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Successor – the shape of things to come

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Picture: BAE Systems Insider january 2014 Bernard Gray

Chief of Defence Materiel

‘In a few months DE&S will be set up as an innovative bespoke trading organisation’

I was very pleased to share change, programme delivery with you shortly before and management information Christmas the next steps in systems. The work conducted taking forward the Materiel in the Materiel Strategy Strategy programme programme to date has following the Government’s already identified the decision not to proceed with requirement, and we have the GoCo competition. significant knowledge of the In a few months DE&S will market. be set up as an innovative We will transform DE&S bespoke trading organisation to ensure it becomes “match with the governance and fit” as the public sector freedom needed to achieve comparator for future market real improvement in the way testing of a GoCo proposition we deliver our business. using the legislation we are DE&S staff will remain now putting in place in the civil servants and other Defence Reform Bill. change initiatives, such DE&S will become a new organisation We are making progress. from this April, with the ability to shape its as the transformation of While not wishing to pre-empt own future and with more freedoms than Logistic Commodities and the Major Projects Report, I other existing MOD arms-length bodies. Services and the transfer am confident that it will show It will be led by Chief of Defence Materiel Bernard Gray, who has accepted of Information Systems and significant improvement over Services to Joint Forces the position of Chief Executive, offered to the period since we balanced him by Secretary of State Philip Hammond. Command, will continue as the budget in 2012. Mr Gray’s title will continue to be Chief of planned. I hope that you will Defence Materiel. As an organisation with the Mr Gray unveiled the future look of welcome the clarity delivered DE&S to staff at a packed town hall session ability to guide its own future, by this news, we have all felt we will introduce many of the in Abbey Wood on 10th December. uncertainty for some time, At the same time Mr Hammond was key benefits that have been and we can now get on with announcing the future of DE&S to MPs in identified in the Materiel implementing this change. I the House of Commons, explaining the Strategy programme. It will Government had decided not to pursue a appreciate that you may have reinforce the customer- GoCo solution at this stage. many questions about this supplier relationship between Mr Gray said: “The Secretary of State is decision and what it actually today announcing that we are stopping the the military and DE&S, GoCo competition and will move DE&S to facilitating a more business- means for you personally and for the organisation. a new status. The new body will be unique like approach, feeding and have more freedom to manage its own culture change. We will be We are about to enter a affairs. able to have freedoms and period of significant and far- “This innovative status has been agreed by the Treasury and the Cabinet Office. We flexibilities around how we reaching change which I am convinced will help you do will be able to recruit, retain, promote and recruit, reward, and manage reward staff using our own methods. This staff along more commercial your jobs better and improve allows us to compete for the kind of people lines to reflect our work in the ability of DE&S to deliver with the skills we need and shows how carrying out some of the most to the Armed Forces. You different we will be from much of the Civil are, as always, the key to the Service.” complex procurement activity He added: “The Secretary of State has in the world. success of these changes. recognised we have to do this in a way To do this, we will also There is still a lot of detail to where the taxpayer is guaranteed to benefit. bring in private sector be worked through and we “This will allow us to pick and choose partners, to target particular will of course share that with the best organisational format and design, you. an entity which works for us, while being areas, such as business supported by some private sector expertise. materiel strategy 5

DE&S ‘to be a bespoke trading entity’

