a contract extension for in- service support of Litening Pods to enable advanced targeting and reconnaissance for the RAF’s Typhoon and Tornado fleets. With the outstanding amounts from the Chris helps DVD original contract, support is worth £80.4 million. The Group was initially go with a swing awarded a contract in 2006 to supply and support the first fleet of Litening Pods. The Pod has Proud to wear the uniform: Chris Harvey is pictured at the unveiling of Scout at DVD2014 recently passed 80,000 flying hours. Thousands of industry training and development that representatives and their DE&S annual show is on offer is exceptional, and Ron to chair military customers got together gives Reservists a the skills learned are easily Niteworks to make DVD2014 another transferable into all areas of resounding success. public platform life – leadership, teamwork, Ron Finlayson will And among their numbers communication, problem be the new Chair were those civilians showing solving, to name but a few. of the Niteworks partnership between how they go the extra mile for Commander in 131 Independent “On top of that, there is a the MOD and their country. Commando Squadron, Royal genuine excitement from the industry from next Uniform to Work Day Engineers. training which you just can’t get month. Mr Finlayson coincided with DE&S’ annual He said: “I was in the Army anywhere else – from conducting is Strategic Business stakeholder event live fire tactical Director, Defence at at the Millbrook training and o There are 22,480 Reservists in the Armed Forces – 1,860 in QinetiQ and replaces proving ground creating battle Finmeccanica the Maritime Reserve, 19,400 in the Army Reserves and 1,220 in UK's Vic Leverett, in Bedfordshire in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force; noise simulations who announced late June. from plastic his retirement The day o Since 2003 there have been more than 25,000 Reservist explosives, to earlier this year. Mr is a chance to mobilisations and 31 have died in the service of their country; conducting an Finlayson served celebrate the amphibious beach in the Royal Navy o The total strength of the Reserves is growing to 35,000 across contribution that all three Services by 2018. There will be a trained strength of assault at the before MOD roles more than 20,000 Bournemouth Air in procurement and 30,000 in the Army. In future, Reserve Forces will be an integral planning. He joined Reservists across and integrated part of the Armed Forces and some Reservists Festival. QinetiQ in 2004. the UK make to the will routinely take part in almost all military operations. “Then there’s Armed Forces. also the wide Lossie costs By wearing spectrum of military uniform to their civilian Cadet Force when I was younger, overseas travel, sport and By the end of 2013- place of work, they highlight the so joining the Reserves was a adventure training that are 14, around £17 work ordinary citizens do for very natural progression and available. Being a Reservist, you million had been their country. allowed me to continue doing can do all of that and still have spent on Typhoon- DE&S’ Chris Harvey works what I loved. your civilian career and personal related works at as a commercial manager in the “I get an incredible amount life at the same time. You also get RAF Lossiemouth, Scout Specialist Vehicles team out of being a Reservist. The paid for it all!” Parliamentary figures reveal. The – Scout made a public debut at estimated capital DVD – helping to manage the costs for facilitating primary contract with General Reserve support turns to gold Typhoon Force- Dynamics UK, as well as a Ten organisations have won an MOD gold award for outstanding support related operations, number of support contracts. provided to the Armed Forces, particularly to Reservists. including the His role includes making Defence Minister Anna Soubry said: “Growing our reserve forces is not Northern Quick something that we can do alone. This is about working in partnership with Reaction Alert sure contracts meet customer requirements, that they employers, giving them the support they need and showing them that, in facility, at RAF turn, their reservists can give a lot back too.” deliver value for money for the Lossiemouth is Organisations recognised include BAE, Hewlett Packard, Carillion, BT, anticipated to be £87 taxpayer, and that contractors Barclays, Systems Consultants Services, Amalgam Training, NHS Scotland, million. deliver in line with contracts. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Royal College of As a reservist, he is a Troop Nursing. voyager 21

Voyager seals the deal

The RAF’s new tanker and air transport aircraft “This was an has achieved its scheduled in-service date, on exceptionally complex project time and on budget and the fact it was delivered in time and cost is testament to the hard work, determination, and incredible professionalism of the team” – Report: Robin Clegg Air Vice-Marshal Pictures: Andrew Linnett Peter Ewen, and David Tucker DE&S Director Air Support

he RAF’s newest transport and which has replaced the RAF’s VC10 and breaking Private Finance Initiative air-to-air refuelling aircraft was TriStar aircraft. programme on schedule is a significant Tan imposing sight at Farnborough Defence Minister Philip Dunne moment for DE&S and the RAF. as it was announced that the fleet has met members of the project team, the “Earlier this month DE&S announced achieved its in-service date on time. Voyager crew who had flown the aircraft delivery of the first three Chinook Mk6 At almost 200ft long, with an from its base at RAF Brize Norton into helicopters to the RAF, also on schedule. equally wide wingspan, the Voyager is Farnborough, as well as staff from “These events provide evidence that the largest aircraft in the RAF’s fleet. AirTanker who are providing Voyager as DE&S is becoming a higher performing Since December it has been part of a 27-year Private Finance Initiative delivery organisation, better able to playing a key role in the operational contract worth £10.5 billion. deliver vital equipment and support to airbridge that transports personnel Minister for Defence Equipment, the Armed Forces on time.” and equipment between the UK and Support and Technology Mr Dunne said: Signed in 2008, the FSTA contract Afghanistan. “Delivering the Voyager aircraft on time between AirTanker and DE&S tasks the The milestone has been described is a major achievement and an effective company – whose shareholders include as a “real morale-booster” by leaders at demonstration that MOD procurement Airbus Group, Rolls-Royce, Thales, DE&S, who have seen a number of high is not only under control, but delivering Cobham and Babcock – with delivery, profile projects achieving deliveries on timely and world class results for the military conversion and subsequent schedule this year. taxpayer, industry and the Armed operation and support for 14 Airbus The ninth aircraft, ZZ338, has Forces.” A330-200 aircraft. completed the core fleet at RAF Brize Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Norton under the Future Strategic Materiel, added: “Delivery of this ground- n continued on page 22 Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) programme, 22 voyager

o continued from page 21 passengers or 40 stretchers, providing a achievement. We must now take the step-change in capability. project into the 21st century and deliver a This includes the core fleet of nine, Voyager aircraft have so far flown truly world class service.” flown by the RAF, and a further five – more than 13,000 hours and carried more He added: “It has been an honour to the surge fleet – which are available for than 172,000 passengers. In its tanker lead the project team and work with our AirTanker to lease. This could include role, Voyager has offloaded more than partners in industry, the RAF and the release to the civil market, without its 4,000 tonnes of fuel to receiver aircraft regulators. This complex and ambitious military equipment, or to partner nations in 230 sorties, including in support of project has set a number of challenges in a military capacity with the MOD’s Typhoon and UK air defence. and it is a testament to the dedication agreement. AirTanker secured clearance to and skill of everyone involved that this The last aircraft for the surge fleet is begin air-to-air refuelling operations significant milestone has been achieved. I scheduled for delivery by the end of 2016. with Typhoon and Tornado last summer, would like to thank them all but especially To reach its current state, the Voyager followed by the start of operations in past and current team members for their programme has survived a number of support of the Afghanistan airbridge in dedication and commitment.” technical challenges. Stringent contract December. Phil Blundell, chief executive of conditions around delivery resulted in Chris Dell, leader of DE&S’ Strategic AirTanker, said, “The RAF now has industry switching conversion work Transport and Air-to-Air Refuelling access to the most capable tanking and from Cobham to Madrid, while problems team, said that relationships were air transport fleet in Europe. We will encountered with the air-to-air refuelling important to Voyager’s success with, continue to work in partnership with the equipment during the initial flight trials unusually, a number of the key people in RAF to refine this service. The delivery were successfully solved. Changes in the private and public sectors remaining of the ninth core fleet aircraft into RAF military aviation regulation have also with the project after contract signature. Brize Norton represents a sizeable led to a greater MOD involvement in “The challenge that now faces achievement.” continuing airworthiness issues. All everyone involved with Voyager is to challenges have been successfully build on the success. As described by overcome. Wg Cdr Ronnie Traslor, commanding Alongside its air-to-air refuelling officer of 101 Squadron and a former – ‘tanking’ – role, Voyager is able to requirements manager in the project perform air transport and aeromedical team, we have replaced the VC10 and evacuation, carrying up to 291 TriStar capability, which is a significant