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond told MPs that DE&S was to become a bespoke central government trading entity from April with a wide range of freedoms covering recruiting and rewarding its key staff. In an oral statement to the House of Commons on 10th December Mr Hammond said he had decided not to continue with a commercial competition for a potential GoCo solution for DE&S following the receipt of only one bid. He said: “We have always recognised that there are risks inherent in the GoCo approach. With only one bidder remaining in the competition at this stage, I have had to make a judgment about whether the public sector comparator alone would generate sufficient competitive tension to ensure an effective outcome for the Armed Forces and value for money for the taxpayer. Bernard Gray addresses staff at his December town hall session “My conclusion is that a GoCo remains a potential future solution to the challenge of transforming DE&S, but that further work is necessary to develop DE&S is all ready to DE&S financial control and management information systems to provide a more robust baseline from which take on more freedom to contract with a risk- taking GoCo partner.” He said the only realistic prospect of It will increase our ability to do our job and leave of the New Year. The competition to outsource resolving the challenges us well prepared to consider, in the future, a Logistics Commodities and Services would facing DE&S in an potential next step towards a GoCo.” continue until 2015. acceptable timescale Mr Gray said that this means a lot of change Mr Gray thanked staff for the work they was through a significant injection of private sector in a short time but he and the DE&S Board were had done in 2013. He highlighted DE&S recent skills. confident it could be delivered. successes, which included restructuring the He had decided to build “I hope you will all welcome this news”, he aircraft carrier programme, introduction of on the DE&S+ proposition, said. “We will have the freedom to manage our Voyager into service, and changes to the Cipher transforming DE&S further work, and how we manage our business which programme which DE&S had reset. within the public sector, is very, very different to anything which has “We have stability in the programme and the supported by additional been done in the past, including the Defence focus now is to give us the tools to deliver that private sector input. This would ensure DE&S Procurement Agency. It’s a lot of work but we are core programme,” he said. became “match-fit” as the in a position to get on with it.” “Sometimes you may feel you are in an uphill public sector comparator Mr Gray acknowledged the quality of the fight but I can assure you, we are making progress for a future market-testing single GoCo bid that had been received from and it is shown in the results. Thank you for your of the GoCo proposition. Materiel Acquisition Partners and said it had hard work in 2013; 2014 will be a year of building been credible and had offered major savings. and much more positive. To do this MOD would: Staff heard that the core DE&S would remain “To my mind what we have here is a significant • Recognise the unique as it is. Information Systems and Services step forward. We are further forward than nature and characteristics Operating Centre would transfer to the three- before. We can shape our future for the first time of DE&S as a commercially- star Chief Information Officer at the beginning in a long time.” facing organisation by setting it up as a bespoke central government trading ‘The new body will be unique and have more freedom to entity from April 2014; manage its own affairs’ – Chief of Defence Materiel o continued on page 6 Bernard Gray 6 materiel strategy New DE&S to address pressing issues

n continued from page 5 Gray had agreed to become the first Chief Executive, providing • Give DE&S a hard boundary with continuity between the original MOD, separate governance and oversight Gray report and the continuing with a strong board under an independent DE&S reform agenda. chairman, Mr Hammond told MPs there was wide acceptance • Permit DE&S significant freedoms of the need to deal with the and flexibilities on recruiting, rewards, problems Mr Gray’s 2009 retention and staff management to reflect report had identified – an its role running some of the most complex overheated programme, a procurements in the world; weak interface between DE&S and MOD, and a lack • Consult with trades unions of business skills in DE&S. on the practical arrangements for The government had moved to address We implementation. all three by balancing the defence budget, are seeing implementing the recommendations of progress, says Defence The Defence Secretary said the changes Lord Levene’s report on Defence Reform Secretary Philip Hammond, pictured would reinforce the customer-supplier to strengthen the interface between above, left, during a visit to Headley Court interface between military command DE&S and the front line commands and rehabilitation centre n MOD 'more business-like': page 27 customers and DE&S, facilitating a more starting to close the business skills gap business-like approach, allowing an in DE&S, through the appointment of Mr long way to go. The reforms we have earlier move to a “hard-charging” regime. Gray and other key staff. already instituted are only a start and DE&S would be able to procure crucial He said: “We are beginning to see the challenge of recruiting and retaining private sector input through contracts the evidence of progress, and while I do the necessary business skills in DE&S is to deliver key changes to systems and not want to pre-empt the Major Projects growing, not diminishing – and is likely to processes, and to strengthen programme Review report the National Audit Office get bigger still as the economic recovery management. Key commercial and will be publishing in the New Year, I am gathers pace. technical staff would be recruited confident that it will show significant “A more radical reform of DE&S is at market rates and with minimum improvement in respect of the period necessary if it is to sustain the skills it bureaucracy. since we balanced the budget in May 2012. requires to support our Armed Forces Chief of Defence Materiel Bernard “But we recognise there is still a effectively.”