Main picture: Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel, is shown around Voyager at RAF Brize Norton and is pictured on the flight deck, far right

Above: Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Philip Dunne is joined on the flight deck at the Farnborough Air Show by Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford, Chief of the Air Staff voyager 23

The first ground-breaking civil leasing progress that we are making across both deal for Voyager has been agreed in our core service to the RAF and in our principle between AirTanker, the company developing aircraft leasing capability.” behind the project, and Thomas Cook In its civil specification, the aircraft will Airlines. be delivered from Airbus and set up by Under the terms of the three-year AirTanker to an all economy Thomas agreement, Thomas Cook Airlines will Cook Airline 323 seat configuration. lease a single Airbus A330-200 from the As part of the ‘wet leasing’ agreement AirTanker/FSTA ‘surge fleet’, to support six Thomas Cook Airlines captains and long haul routes as part of its UK flying four first officers, will be seconded to programme. AirTanker, flying alongside AirTanker’s Flying under the new Thomas Cook own civilian pilots. The cabin service will Airlines livery, the aircraft will be be performed by a cabin crew provided by operated by AirTanker under its civil Air Thomas Cook Airlines. Thomas Cook will Operator’s Certificate from May 2015 also provide line maintenance with base in support of scheduled routes from maintenance delivered by AirTanker. Glasgow, Manchester and Stansted to Las Thomas Cook Airlines seconded flight Vegas, Cancun and Orlando. crew will also support AirTanker’s Dave Mitchard, Managing Director, civil/charter service in support of the AirTanker Services, said that the deal Falklands airbridge. This is operated by represented ‘a first in civil aircraft AirTanker on the Civil Aircraft Register leasing’. under an independent Air Operators He said: “AirTanker and Thomas Cook Certificate, with its own pilots and civilian Airlines have reached provisional cabin crew. agreement on leasing terms against one of our A330-200 surge fleet aircraft with a full agreement expected shortly. “This is a significant milestone and achievement for AirTanker and one which is representative of the significant 24 merlin

Report: Emma Hallett merlin 25 Mk2 heralds happy hunting On budget and four months early, the latest Merlin has been delivering the goods

ne of the world’s most sea to search for and track submarines technologically advanced and denying them space to go in to. Ohelicopters has successfully been The Mk2 will form a crucial part of the put through its paces over the Atlantic future capability of the Queen Elizabeth Ocean after entering service four months aircraft carrier, while also operating early and on budget. from frigates, destroyers and Royal Fleet For the first time, nine of the UK’s next Auxiliary support ships worldwide. generation of submarine-hunting Merlin Captain Ed Tritschler, DE&S Merlin Mk2s embarked on HMS Illustrious for a team leader, said: “The success of Deep high tempo exercise named “Deep Blue”. Blue represents a decade of design, Fifteen of the aircraft have been development and manufacturing. delivered to RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall “It has been delivered ahead of time as part of an £800 million DE&S-managed and to cost, and not many programmes programme. can say that. This has been down to In total 30 Mk1 aircraft will be a shared vision, understanding and upgraded – with the remaining responsibility between DE&S, industry helicopters on schedule to arrive over the and Royal Navy operators at RNAS next 18 months. Culdrose to get it right. It has been a true The 14.6-tonne Merlin Mk2s will play team effort.” an important part in anti-submarine and Working with Lockheed Martin UK, anti-surface warfare, while also being based in Havant, and AgustaWestland, able to mount the M3M machine-gun in Yeovil, at its peak the programme has when operating in counter piracy and employed around 1,400 in UK industry. maritime policing roles. Minister for Defence Equipment The flexibility of the helicopter means Support and Technology, Philip Dunne, it can also be configured for troop said: “Delivering the Merlin Mk2 into transport and casualty evacuation. service four months ahead of schedule Preparing for its future role in anti- and to budget is a real achievement and submarine warfare the Deep Blue shows how MOD is working well with exercise saw the Merlin’s cutting edge industry to deliver equipment to our technology tested over four weeks, with Armed Forces.” the helicopters completing a total of 480 For the future, the MOD plans to add hours flying time. an airborne surveillance capability that The exercise was overseen by will arguably stretch the multi-role Commander Ben Franklin, Commanding concept well beyond any other military Officer of the Merlin Helicopter Force, helicopter in the world. who praised both the aircraft and his Pete Worrall, Chief of Materiel (Joint men and women who he said ‘delivered in Enablers) at DE&S, in overall charge of spades’. the upgrade programme, said: “This is Speaking at the Farnborough Air Show a world class achievement in anyone’s Commander Franklin acknowledged the books, especially noting the significant effort made by DE&S and its partners to technologically complex and challenging deliver the technology and, importantly, Merlin programme. the training on time. “Taken with our recent delivery of the He added: “Practice makes perfect; it Chinook Mk6 programme, also early and doesn’t come about by chance. While the to budget, this shows that the hard work, exercise is very exciting, this is what we commitment and professionalism being do – it is what we are paid to deliver and I expended by DE&S staff, in conjunction am very pleased to say, we did deliver it.” with key MOD stakeholders, is From its inception the Merlin Mk2 has supporting the delivery of our promises broken new ground, with a glass cockpit, to our Armed Forces.” an updated combat system, and 40km of Following Deep Blue the Royal Navy new cabling in each aircraft. has fully validated the capability and Data is collected and processed using declared that the Initial Operating the helicopter’s radar, sonobouys and Capability of the Merlin Mk2 has been dipping sonar which is lowered into the achieved. 26 carriers

Long live the new Queen

he UK’s biggest warship, Queen remaining external fittings and finishes, Newly-appointed DE&S Director Elizabeth, has taken to the water including catwalks, deck coating and Ship Acquisition, Rear Admiral Henry Tfor the first time at her builder’s landing lights for her complement of Parker, said: “The move of HMS Queen yard in Scotland. Lightning II fighters and helicopters. Elizabeth into the basin at Rosyth is a The 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier, Internal equipment including her massive tribute to my predecessors and named by the Queen on 4th July, made combat system, navigation systems and the whole team in MOD and industry. the short journey from the dry dock in flight control equipment will also be Importantly, it happened on time and which she was assembled at Rosyth, on installed. All of these systems will be with quality standards upheld. Watching the Firth of Forth, to a special berth in comprehensively tested before the ship the move live as I did in the first week in a flooded basin where she will remain leaves Rosyth. Following a full series post was a highly symbolic event for me while she is fitted out and prepared for of contractor sea trials the ship will be personally. It signifies a new stage for the start of her contractor’s sea trials in handed over to the Royal Navy in 2017. the programme as we move into the next 2016. The assembly phase for her sister ship, equally hard phase of work. There is still DE&S Director Ships Tony Graham Prince of Wales, is expected to begin a long way to go to meet Initial Operating said: “HMS Queen Elizabeth was quite in earnest later this summer, with the Capability in 2020 but this milestone majestic as she left the dock which has joining of Lower Blocks 02, constructed marks our commitment to achieve it.” been her home for the last three years. in Portsmouth, and 03, which was The float out came just 13 days after The weather was calm which added to constructed at Govan on the Clyde, in the the vessel was named by the Queen the sense of occasion. Her movement dry dock that the Queen Elizabeth has in a spectacular ceremony. DE&S from the dock to the berth was silky just vacated. staff were praised for their work on smooth. She looked magnificent and The operation to float the Queen what has been described as a ‘giant the DE&S Ship Acquisition team should Elizabeth started when the dry dock floating advertisement for Britain’s take great pride in achieving another was flooded for the first time to allow manufacturing’. significant milestone on this challenging the ship to float. It then took only three In a letter to staff on the same day, programme.” hours on Thursday 17th July to carefully then-Defence Secretary Philip Hammond The ship will shortly begin the next manoeuvre her out of the dock with just said the ceremony was more than just a part of her programme: test, integration two metres clearance at either side and milestone in the project. and commissioning. This challenging then berth her alongside a nearby jetty. “It is a great day not just for the Royal phase will include the installation of Navy but for the entire nation. Queen carriers 27

Elizabeth is a testament to what a united enormous honour to see Her Majesty Britain can accomplish,” he said. name her today.” “Queen Elizabeth will not just be a Thousands more people involved military, diplomatic and humanitarian in the design and construction of the capability, but a giant floating carriers joined in the celebrations at 15 advertisement for the high calibre of sites across the UK. From Abbey Wood, Britain’s manufacturing and industrial Appledore and Portsmouth to Derby, base. She will demonstrate that not only Tyneside and Glasgow, local politicians, do we punch above our weight militarily, schoolchildren, veterans and but that we have the skills and ingenuity Royal Navy personnel joined in this country to rival any in the world.” employees to watch events relayed The naming ceremony saw Prime live on giant screens. Minister David Cameron and First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir George Zambellas join allies from around the world and more than 3,500 people involved in the design and construction. The event marked the first time in more than 15 years that the Queen has christened a Royal Navy warship and Her Majesty gave her blessing as a bottle of finest Scotch whisky shattered against the hull. Ian Booth, Managing Director of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, said: “This is a proud moment for more than 10,000 people across the UK who have worked together to deliver Queen Elizabeth. “I congratulate everyone involved in making today possible. This ship truly reflects the very best of British design and ingenuity and we all feel an 28 dvd DVD2014 – innovation is key

Scout showcases a step change in armoured fighting vehicle capability for the future British Army

cout and Warrior, a major part of capabilities of vehicles which have the planned make-up of Army 2020, excelled on operations, including the Swere both on show as DVD2014 heavily armoured Mastiff and the proved another hit with the UK’s land Foxhound protected patrol vehicle. equipment stakeholder community. Maj Gen Paul Jaques, Director The first Scout Specialist Vehicle Land Equipment at DE&S, said: “The production representative prototype, uniqueness of DVD is that it brings a Protected Mobility Reconnaissance together in one environment DE&S which Support (PMRS) variant, showcased the acquires and maintains the equipment, step change in armoured fighting vehicle the Army who are the users, and industry capability being delivered to the British to discuss and showcase what is required Army. to meet our future equipment needs.” This first variant rolled off the Director General Logistics, production line at General Dynamics Support and Equipment from Army European Land Systems on 12th June at Headquarters, Maj Gen Richard Semple, a ceremony attended by Chief of Materiel added: “DVD has moved from strength (Land) Lt Gen Chris Deverell, Director to strength and is now firmly cemented General Capability Maj Gen Nick Pope in the calendar as the premier land and key members of the DE&S Land environment equipment and support Operating Centre. stakeholder engagement event. As the It is the first realisation of the Army returns to a contingent posture we Common Base Platform which is the need to reset the breadth and depth of basis for all variants. More production military capability to cope with the range prototypes are due to start trials over the of potential future commitments. next 18 months. “This will require continued All Scout variants will be highly agile, innovation and flexibility, but above tracked, medium-weight vehicles, which all further strengthening of the close will provide the Army with the most up- relationship now developed between the to-date protection. The vehicles are fully MOD and industry.” digitised and support open electronic DVD will be held architecture principles. next in 2016. Also on display was Lockheed Martin UK’s pre-production demonstration Defence Minister upgraded Warrior, developed as part Philip Dunne at DVD of the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme. Improvements to fightability and lethality include an improved turret that will allow more accurate firing on the move. Visitors also enjoyed a preview of the 40mm cannon which will provide the main weapon for Scout and new generation Warrior. More than 4,000 visitors mixed with 170 exhibitors at the event at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire on 25th-26th June for the eleventh year of DE&S’ major event bringing industry and the Forces together to discuss how lessons can be learned from current operations to shape future capability. Off-road demonstrations of Army vehicles proved popular while a static display represented an armoured battle group where representatives from 12 Brigade explained the dvd 29 DVD2014 – innovation is key 30 news

NEWSREEL Enhanced training Protector

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has support appointed SEA, a subsidiary of the technology group Cohort, to deliver a is signed £4million research programme as part of the Synthetic Environments Tower of Excellence. Research will focus on future training and experimentation environments, to develop exploitation of advanced live, virtual and constructive simulation architectures, interoperability and management techniques. This will aid integration HMS Protector – the Royal DE&S’ Commercially Supported the British maritime industry between land, sea Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship – will Shipping team, said: “The ice for almost 130 years, will and air operations, and support greater be supported and maintained patrol ship plays a vital part in be responsible for vessel interoperability from next month until June 2018 supporting UK interests in the maintenance, planning and between Nato in a £7.6 million contract with Antarctic and south Atlantic. supervision of refit periods and nations and other Andrew Weir Shipping. To be effective she must remain purchase and supply of spare coalition partners. The Contractor Logistic available and operational while parts and consumable stores. Support arrangement will see alone for extended durations The company will be Container the ship available to the Royal in one of the world’s most involved in any design changes backing Navy for 334 days per year. inhospitable environments. to the vessel and assist with The Norwegian-built vessel “I’m delighted to welcome emergency response situations Support for was chartered from commercial Andrew Weir Shipping on board in partnership with Steller a range of service by the Royal Navy in this project; they have many Systems who will provide containerised April 2011, and purchased years of ship management and emergency naval architecture deployable systems outright from GC Rieber for £54 support experience including support. will be provided by million last September. the support of the Strategic Roll- Andrew Weir’s Managing Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, In addition to the support of on Roll-off ferries. Director Steve Corkhill added: with G3 Systems as scientific bases in Antarctica, “I look forward to “We are proud to announce the its partner, following HMS Protector is also capitalising on best practice successful bid to provide our the award of an equipped for patrol, survey and from the commercial sector services to the MOD. We are enabling contract. humanitarian tasking. to ensure Protector continues looking forward to working The framework Cdr Phil Russell, to deliver the 334 days a year with the MOD and the crew of contract will last up Hydrographic and Patrol Ship availability expected of her.” HMS Protector to support the to seven years and enable equipment to Availability Manager with Andrew Weir Shipping, in UK’s presence in the Antarctic.” operate successfully as Force 2020 develops. It o Joint includes deployable Movements systems from Unit personnel AFV Power Pack load one of the repair facilities, last Sea Kings to deployable in Afghanistan engineering onto an RAF C-17 workshops to aircraft to be sent C4ISTAR working back to the UK. environments. With the end of Operation Herrick DE&S chart approaching the Sea King is no This edition of longer required desider contains in Afghanistan. the latest DE&S Unit staff are organisation chart. busy sending Further copies equipment back are available from to the UK as it DE&S Corporate becomes surplus Communications on to requirements in ABW ext 30537 Afghanistan. MB0??_DVD A4 Ad_Layout 1 16/07/2014 11:31 Page 1