In answer to MPs’ questions Mr Hammond said: . . . n Defence Under Secretary Lord Astor of Hever told the House of Lords during a o All the evidence from the need to test again what additional o DE&S was almost wholly debate on the second reading competition showed that GoCo value for the taxpayer could be commercial in what it did, the of the Defence Reform Bill Defence Secretary told MPs. could deliver a value for money generated by making the culture that the chairman of the new proposition for the taxpayer, the shift that having a risk-taking “Most of its interaction is with Defence Secretary told MPs. private sector strategic manager the commercial sector and it is organisation’s board would “It remains a possibility for take over day-to-day running of competing directly for skills with be non-executive. the MOD, once DE&S+ is match the operation would deliver.” the private sector marketplace. “We will use the private fit, to consider running the GoCo It is not like a policy making sector expertise we plan to competition again to test the department. bring in through business proposition, in the interests of the “The freedoms and flexibilities partner contracts to help us o Mr Hammond said: “What that the Treasury and the Cabinet Armed Forces and the taxpayers, deliver a transformed HR. and to challenge the private we envisage in the DE&S+ model Office have agreed for DE&S+ sector to come forward with a is probably three separate will free us from that constraint, This will include getting proposal that will deliver value contracts: one to provide us which will make DE&S+ a much the best out of freedoms for money against the match-fit with programme management more credible and commercially that we have agreed with DE&S.” support, a spine for the focused proposition.” Her Majesty’s Treasury and organisation; one to provide the Cabinet Office, which us with HR support, an area of are necessary for the new particular weakness in DE&S; and DE&S,” he said. o Mr Hammond said the a task-and-finish project to install MOD could deliver significant some additional financial control “DE&S civilian staff change within the public sector by systems within the organisation.” o “We are 800 posts gapped will remain civil servants bringing in private sector skills to in DE&S at the moment, so this and members of the Armed advise – while civil servants still is not some project to reduce the Forces will continue to make made decisions. number of staff,” Mr Hammond a contribution to DE&S, He said: “That does not o The Defence Secretary told told MPs. as they do today. We will fundamentally change the MPs that the military component The objective was to increase be able to create a more culture. It is an open question of about 1,500 people in DE&S the number of staff by filling whether we can get far enough was vital. some of the gapped posts. But business-like organisation through that construct or Hiring in specialist skills from there would need to be a more which is better able to whether, once we have made the commercial sector would not robust approach to upskilling recruit, reward, retain and DE&S as lean and fit as it can be alter the important role that the staff and monitoring their manage its staff.” within the public sector, we will military would continue to play. performance.