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t’s not easy to be a listening organisation. I suspect many of David Ball, DE&S Director HR, talks about the ‘Ius find it easier to do things, or actions taken forward as a result of 2013 Your give instructions, than really to listen to what people around us are saying. Say feedback, and what is planned this year But I do think there are signs that we are getting better at it. with DE&S’ new trading entity status When I look at the freedoms we now have, I see something professionals in DE&S have been asking for for years. When we business area commendations launched the new DE&S in April, we • all the material explaining received a huge range of constructive how DE&S will operate as a trading and thoughtful ideas for what really entity needs to change – immediately and • the work on professional longer term. and career development across Board members made it their the functions, including the new business to think long and hard about Engineering Skills framework every single one, and publish what they had concluded. I’ve been at a number At its July meeting, CDM’S of Talk to the Board sessions (see Executive Board discussed what we page 34 for the latest session) – where could do to engage even more. And senior colleagues are listening, not we decided to find out what you think broadcasting. of our proposals: so we are going to There are some other examples of publish a new draft communications when we have tried not just to listen and engagement strategy and take more but to get more involvement and views on it before issuing it next sense that this business is one for all of month. Please look at it and tell us us to be engaged in together: what you think. As you’ll see in that draft strategy, • a new staff suggestion scheme we’ve decided to have a dedicated • families days Communications and Engagement • a travel to work survey for workstrand in the DE&S change Abbey Wood staff, the results of which programme. It is led by Pete Worrall, go to the Board next month Chief of Materiel (Joint Enablers), but some extra questions of our own. • a new emphasis in sharing with a number of directors (Air Please find time to do that survey and best practice – with published Vice-Marshal Sue Gray, Tony Graham tell us what you think. examples and a new Learning from and Paul Blakiston) providing senior As I said at the start, listening is Experience study. business championship. hard. It’s something that everyone at • Chief of Defence Materiel and Staff will really be the judge of how every level just needs to keep working well we listen and at. engage. We will But the whole point of the freedom ‘I’m incredibly proud to have the have our own that comes with the new DE&S is version of ‘Your that it makes the business ours. And chance to help shape the new DE&S. Say’ this year – the engaging with one another, listening DE&S Employee to one another as we design the future I’ll be even prouder if others all Engagement is what puts the ‘ours’ into ‘Ours to Survey. It will Deliver.’ across the business feel the same have the same I’m incredibly proud to have the questions you’ll chance to help shape the new DE&S. I’ll way’ recognise from be even prouder if others all across the previous surveys, business feel the same way.’

A project to provide a capability for training personnel in ship- Demonstrator wins out for design and innovation to-ship replenishment has won a major award. 45 reception points, and a demonstrator, conduct trials and now. When the RAS and The Heavy Replenishment working Type 23 bow structure deliver it in January 2011. Seamanship trainer is handed at Sea (HRAS) demonstrator at is also included to teach wider Nigel Andrews, HRAS Project over to the Royal Navy School HMS Raleigh, near Torpoint in seamanship skills. Manager for DE&S’ Commercially of Seamanship, it will provide Cornwall, is trialling designs and The project has won the Supported Shipping team, said: a fantastic capability to enable equipment to be used to transfer top infrastructure award in the “This award recognises the affordable and realistic personnel stores from Royal Fleet Auxiliary south west for innovative design, engineering excellence and training for the next 20 years.” ships to the new Queen Elizabeth procurement and construction by construction innovation that To replicate transfers in all carriers while at sea. When trials the Royal Institution of Chartered underpinned the HRAS land- weathers, HRAS consists of a complete later this summer the Surveyors. based demonstrator and integral delivery platform, including a demonstrator will be converted The award goes to Ward future replenishment-at sea- 25-metre steel mast, and a steel into a training facility. Williams, sub-contractor of trainer at HMS Raleigh. ship structure, which mimics the The trainer will also include Rolls-Royce who won the £25 “The trials programme receiving points for stores on the replicas of Type 23 and Type million contract to build the is coming to its conclusion carriers. news 33

Air Vice-Marshal Sue Gray – DE&S’ Director Combat Air – sponsored the latest in Director Technical’s series of Learning from Experience seminars at Abbey Wood based on challenges encountered as part of the Watchkeeper Unmanned Air System programme. She opened the event by emphasising the huge challenge of the unique programme which saw a number of firsts for DE&S, including the first UAS core programme and the first UAS to operate in the UK. Gp Capt Paul Lloyd, the UAS Type Airworthiness Authority, provided an insight into the effort of his team in achieving type certification for an unmanned system, uncharted territory for the project team, the design organisation and the Military Aviation Authority. He noted the importance of an unambiguous certification process where all parties’ roles and responsibilities were defined, the value of setting and agreeing a clear baseline from the outset with all stakeholders and the importance of suitably Watchkeeper: lessons learned qualified and experienced personnel in delivering a technically complex programme. Richard Maguire, the UAS team’s software He identified six lessons to achieve safe, to developers and their evidence, contracting specialist, was responsible for co-ordinating functional and certifiable software. These for what you want to see and happen as well the effort to achieve certification for the included the need to know the basis of the as planning for the time when there is no Watchkeeper system software. standards employed, contracting for access evidence. Applying science to the future

Thousands of visitors Imperial College London Exhibits included a laser- DE&S is hosting a Sustainable were wowed by the Atomic under the aegis of the Centre balloon popping demo, a Procurement Industry Day on 15th Weapons Establishment- for Inertial Fusion Studies, target fabrication training September to stimulate awareness Imperial College stand at the showcased how the world- microscope with a specially and build a wider understanding Summer Science Exhibition leading Orion laser can manufactured ‘telescope about the need to reduce the Armed last month. recreate conditions close to target’ and a ‘How Hot is Forces’ reliance on fossil fuels. It will also tackle other pan Leading academics, the centre of the sun. Hot?’ game which consisted supply chain vulnerabilities that policymakers, teachers, AWE Chief Scientist of large fridge magnets pose significant military and schoolchildren, families and Professor Andrew Randewich showing images which you operational risks. the public visited the stand said: “I commend everyone had to guess the temperature With a keynote address given called ‘Set the controls for involved for making a of in the right order! by Air Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, the heart of the sun’ at The significant difference to The exhibition, held Deputy Chief of Defence Staff for Military Capability, it aims to Royal Society’s week-long AWE’s reputation and also annually since 1769, is The bring together defence industry exhibition in London. for furthering UK science Royal Society’s premier partners and an audience of MOD The event demonstrated generally. I’m sure that opportunity to present stakeholders from business areas AWE’s commitment to applications from AWE and to visitors pioneering UK in DE&S and Front Line Commands. promoting the national our links with universities science and engineering Industry partners and key STEM (science, technology, will be very favourably that can change lives and suppliers are invited to present engineering and mathematics) received in years to come.” understanding of the world. on developments such as new technologies to address emerging agenda through sustainability risks and realise the schools liaison benefits to the front line. activities and links These include escalation of with UK academia. Interest: energy costs and threats to supply, AWE is run visitors to the as well as tackling risks to the by a Government- AWE stand availability of the materials, and the o w n e d , potential impacts of climate change on capability performance and Contractor- supply chains. operated (GoCo) MOD’s energy costs are about company – a £1.13 billion each year or just consortium over three per cent of the defence including Serco, budget. Every 1p increase to the Lockheed Martin price per litre of fuel adds £13 and Jacobs million to defence costs. To help deal with increasing Engineering – fuel costs and risks to supply, the through a contract MOD has set a target to reduce with DE&S. the Armed Forces’ fossil fuel The interactive consumption by 18 per cent by 2020. display, supported For more information e-mail through AWE’s [email protected], engagement with or contact Richard Brewin on 020 7218 9438. 34 news

DE&S Board members had the From left: David Ball, Lt Gen Chris Deverell and Barry Burton opportunity to engage with staff at the latest Abbey Wood Talk to the Board ‘Live’ event. Red tape The event was hosted by Chief of Materiel (Land), Lieutenant General Chris on list of Deverell, Director Materiel Strategy Barry Burton and Director Human Resources issues David Ball. Questions raised issues on staff raise recruitment, reducing red tape and going digital by default. to board On recruitment, Mr Ball said: “The solution going forward is that each of the professions will perhaps run two members campaigns per year. In addition, Human Resources hopes to introduce a rolling recruitment campaign this autumn where a range of adverts will always be open.” In trying to reduce the amount of red Kit codes to be managed tape staff have to go through to make certain things happen Mr Burton said: “There is a team set by a single company up to look at what we can do to reduce the amount of red Contract builds on tape. This is no small task and we have partnership to thousands of things that need to be done. keep track of vital It will take some time to do this, but there is equipment the will to do it. “The Board recognises that there Codification services – needs to be a balance cataloguing of all UK Forces between tighter equipment – are to be carried scrutiny and getting out by a single company for the the right processes in place to enable first time. staff to do their jobs The UK National Codification properly.” Bureau (UKNCB) – part of On making DE&S inventory management, better use of digital based in Glasgow – has selected capability within CMCA(UK) in a four-year DE&S, Lt Gen Deverell enabling contract. said: “We have discussed at Board The UKNCB team has been level and we are in working behind the scenes Ready to do the job: CMCA(UK) has been busy reorganising its offices in agreement of the need to ensure that DE&S benefits Worcester to make room for extra staff to complement their experienced to move DE&S into from seamless support as it codification team. a more 21st century makes the transition from the approach. four companies that previously “We should look at what is going on delivered the codification Rob Crawford, Managing “The award of the contract in other areas and capability down to a single Director of CMCA(UK) said: pays testament to the technical businesses that could service provider. “This is a very proud moment for skills and innovation within present opportunities The contract represents CMCA(UK) and represents the our workforce and the quality that we could build a significant milestone in the culmination of many months of standards we employ across our on; as a general point, Worcester-based company’s hard work and planning by the business. pushing increasing history. management team. “We are looking forward use of the internet and using less paper. The to working closely with DE&S challenge is how we project teams to deliver a world do that, but the intent class codification service.” is definitely there.” Codification – the whys and wherefores Kevan Harrigan, Head of Staff can submit o UKNCB, added: “This is the first questions to the Board Codification creates a detailed catalogue of everything UK Forces use from weapons to spares, food and clothing. time UKNCB has worked with a through the Talk to single service provider so it is a the Board mailbox. o A written response Technical descriptions of every item are stored on a central system learning opportunity for both of will come from along with who makes and supplies it. This is run by the UK National us. the relevant Board Codification Bureau in Glasgow and is integral to the success of the “Previous experience of member. supply chain. working with CMCA has helped The next Abbey o and we hope to build on this Wood Talk to the UKNCB uses the Nato Codification System. More than 60 countries are members of the system with 17 million stock numbers. partnership to deliver effective Board ‘Live’ event will output to our DE&S, wider MOD be held in the autumn. o More information on UKNCB and codification services provided by and Nato customers.” CMCA(UK) can be obtained from www.mod.uk/ncb. news 35

Before her maiden deployment ‘Note to self: began last month, HMS Defender fired her Don’t start this first Sea Viper missile. Lt Cdr Amy on a Friday!’ Alexander of

This is her second visit to the DE&S’ Hebrides after her first was thwarted Maritime ‘by the weather so you can expect it to be straightforward’. I should have known and Air at this point that a complicated serial was to follow! Weapons Before I left Abbey Wood, I was briefed that the Hebrides Range where Systems HMS Defender’s first Sea Viper firing was to take place, had an issue with the Air describes Watchman radar which was an essential part of the safety case for the firing. a busy The ship needed to fire before weekend deploying so we decided to travel in the hope the radar issues were resolved. working Sadly on arrival at the range I learned that both the Air Watchman and the T92 to make radars were defective – it was a Friday, and our chances of repair were slim. sure the Not wishing to be the harbinger of doom, we set about plan B. We had a launch state-of-the-art, very capable warship on took the range. She should be able to provide her own range clearance and her Fighter place Controller the ability to control the Mirach target. on time What followed became a battle with the system to ensure we had all the and was correct paperwork and permissions in place to achieve a Monday firing and a success enable the ship to continue with her deployment preparation on time. Note to self: if you wish to engage with multiple delivery teams, contractors Above: sky's the and duty holders as well as getting a limit – Sea Viper new QinetiQ safety case written and heads for its target approved before achieving 2-star sign off, do not start your work on a Friday Left: HMS Defender, afternoon. It is a credit to the plethora of in the foreground, is organisations involved that, by close of pictured with HMS play the next Monday, the documentation Diamond off Cyprus was all written and the final approval was during her first deployment last received at 5.48pm precisely. month No pressure but, due to the limitation imposed by the impact our firing has on the transatlantic routing of aircraft, the range closes at 8pm with 7.30 being the Sea Viper support is fully up and running last possible Sea Viper Missile launch time. Full support capability for Sea Viper Navy Command, David Jarvis of DE&S Ships At 7.30, the Mirach target was in the missile support was declared at the end of Support Alliance, Maritime and Air Weapons air, controlled by the Fighter Controller June. Systems (MAWS) team leader Richard on board HMS Defender, the range The critical milestone is part of the Murray and MBDA’s Rob Klein endorsed confirmed as clear and the target flying a implementation of the £300 million solution. achievement of the 13 support capability firing profile. It is the culmination of three years' criteria. hard work, recognises that the full suite of This confirms that MBDA and MAWS are Command approval was given and, at Sea Viper support infrastructure has been delivering effective and enduring support for the last possible moment, the Sea Viper delivered, is successfully supporting the the Sea Viper weapon system. missile was successfully launched and fleet today and is fit for the long haul. Declaration of Full Support Capability tracked up to the point where the Mirach Full Support Capability was preceded comes three years after Initial Support and air vehicle target disappeared from the by a stakeholder review of the Sea Viper a period of work delivering initial ranging screen in the range control building – a Project Availability Support Service in and scaling of spares, implementing training confirmed hit. Portsmouth naval base. systems and supporting the first three years A panel made up of Capt Bill Evans of of the ships’ deployment. 36 news

HMS Illustrious was welcomed back in style on 22nd July as she returned home to Lusty back for the last time Portsmouth for the last time. The Navy’s helicopter and commando carrier, which has clocked up 900,000 miles on operations throughout the world during her 32-year career, is being withdrawn from service and will be decommissioned later this year. A flypast comprising Apache, Merlin, Lynx and Sea King helicopters flew over the ship as she entered Portsmouth Harbour and dozens of families lined the jetty to cheer home the veteran carrier. Illustrious is succeeded by HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy’s larger, younger and more capable helicopter carrier which has just returned to service following a £65 million refit. Tenders have been invited from private companies, charities and trusts to secure HMS Illustrious’ future. From Scotland to Crewe – kit goes on the Factfinding: Mr Dunn is pictured with, left, Radway Green manager Nigel MacVean and, agenda above, Stephen Doran, Managing Director, Raytheon UK Power and Control, and Richard Daniel, Chief Executive, Raytheon UK

Military equipment from freefall Raytheon has also manufactured and example of all of these elements.” weapons to small arms ammunition has delivered the 4,000th Paveway IV, nearly At Radway Green BAES has recently been on the agenda over the last month. completing replenishment for DE&S. The opened a new £83 million small arms Minster for Defence Equipment, facility also manufactures sub-systems factory, built partly with money from the Support and Technology Philip Dunne for Tomahawk, another product used by company's long-term munitions contract visited Raytheon UK in Scotland for UK Forces. with DE&S. a briefing on the company’s weapons Richard Daniel, Chief Executive, Mr Dunne said: “The facility is engineering capability. Raytheon UK, said: “Raytheon sees world class and testament to the expert And he saw at first hand BAE Systems’ the growth of indigenous capability manufacturing skills that we have here Munitions business in Cheshire where as being a vital part of the future. This in the UK, producing some of the best he learned of the company’s munitions will be achieved by various means, military equipment in the world. export campaign. through our own investment in scientific “The site makes an important Glenrothes is home to Raytheon’s and engineering endeavour in key contribution to the local economy with Global Paveway factory, which has technologies, through our partnerships 372 employees and its apprenticeship produced more than 9,000 GPS-aided with UK universities and through our programme, but also increasingly to the inertial navigation system units across programme work with industry partners. defence export industry, supporting the the Paveway family of precision weapons. “Our facility in Scotland is a great revival of the UK’s economy.” news 37