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NEWSREEL Thales UK’s Crawley facility became the DE&S’ Underwater and Electronic Warfare focal point for senior officials from DE&S, team leader. Royal Navy, the wider MOD and stakeholder The visitors were welcomed by Jeremy Thales Portsmouth companies in November after the company Standen, Thales UK Vice President, options hosted a maritime technology day, Maritime Mission Systems, before receiving unveils showcasing future and current products and presentations from technology experts Buildings used services. on the current capabilities and future future by BAE Systems Guests included Captain Ivan Stace, innovation programmes on display. for shipbuilding at Portsmouth could be mde available for future commercial use. Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support Duncan enters service and Technology, has said the current assumption is the buildings will return to the MOD when four months early shipbuilding ends in the second half of next year. Some HMS Duncan has entered buildings will be service with the Royal Navy four used to support month ahead of schedule – to the Portsmouth- based warships delight of DE&S. while others will The sixth and final ship be involved with of the 7,500-tonne Type 45 greater engineering destroyers will now embark work needed by the on a programme of trials to Queen Elizabeth prepare the ship and her crew class aircraft for operational deployment. carriers. “Once options analysis And the team – DE&S, work is complete, industry and the Royal Navy the MOD will seek to – has been congratulated on a establish the extent major achievement. to which there may “I would like to commend be scope to make my Type 45 team within the wider commercial Ships Support Alliance and use of any surplus facilities,” he said. acknowledge the support they have received from DE&S colleagues across the Ships and Weapons operating centres,” said Commodore John Newell, head of the Ships Support Alliance. “I also extend my thanks to our contractors from prime contractors BAE Systems (ship) and MBDA (Sea Viper missile system) to the dozens of other companies involved in the coming decades to ensure their HMS Queen Elizabeth when she project, and the Royal Navy for capability is maintained.” enters service.” Robotic arm all the very hard work that has This latest milestone in the Commander James Stride, gone into advancing the in- Type 45 programme marks the HMS Duncan’s Commanding Corporal Andrew service date of this final ship of end of a 13-year build programme Officer, added: “We are Garthwaite, the class by four months.” to provide the Navy with a fleet witnessing the culmination of above, who lost He added: “It is a huge of the largest and most powerful the hard work and dedication his arm serving achievement and it brings to an air defence destroyers it has ever shown by all those people in Afghanistan, end a long build programme received. that have been involved in the has become the which has not been without its Minister for Defence, building of HMS Duncan. first person in the UK to receive a challenges. Now the focus of Equipment, Support and “The ship’s company are mind-controlled the team’s work moves to the Technology, Philip Dunne said: rightly proud to be on board such prosthetic limb. in-service support of these very “The Type 45 programme has a cutting edge warship as she The revolutionary advanced and potent air defence provided the Royal Navy with becomes a fully-fledged member ‘robotic’ prosthetic, ships. one of the most sophisticated of the operational Fleet.” funded by the “We hope to see them and effective air defence ships The first Type 45,HMS MOD, was shown serving Britain’s interests available anywhere in the world. Daring, arrived in Portsmouth off during his final visit to the around the world into the middle We expect these vessels to see in January 2009. The ship has Defence Medical of this century. My team will be decades of service and play a key provided vital aid and support Rehabilitation supporting them throughout the role in escorting aircraft carrier to the Philippines in the wake of Centre in Headley Typhoon Haiyan. Court, last month. ‘It is a huge achievement and brings to an Daring has been followed by HMS Dauntless, Diamond, n More on Headley end a long build programme’ Dragon, Defender and now Court: page 28 Duncan. They are all based in – Commodore John Newell, DE&S Portsmouth. news 9

Successor, inset below, will replace the Vanguard class submarines. Pictured is HMS Successor – next Vanguard returning to Faslane after a patrol generation continues to take shape

Around £79 million of investment has been made in the next generation of Royal Navy submarines. The Successor submarines, which will carry the UK’s strategic nuclear deterrent, will be the largest and most advanced boats operated by the Navy and their design and replace the Vanguard class submarines perform a vital construction will be the most from 2028. role in the defence of the technologically complex in the It is essential these items, UK and the replacement for history of the UK. which include structural this capability is of national Two contracts worth £47 fittings, electrical equipment, importance. million and £32 million have castings and forgings, are “The Successor been awarded to BAE Systems ordered now to ensure the programme is supporting Maritime – Submarines, based submarines are able to meet around 2,000 jobs, and up in Barrow-in-Furness. their in-service date. to 850 British businesses The investment will Defence Secretary Philip could benefit from the supply allow BAES, which currently Hammond said: “This £79 chain as we exploit the most has more than 1,000 people million investment is another modern technologies, and working on the Successor important milestone in our employ a significant portion The submarines are programme, to begin work preparations to build these of the UK’s engineers, project expected to see operational on some initial items for the submarines. The current managers and technicians service from the late 2020s submarines that are due to Vanguard class of deterrent over the coming years.” right up to the 2060s. UK industry to take on complex engineering