DE&S finance staff are the toast of the MOD after walking away with two of the four top accolades in the first MOD Finance Awards. The awards were launched to recognise the good work of the MOD’s finance community, sharing best practice and promoting individual and team achievements. And DE&S can boast the leading financier of the year, along with the best financial team across the department. Katherine Veale took the Financier of the Year award. Katherine is financial controller for ED &S’ Joint Electronic Surveillance team and impressed judges, who recognised her exceptional contribution demonstrated by innovation, commitment to sound DE&S' Special Projects CISR finance team is pictured at financial management and continuous the awards ceremony in Main Building last month, with the improvement. MOD's DG Finance David Williams, left, and Heather Tayler, In an impressive double for DE&S right, Director Financial Management Transformation Darren Meacham, Defence General Munitions Financial Controller, was highly commended in the same category. Finance Team of the Year also went to DE&S with the Special Staff hit the top in Projects Communication, Information, Surveillance and Reconnaissance finance team topping the bill. The team – Angelina Bell, Lisa Brownlee, Simon first finance awards Blatchford, Heather Coburn, Freda Geddes, Heather Cox, L o r r a i n e In a final success for ED &S by the strong field of nominations. They Harries, Tracey Robson Nicola Bonfield of ED &S’ Financial show that we have a lot to be proud of and Michael McCarthy – Professionalism Enabling and that we can be confident about the was praised by the judges Team was highly important contribution that finance for demonstrating commended in the teams are making to the delivery of effective team working Unsung Hero category, defence business. I congratulate all and working across TLB recognising people who those shortlisted for their achievements boundaries. promote the spirit of in finance practice and professionalism.” community involvement Other winners of awards included and is a role model in the DBS Finance Transformation team, finance community. who took the Project Team award, and David Williams, the Mona Carpenter of Hightown Barracks, M O D ’ s Wrexham, who was the community’s Director unsung hero for 2014. General Mr Williams led the judging panel F i n a n c e , which included David Stephens, said: “This Director Resources and Command a w a r d s Secretary (Army); Heather Tayler, scheme is Director Financial Management the first of Transformation/Head HO and CS its kind for Finance; Mike Martindale, Chief the MOD Finance Officer, DIO; Sam Hill, Head F i n a n c e of Financial Management Policy and community Accounting; and Graham Williams, DE&S success: Katherine Veale, Nicola and I was MOD Non-Executive Director and Chair Bonfield and Darren Meacham impressed of the Defence Audit Committee.

Warrant Officer Andrew Farley is pictured being presented with his Royal Warrant by Gp Capt Sam Sansome at Abbey Wood last month. Warrant Team members gathered to hear Gp Capt Sansome explain to civilian team members the presentation history and significance of the Royal Warrant which dates back to the 13th century. is a moment WO Farley started his career in the RAF 27 years ago interpreting photographs taken from the air. He is a recognised expert in geospatial and all- of history source intelligence and is a requirements manager with the Intelligence Information Solutions team. 38 people news Hazel engineers national award

£1,000 prize rewards her commitment to encouraging women in engineering

A Strong commitment to engineering and encouragement of women in the profession has helped an Abbey Wood RAF officer to a national award. Sqn Ldr Hazel Reed, Military Assistant to DE&S’ Director Air Support, is the winner of the Baroness Platt of Writtle Award 2014, presented by the Worshipful Company of Engineers. It recognises the achievements of a newly-registered Incorporated Engineer (IEng). Hazel was presented with £1,000, a medal and certificate at the annual awards Award winner: Sqn Ldr Hazel Reed, pictured with a Merlin helicopter dinner of the Worshipful Company of Engineers in Goldsmith’s Hall, London, the Army but was commissioned as an million Hawk Future Support Project last month. engineer in the RAF. She has 15 years’ and has demonstrated the ability to lead She was nominated by the Royal experience, mostly in aircraft maintenance organisational change. She can operate at Aeronautical Society (RAeS) and judged progressing from technician on Gazelle all levels, from hands-on engineering to against 18 other candidates from six and Lynx helicopters to responsibility for strategic asset management. professional engineering institutions who up to 110 technicians. Jon Prichard, chief executive of nominated some outstanding engineers Throughout her career she has taken the Engineering Council, said: “I from the 439 who achieved IEng in 2013. responsibility for ground-based aviation congratulate Sqn Ldr Reed, who is clearly “I am delighted to have received this facilities, including management and an outstanding IEng registrant. We award,” Hazel said. resolution of incidents and assessments would also like to thank the Worshipful “My career in the RAF has been both of airworthiness, and has devised Company of Engineers and Baroness exciting and challenging, and it is an innovative solutions for the interim repair Platt for recognising newly-registered honour to have it recognised by the RAeS, of aircraft supporting both exercises and Incorporated Engineers through this Engineering Council and Worshipful operations. award, which helps to highlight the Company of Engineers.” She produced financial documents for essential contribution they make to all Hazel started her career in the investment appraisal of the £200 sectors of the engineering profession.”

. . . while Abbey Wood celebrates further contribution of women

A networking event at Abbey Wood on 23rd June – organised by DE&S’ Engineering Policy team – celebrated the contribution of women in engineering. There was lots of interest from engineers across the site, from women keen to find out about the opportunities available Left: Liz and from men keen to help out. Lister from The event provided a golden opportunity for people to STEM speaks find out more about STEM – promoting science, technology, with Director engineering and mathematics to schoolchildren. Technical Air Director Technical, Air Vice-Marshal Julian Young, said: Vice-Marshal “Those I spoke to all thought that it was a good cause, and Julian Young at their time had been spent on a worthwhile task to promote the Celebration greater levels of opportunity and understanding in our of National workplace for half of our potential workforce. Women in “Such events help us build our engineering community Engineering within DE&S, and promote our necessary influence in the day in Abbey local area through STEM activity to do our bit in sowing the Wood seed for future recruiting.” Further information on STEM activities or to register for Go4SET(Go 4 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)or Primary Engineer 2014/15 contact Rachel Dyer- DES TECH-EG EngPol-Skills1a, Ext 36769. people news 39

A trio of cyclists from DE&S have made it from Brussels to Trio’s tour takes in London – visiting places synonymous with World War One – to raise cash for Help for Heroes. sights and sounds Lt Cdr Rob Evans (Air Engineer Officer) of DE&S’ Airworthiness Team, Lt Dave Jenkins (Weapons Engineer of the battlefields Officer) CBRN Requirements Manager, and Andy Herbert of DE&S Ships took in Mons, Arras, Amiens and Compiègne alongside with other sailors past and present. They were part of a team of 300 from the Armed Forces, retired service personnel and civilians from around the country. The team also included veterans with physical and mental injuries sustained during conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. “It was a humbling and emotional experience to cycle alongside comrades whose grit and determination were shining beacons for all of us,” said Rob. The challenge on the continent culminated in a cycle down Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Finally as part of the Hero Ride involving 1,500 cyclists Rob, Dave and Andy paid their respects at the Cenotaph before the cycle along the Mall in formation to represent the Help for Heroes Medal. Rob, Dave and Andy have so far raised more than £7,000.

Left: Lt Cdr Rob Evans and Andy Herbert at L'Hôtel National des Invalides, Paris Right: Lt Dave Jenkins at the start of the challenge in Brussels

MOTTO – THE MOD Gun crew cleans up to LOTTERY May winners £10,000: Sylvia McComb (Lisburn). capture penalties prize £5,000: Lindsey Chilcott (RAF Wyton). £2,000: John Winwright (Hereford). £500: Susan Bovingdon (Worthy Down), Janette Pitman (Bicester). £100: Brigid Left: grit and Wall (Abbey Wood), determination Joseph Chapman (Abbey is etched on Wood), Neill Ward (Bath), the faces of the Michelle Swithenbank Abbey Wood (Sennelager), Alexandra team members Walker (Shrivenham), as they battle Sharon Dean in the annual (Portsmouth), Gavin field gun Humm (DSG), Carolyn tournament Johnson (RAF Shawbury), Carol Garland-Forbes (Lympstone), Catherine Hack (RAF High Wycombe), Michelle Davison (StIrling Lines), Stephen Welch (Abbey Abbey Wood’s field gun crew took place at HMS Collingwood thousand field gun fans the crew Wood), Lyndsay Spark has taken the Penalties Cup – with all 21 crews entered for the were well placed at the halfway (Abbey Wood), David awarded for the fewest penalties competition present. stage. Fairweather (Cheadle during competition runs – at the Abbey Wood’s first run But a drill error forced a Hulme), Jennifer annual Field Gun competition at in the tournament, while not delay, and saw the team cross the Blackmore (Abbey HMS Collingwood. spectacular, was clean with no line in fifth. There was a tense Wood), Colin England Abbey Wood completed the penalties incurred. Penalties wait for judges’ deliberation (Shrewsbury), Mark unusual feat of incurring no are punished by addition to the before the news came that the Crawshaw (Imphal penalties in all eight competition running time. The crew had run had been clean. Barracks), James Clark runs. Some crews incurred just achieved consistent clean runs in The Penalties Cup was (Boscombe Down), one penalty so the achievement training, so were delighted with presented by Air Vice-Marshal Charles Baker (Wimbish), was not without challengers. the result. Julian Young, DE&S Director Malcolm Wroth The crew formed in March As the runs progressed Technical, to Lt Cdr Carbery and (Feltham). with evening fitness training Abbey Wood continued their crew captain Lt Tom Sheehan. n Team intranet page: followed by drill on Abbey clean ways and finished ninth in Abbey Wood’s next outing http://defenceintranet. Wood's south west car park the competition, earning a place will be at the Birmingham diif.r.mil.uk/Community/ under the guidance of trainer Lt in the second final. International Tattoo at the Social/Pages/DefenceSp Cdr Paddy Carbery. Lining up with five other National Indoor Arena on 29th ortsandRecreationalAsso Pre-tournament training teams in front of several and 30th November. ciation(DSRA).aspx 40 people news

Submarine crew hosts a team of all Talents

Members of DE&S’ Torpedoes, members through the complexities Tomahawk and Harpoon team have of the submarine environment. Crew visited Trafalgar class submarine members shared experiences and HMS Talent for a first hand look at the explained individual areas of expertise. support they provide to the Royal Navy’s Team members also enjoyed Spearfish torpedoes. supervised ‘hands-on’ experience, The torpedoes are carried on which included viewing the inside of the Trafalgar, Astute and Vanguard class torpedo tubes and the broader elements submarines while Talent also has a land of the Tactical Weapon System. attack capability through the Tomahawk Engagement with their customer, missile. together with the opportunity to The team was represented by observe equipment in its operational service and civilian personnel, with a environment, gave team members cross-section of grades, functions, and clearer understanding and context for experience levels including new recruits their outputs. from the bulk external recruitment Likewise, the crew welcomed the campaign. opportunity to feed back to the team and During the visit a series of broaden their knowledge of acquisition Perspective: a uniquely Talent-ed view of the informative briefs guided team processes. world for the team's Jason Fearn Seven in seven as Geoff survives marathon effort

Orienteering champion Geoff Ellis under no illusion– it was hard – but that all of the Falcon team has completed the pales into insignificance when you think of equivalent of seven marathons in a week to the battle my father-in-law and other cancer raise awareness of a terminal lung disease. patients go through every day.” Geoff, left, from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, For ‘marathon number seven’ Geoff was managed 312km in just under 40 hours’ joined by brother-in-law Andy who brought running time on Wainwright’s ‘Coast to news that Glynn’s cancer has been controlled Coast Walk’ which crosses the Lake District, following chemotherapy. Pennines, Yorkshire Dales and North Geoff added: “It has not been eliminated, Yorkshire Moors, linking St Bee’s Head and but controlling the condition was the best Robin Hood’s Bay. result that we could have hoped for.” The 38-year-old was raising awareness Geoff, no stranger to the pages of desider of mesothelioma, an asbestos-related lung through his orienteering successes, has cancer which struck his father-in-law Glynn also raised more than £600 for the disease’s last December. awareness group HASAG and Macmillan Each run – Geoff began on 28th June - cancer support. was at least 42km, mainly over mountain He said: “When my father-in-law was passes and across bleak moorland. On some diagnosed the hope and support provided days he ran ten per cent further than the by the small number of dedicated people standard marathon distance. working for HASAG and Macmillan Cancer He said: “I had never undertaken a Support was, and continues to be, most challenge of this proportion before and I was helpful.”

Don't forget we’re Navy – Yeovilton puts the flags out

A new banner is in place to remind the public they are passing one of the Royal Navy’s largest air stations. The idea was hatched by Cdre Jock Alexander, Commanding Officer of RNAS Yeovilton, to raise public awareness as they commute up and down the A303. Yeovilton is home to the Lynx Wildcat Maritime Force and the Commando Helicopter Force with more than 4,000 people, service and civilian and contractors, employed on the base. Steve Murdoch and his team from contractors Babcock commissioned the banner to be in place before the station’s International Air Day on 26th July. Pictured right: Commodore Jock Alexander and Mike Nixon of the Fly Navy Heritage Trust at Yeovilton people news 41

Inspiring Emma proves the best the next generation of MOD apprentices Graduate engineers and apprentices from DE&S held three hour- long workshops for students, and hosted a variety of activities at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ stand at the Cheltenham Science Festival. Themes - this year was ‘Superhuman’ were co-ordinated by DE&S’ Lt Col Ian Parsons, Chair of the Institution’s western region, with workshops organised by Mark Sanders, Above: the DE&S team in Alex Wolf and Luke Farrier, Cheltenham graduate engineers who have been working at Abbey Left: Submarine work: for Wood since last September. Activities included Emma Quigley, the MOD's bio-medical developments, apprentice of the year 2014 thermal imaging, remote- controlled robots, and Emma Quigley is the toast of Force at the age of 14. When Since completing her flood defences, as well as her DE&S apprentice colleagues I found the apprenticeship it apprenticeship four months giving visitors of all ages the opportunity to climb after being named th MOD’s seemed the perfect opportunity ahead of schedule Emma has into a Formula Student race 2014 apprentice of the year. to be involved and work been with Superintendant car, provided by Team Bath Emma, who has graduated alongside the Royal Navy, while Submarines at Devonport. Racing, and to complete from the MOD apprentice remaining at home with family Capt Richard Carrick said: a bespoke computer- scheme in Plymouth, won and friends. “I’m delighted to see Emma’s simulated oil-drilling gold and joins Stuart Redford, “I have thoroughly enjoyed hard work, commitment and challenge. formerly of Devonport and now the apprenticeship, and for talent recognised nationally. Mark Sanders, on a two-year graduate at Abbey Wood, who secured anyone who is considering “My whole team understand scheme at DE&S, said that the bronze award, in a naval an apprenticeship I would the importance of investing organising workshops base double. definitely recommend it. time and effort into the required time and effort, Abbey Wood apprentice “For those who are thinking apprenticeship initiative and but that he wanted to help Joshua Beddis took the silver of going to university, I would work hard to support them, to “give something back to award. suggest seriously considering ensuring that they develop the communities, having enjoyed To secure gold Emma the apprenticeship route; it only skills and experience that will my studies. I’m inspired by these technologies, and demonstrated confidence,opens doors and there is the help them in a challenging but want to spread that awe and positivity, self assurance and a opportunity to gain a degree rewarding environment. enthusiasm among younger passion for her work. She acted at a later date, while you are “This is a huge achievement people.” as a role model and her initiative earning and in a job. and one which Emma should be Other DE&S volunteers and drive for educating herself “The apprenticeship is extremely proud of.” in the Superhuman was proven with knowledge a great way of building a All award winners will workshop were Alex Wolf, beyond her local area. strong foundation, with the be formally presented at Luke Farrier, Rosie Smith, Victoria Crackett, Elspeth Proud Emma said: “I have opportunities to apply and the Apprentice of the Year Winthorpe, Ben Jackson, had an interest in the Royal Navy reinforce what you have ceremony in MOD Main Rebecca Brennan, Jack ever since I joined the Cadet learned.” Building in December. Martin, Emily Plummer and Sam Kantor. Jon Batteson of DE&S organised a model to On balance, charity benefits! simulate flooding – with real water – which encouraged Sixteen teams of six players, most in fancy dress visitors, using putty and and with colleagues to support them, decamped to blocks, to build the defences the Civil Service Sports Club in Filton last month to save towns, farms and for the Royal Naval Engineers’ Quart Club annual villages when water flows charity Mangold Dangling. down a mountainside. They Players took it in turns to launch a sack stuffed had to consider cost, uses with rags at the members of the other team who of water, its storage and were trying to balance on one leg on top of a beer power-giving potential. barrel. Only the fearless (and co-ordinated) survived Graduate trainees the onslaught. Matthew Trayner and The event raised more than £700 for St Peter’s Daniel Knight presented Hospice and the Chew Lake Association of Disabled tactile models of skulls 'Fifty Shades of Plumbing' – the fancy dress Sailors. Next year’s event is pencilled in for 16th and prosthetic ears to winners Picture courtesy Claire Rossiter July. demonstrate developments in biomedical engineering. 42 people news