The 2013 Update to Parliament on the UK’s “One of the major innovations in Collaboration with the US is being future nuclear deterrent says the programme Successor is the design and integration of the maintained, specifically in the areas of nuclear is among the most complex ever undertaken innovative PWR3 reactor. There is an extensive propulsion and the strategic weapon system. by British industry and will employ a large engineering and development programme The report states: “The MOD has this year number of the country’s engineers, project under way to prove the efficiency and safety agreed the strategy for procuring and building managers and technicians. of the design, including construction and the Common Missile Compartment – a design The report, published on 16th December, operation of highly advanced test rigs.” which will be common to both Successor and states that the Successor submarine MOD announced in 2011 the start of a five- the US Ohio Replacement SSBNs – which is designed to be one of the stealthiest year, £3 billion assessment phase to refine means that the UK will build the missile submarines in the world. the design of the submarine and capture the compartment in the UK with outfitted missile It will also be the largest, safest and associated costs in order to make a Main Gate tubes supplied pre-constructed from the most technically advanced submarine ever investment decision in 2016. Electric Boat division of the General Dynamics built in the UK, requiring step changes in Subject to this decision in 2016, the company in the US. manufacturing processes and practices. programme is expected to cost £11-14 billion “The prototyping programme is underway Despite these advances, the report states, at 2006 prices, employ a minimum of 3,500 and the manufacture of four prototype Successor will be built in a shorter period people, peaking at 6,000 during the build forgings for the upper tubes has commenced. than that taken for the much smaller Astute phase from 2016 to the late 2020s, and involve Engineers and manufacturers in the UK are class boats. more than 850 British companies in the supply currently proving their ability to produce “To meet these aims, a number of world chain. the highly complex shape meeting required beating new and adapted technologies are in The assessment phase is led by MOD tolerances in a controlled and repeatable use and/or planned in both the later Astute and conducted by a highly integrated team process, a key element to de-risking the and Successor programmes. The range and comprising MOD employees and staff from the missile tube programme.” scale of innovation in production and other three industrial partners: BAES, Rolls-Royce Under the Submarine Enterprise disciplines is being carefully managed to and Babcock International. Performance Programme savings of about provide clear and deliverable benefits to The report states the next stage in the £220 million were expected from Successor, schedule and cost performance without design activity is to develop the functional of which about half had been taken with introducing unwarranted additional risk to the design of each individual system – of which measures to find the remainder identified. production process,” the report states. there are around 200.

The MOD’s update to Parliament is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-united-kingdoms-future-nuclear-deterrent- 2013-update-to-parliament 10 news

NEWSREEL Precision accuracy: Firms ready Paveway IV fitted to to compete Tornado GR4

Ricardo has formed a partnershhip with two other companies in a bid for future contracts to upgrade the Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound fleet of protected patrol vehicles. Ricardo, Morgan Advanced Materials and Ultra Electronics are UK-based and owned. “This is a highly effective partnership, drawing together world-class engineering and extensive experience in military vehicle design, development, manufacture Paveway IV heads for UK and overhaul,” said Ricardo UK managing director Martin Fausset. Ricardo weapons range testing was responsible for initial design, development and Paveway IV – the RAF’s accommodating modern long- for the use of Paveway IV on UK engineering of the Foxhound vehicles, combat-proven all-weather 24- range munitions delivered from ranges was produced to show of which 376 have so hour precision guided bomb – fast-jet aircraft using greater that the associated risks were far been made. has been cleared for trials and weapon release heights and within UK legal tolerability training on air weapons ranges stand-off distances than during and in line with Defence Land Focus on in the UK. the Cold War, hence the need to Ranges’ risk threshold policy. This will increase training use bigger overseas ranges for “This piece of technical work reservists opportunities for fast-jet crews, testing and training with those continues to demonstrate that, deployment of reducing UK reliance on overseas weapons. by exploiting current technology reservists could hit ranges, which will in turn reduce “With the increasing and embedded knowledge and 3,000 a year – 20 deployment costs. accuracy and reliability of skills, DE&S continues to deliver per cent over the Clearance has been obtained munitions, data from in-service relevant solutions and cost current norm – if the by the Defence Ordnance Safety trials and operational weapon effective advice for front-line MOD is engaged in Group, a team of Abbey Wood- releases and the use of the latest customers and wider defence major operations in based military and civilian analytical software, we have organisations.” the future. Armed Forces Minister engineers and scientists who been able to analyse historical The Group advises project Mark Francois has advise on the safety of weapons, data of Paveway IV delivery teams, agencies and contractors told Parliament ordnance, munitions and performance and reliability,” in the UK and overseas on this reflects the explosives. said Wg Cdr Jim Press of the munitions safety and provides increased future role The Group also advises on air Group’s Air Delivered Weapons. independent advice on safe use for reservists. The weapons range safety, where the “Working with scientists and of munitions and lasers during full 30,000 would greatest challenges arise from Nato experts, a safety argument military training. only be deployed in the event of a full-scale national emergency. Company to upgrade submarine escape software tool