While Abbey Wood and Clyde naval base are know where the base is, or what it is used for. among sites DE&S staff have invited relatives Merryfield accommodates much of Crowds to have a look round in recent months, a more the Commando Helicopter Force, Aviation obscure site opened its doors towards the end of Reconnaissance Force and Maritime Lynx and June. Wildcat Force training. make The Naval Air Station at Merryfield, near Maintaining flying skills and readiness for Ilminster in Somerset, opened its gates to the operations is a demanding task and, as many who local community for an evening, with more than live in the Merryfield area know, sometimes noisy. merry at 1,500 people taking the chance to find out what Community Relations Officer Jeremy Greenop happens there. said: “We acknowledge the impact our operations Merryfield is the satellite airfield for the main at Merryfield have on the local community and we Merryfield Fleet Air Arm base, RNAS Yeovilton, 13 miles do all we can to minimise the disturbance while away. Much of Yeovilton’s helicopter flying training maintaining the operational effectiveness of our takes place at Merryfield but many people don’t aircrew.”

Tall Trees Community Centre in Ilchester has been relaunched following a £69,000 renovation Bristol signs up to back funded by the Armed Forces Community Covenant. New covenant will help Commodore Jock the Forces Alexander, Commanding families in the community Officer of RNAS Yeovilton, was at the relaunch. The city of Bristol has pledged The centre is open to to help Armed Forces personnel local civilian and military communities as a venue and their families in the to relax, socialise, engage community. in new activities and meet The Armed Forces new people. Community Covenant represents a pledge by Bristol City Council Forces cash and partner organisations to make sure serving personnel, helps wider reservists, veterans and their families are supported to help community them live and fully participate in their local community. Refurbishment The covenant, signed in the includes new doors city in the build-up to Armed and windows, improved Forces Day at the end of June, disabled access, a new kitchen and improvements also recognises the special to the playroom and requirements personnel and children's play area. The families have due to their work project aims to increase and that, for some, the transition community usage and Help for the Forces: Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson signs the covenant, to civilian life can be hard after flanked by the Lord Mayor of Bristol Councillor Alastair Watson and the broaden the range of the structure of a military career. services available. Lord Lieutenant of Bristol Mary Prior. Watching on are, from left, Wg Cdr Jeremy Greenop of Among commitments, the Matt Lane of DE&S, Lt Col Howard Wilkinson and Cdr Tom Herman RNAS Yeovilton, who is a council and partners pledge to member of the Somerset improve access to community Armed Forces Community services and easy registration service of personnel, reservists colleagues over the last year Covenant Partnership, with local doctors when and veterans and their families to produce the Bristol Armed said, “Of the five aims that personnel move to the area. and to providing the best Forces Community Covenant. underpin the Covenant There will also be Forces’ opportunities to participate fully “The commitment of Bristol this project meets two by encouraging activities champions for housing and in city life.” organisations and people to which help to integrate education, and promotion of Bristol area RAF Armed supporting our Armed Forces the Armed Forces work opportunities for partners Forces Community Covenant personnel and their families is into local life, and by of servicemen and women. Project Officer Wg Cdr Matt Lane clear to see, and a big part of what encouraging the Armed Mayor George Ferguson said: added: “It has been fantastic to makes Bristol and surrounding Forces community to help “By signing the covenant Bristol work with Bristol Council, local areas such a great place to live and support the wider commits to acknowledging the organisations and Armed Forces and work.” community.” people news 43

Heritage tours

Devonport opens its gates to visitors two days a week this month. Two tours will be available to the public at 10.30am and 1.30pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Gates will be open 30 minutes before each tour. Opening of the Devonport Naval Heritage Centre follows increasing popularity during Plymouth History Week. Visitors should arrive 30 minutes before tours at the heritage site entrance.

Abbey Wood’s netball players are pictured, above, after dominating Devonport provides taste of naval life the annual MOD sports day competition in Bath A group of students gained an insight into life The group also visited Britannia Royal Naval at the end of June. inside Devonport when they went on board a College in Dartmouth where newly-qualified With bad weather warship and a working tug and were put through officers took part in a ceremonial parade marking causing some of the a fitness test. the beginning of their naval career. outdoor competitions to The youngsters were on a programme of work Lt Paul Lettington looked after the work be abandoned, attention switched indoors where experience spending a week looking at all aspects experience students. He said: “We hope to give the the three Abbey Wood of the Royal Navy and support activities keeping students an interesting and enjoyable experience teams showed their warships and submarines on patrol worldwide. having a rare insight into life in the Royal Navy superiority, two of them They also saw MOD Police dogs showing off and into all the organisations that support the contesting a hard-fought their skills and visited HMS Raleigh to see new Navy. final Royal Navy recruits learn about the world of “As a bonus this sows the seed for possible job submarines. ideas in the future.’’ Picture: Kevin Slade DINs - released this month Defence Instructions and Notices (DINs) are defence-wide instructions, guidance and notices for military and civilian staff, containing up-to-the-minute information to help people carry out their duties. Some of the latest issued on Defence Equipment and Support are:

2014DIN04-115: All proposals to gift strategically controlled equipment must be assessed against the Consolidate EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. This DIN contains guidance on seeking the required approval as part of the end-to-end gifting process. The policy is also applicable to other government departments who sponsor gifting.

2014DIN04-116: All in-service lifejackets feature an automatic/manual distress light. At present there is a wide range of lights in circulation. The Water Safety Equipment project team is in the process of procuring a suite of lights to replace all existing lifejacket and liferaft lights currently in service.

2014DIN01-119: This DIN provides direction to military and civilian staff who have contact with suppliers, irrespective of DE&S involvement, and potential bidders during the Materiel Strategy Managed Service Providers competition.

2014DIN01-147: This deals with support available for staff who may face legal proceedings as a consequence of their actions while conducting their duties as civilian employees or members of the Armed Forces, and sets out the ways in which such liability could arise.

Further information and more details on the latest DINs see: http://defenceintranet.diif.r.mil.uk/Reference/DINsJSPs/Pages/DINsindex2014.aspx