Comet departs QinetiQ Maritime will upgrade and maintain a assess its usability and future development. Now specialist software tool to aid the decision-making it has been contracted to recode and maintain the The front fuselage process of submarine escape and rescue systems. software in a modern development language. of Comet aircraft The Submarine Escape, Rescue, Abandonment “The SMERAS software is an important safety C2 XK699, gate and Survival (SMERAS) assessment model software component in support of the Royal Navy’s submarine guardian at the provides a method for analysing numerous scenarios fleet,” said Commander Dickie Randall of DE&S’ In- former RAF based on expert agreed assumptions relating to Service Submarines. Lyneham, has been distressed submarines and the rescue of survivors. “We selected QinetiQ Maritime because of sold by the MOD to It has been used by the MOD since 1998 their world leading SMERAS knowledge and the Boscombe Down supporting in-service submarines and to drive the understanding and also because they have a Aviation Collection, a design of new builds. significant software development capability which registered charity. QinetiQ, who also developed Paramarine has been built around their Paramarine advanced software, was asked to review the software and marine design software.” news 11 Type 26 – Minister outlines NEWSREEL Tornado trials new systems the latest progress The first Tornado GR4 aircraft will begin ground Minister for Defence trials next month Equipment, Support and on a traffic collision avoidance Technology Philip Dunne told system, Minister MPs during a debate on Royal for Defence Navy Ships, that the Type 26 Equipment, Global Combat Ship would be Support and the most flexible vessel of its kind Technology and the most modern frigate Philip Dunne design available in the world. has announced in Parliament. He told MPs: “The flexibility Design began after of the Type 26 is provided by the contract award to mission bay, which is a much BAE Systems in larger hangar space than that December 2012 of the Type 23. It can carry a and two aircraft payload of ten 20-foot containers, were delivered a medical centre or a command to BAE Systems, Warton last and control centre. August for the “It can contain four landing trial installation. craft for rapid response by Flight trials are Royal Marines. The vessel has expected during been designed to have a smaller March and April. crew than that of the Type The programme, forecasted to cost 23, but it can accommodate £53 million, is on some 100 Royal Marines or track to meet its other personnel for protracted in-service date by engagements, or a much larger the end of this year. number of individuals for a short time, when the vessel performs an evacuation role. Lt Cdr Simon Collins, commanding officer of 700 Naval Air Squadron, Cabin keeps presents Cdr Gordon Ruddock with the squadron crest, with Wildcat “It will be the most flexible crew working vessel of its kind and the most in the background modern frigate design available It will be business in the world, so we believe that it as usual for will have some export potential. Wildcat makes Type 23 landing Royal Navy “We are making good crews when their progress with the design. Some ships are being Wildcat, the Royal Navy’s replacement for Lynx, has made its first refitted, thanks 70 per cent of the equipment in-service landings on a Type 23 frigate at sea. to a portable data systems have been selected or The Wildcat of 700 Naval Air Squadron from Yeovilton landed on centre. Managed are being selected by the design HMS Monmouth to conduct the flight deck trials of the Royal Navy’s by Hewlett Packard authority, BAE Systems, and we newest aircraft. Enterprise Monmouth is one of the ships Wildcat will operate from when have increasing confidence in Services, the entering operational service next year. Atlas consortium the maturity of the design.” Fliers and the ship’s crew now have a better understanding Mr Dunne said the designed and of how the helicopter – which has more powerful engines, new built a secure, Royal Navy’s surface fleet radars and cockpit and more capable avionics than its predecessor fully functional was undergoing a period of – will work alongside the existing ships as well as the warships server room in regeneration and was moving of the future. The exercise has also helped a significant tactical a 1,169 cubic from legacy ships to a new high- development of the new aircraft’s capability. feet container. HMS Monmouth’s captain, Cdr Gordon Ruddock, said: “It has tech, latest-capability fleet. This Refit Office, been a privilege to have provided support to 700W NAS tactical completed in He said: “It is important to development of the Wildcat and the exciting future of the Fleet Air emphasise that we see the carrier just five months, Arm that it represents. provides a ship’s strike capability as offering a “Wildcat provides a sea-change in what units such as Monmouth company with step change in power projection, can expect of their ship’s flight above and beyond the excellent uninterrupted giving the UK the ability to service Lynx has provided.” access to Defence project decisive political intent Information and military will at reach. Infrastructure “The carrier has been on track to deliver an operational had many features in common (Future) systems designed as a multi-role platform capability for carrier strike in with a version capable of being during refits. It is currently enabling in addition to carrier strike. In 2020.” launched on land. the crew of RFA its littoral manoeuvre role, it will The Minister explained Helicopter fleets were being Gold Rover to stay be able to land Royal Marines, modularity and interoperability rationalised to allow greater connected while evacuate non-combatants were features of new systems interoperability. work is carried and deliver humanitarian aid, MOD sought to introduce. The Wildcat helicopter, to be out in yards at disaster relief or international This included the Sea Ceptor carried on Royal Navy frigates Birkenhead on the defence diplomacy and air defence missile, now on and destroyers, would also be Wirral. engagement. The programme is contract for the Type 23, which used by the Army Air Corps. Secure communications you can depend on

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Enhanced effectivness: a NEWSREEL new contract will design computer infrastructure for Partners the Type 23 Surface Common rewarded Combat System. Pictured is HMS Sutherland returning to Interserve’s Devonport from deployment in partnership with November the Defence Infrastructure n Sutherland heads for the Orgnanisation’s PFI sheds: page 17 team at Corsham has won a Premises and Facilities Management award. Now in its 20th year, the PFM awards recognise best practice at delivering facilities and support services across the private and public sectors. For 25 years, Interserve has worked with the MOD to support modern communications for UK Armed Forces. Nearly 40 different services are Contract set to improve provided through the Corsham PFI Project, which went live in 2008. Interserve also frigate combat capability manages the underground military town at Corsham, which A DE&S Ships operating centre environment, reducing addition of other combat system provides an project team has awarded a hardware and demands on ships equipment from other suppliers important link to £26 million contract to BAE services and reducing cost of to be hosted. Cold War history. Systems for design, development ownership for the MOD. CMS project manager Lt and integration of the Surface “The project also supports Aleesha Mitchell said: “This Common Combat System the development and de-risking project builds upon other work Philippines computer infrastructure for of the Type 26 Combat System we have done in CMS which will Royal Navy Type 23 frigates. which is based around a shared see the replacement of ADAWS costs The project will provide a infrastructure. We hope that the with DNA2, hosted on a shared No part of the shared computing environment cost savings we anticipate will computing environment, on MOD's budget on all Type 23 frigates and carry forward into the Type 26.” HMS Ocean, HMS Albion and is committed an enhanced combat system The contract was for Version HMS Bulwark. specifically to network. It is expected to lead 1 which will see delivery of a “We plan that the in-service assistance in to cost savings and enhanced shared infrastructure on all date for SCCS on board the Type the Philippines in the aftermath combat effectiveness. Type 23 frigates and their DNA2 23s will be late in 2015. of Typhoon Maritime Combat Systems - command systems, providing “This would be when the Haiyan, Armed Combat Management Systems new software to run in this first ship is fitted with the new Forces Minister (CMS) programme manager environment. equipment and training and Mark Francois Mike Smerdon said: “A shared The Version 2 project has yet support is in place. The project has confirmed. infrastructure means other to be initiated, is under study came about when we took a Under an existing combat system equipment and subject to MOD approvals. wider perspective of support memorandum of understanding processing elements can be It could further enhance issues. It supports the Director concerning hosted on the shared computing resilience and enable the Ships Convergence initiative.” humanitarian relief after natural disasters, the net First Tranche 3 Typhoon makes its debut in the air additional costs of military support The first of a new standard of Typhoon has started the future. One of the few visual clues is a number to the Philippines its flight tests. of small panels on the fuselage which are there to will be met from The Tranche 3 aircraft embodies a number of accommodate the fitting of conformal fuel tanks. the budget of ‘under the skin’ changes that effectively future-proof “Once fitted, these would give the aircraft greater the Department the aircraft and make it more attractive to current range and free up positions under the aircraft for for International and potential export customers. larger or additional weapons.” Development. Net Taken together there have been hundreds of The first Tranche 3 has been produced for the additional costs are modifications, changes and additions which means RAF by the Eurofighter consortium and assembled by those which the Typhoon has taken a massive step forward. BAE Systems. department would Mark Kane of BAE Systems said: “For casual Under the Tranche 3A contract signed in 2009, not have incurred observers the aircraft is little changed from its 112 aircraft have been ordered for the four European had the operation sleek predecessor but it has a number of provisions partner nations of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, not taken place. that will allow it to take on additional capability in with 40 aircraft bound for the RAF. 14 news

The UK has a fleet of C-17s, thanks to procurement under the US’ Foreign Military Sales scheme. Pictured are two RAF C-17s at Evreux airbase near Paris, before embarking French equipment and troops to deploy to Mali, Africa, last year

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Exports: taking the US lead

THE MOD is leading a study is being undertaken by a small security interests are protected. Survey will into the US Foreign Military team in Director General This study, working closely Sales (FMS) system to see what (Exports and Commercial with industry, is an opportunity shape new the UK can learn for its own Strategy) looking at the system to do just that.” security approach to defence exports. and associated US policy Paul Everitt, Chief Executive In 2012 the US sold a and legislation. They are of industry trade organisation culture massive $69 billion of military supported by colleagues ADS which is closely involved equipment and services to across government, and from in the study said: “This study friendly nations through the the British defence staff in is an excellent opportunity for DE&S staff are being long running system. Washington. Government and industry to encouraged to take part The UK is one of the larger The study is in co- assess how current support for in a survey on security customers, procuring major operation with industry, who UK defence exports might be culture within the MOD. The short survey items such as C-17 and Reaper are contributing ideas and enhanced so that the UK can will provide vital through this route. experience. The study team has increase its already impressive information to help The key feature of the system had initial contacts with the US share of the global defence develop a security sees customer governments Department of Defense, and market.” culture strategy, make a contract directly with the results of the study will be The study will report back signposting where the US Government, which then shared. in the first half of this year, there are strengths in makes its own arrangements Susanna Mason, Director giving options for changes to the MOD, and where improvements might with US industry to satisfy that General (Exports and the way the UK approaches need to be made. contract. Commercial Strategy), said: “It government-to-government It will also help In the UK this government- is important to clarify the most defence export programmes. make staff aware of the to-government approach is the effective role for government in For further information, threats they may face exception as most contracts defence exports – how to ensure contact the study lead John from third parties. are made directly by customers that the UK is easy to buy from Moffat, at decs-fmsstudy@mod. “We are trying to with UK companies. while ensuring UK defence and uk. change behaviours and attitudes to security In some over time. To access key growth how successful or m a r k e t s not this is, we want for defence to assess the state of exports, there ‘security culture’ now as is often a a baseline” said Mark preference Preston, MOD security officer. for greater “This survey is the government best means of accessing involvement Another FMS current security in contracts, success culture.” with greater for the UK: Reaper, left, The aim is to deliver c e r t a i n t y a security culture which is informed, efficient, and wider effective, agreed and relationship accountable. benefits seen The survey carried to be offered on the Defence Intranet by FMS. runs until 17th January. The study news 15 Phalanx keeps up ship defence

Babcock will deliver four Phalanx 1B kit modifications and undertake two conversions of the land Phalanx system to its Have you met some original marinised configuration. Phalanx – a rapid-fire, computer-controlled radar and 20mm Gatling gun system – is a vital defence for ships against the threat of your Test and of anti-ship missiles. The 1B upgrade incorporates a side-mounted forward- looking infra-red camera enabling the system to defend the ship Evaluation team? against surface targets and slow air targets in addition to anti- ship missiles. The 1B configuration can also counter the threat from small To get the best out of Test, Evaluation surface craft. Babcock is the in-service support provider to the MOD for and Training, you need suitably qualified Phalanx systems under a long-term availability contract awarded and experienced people, combined with in 2006. The company is already under contract to upgrade 16 Phalanx access to the right facilities. systems to the 1B configuration. Latest requirements for the four kits and two conversions will Since 2003, cost effective Test, Evaluation and be delivered under an amendment to the existing support and Training Support Services have been delivered upgrade contract. Babcock will procure the Phalanx 1B systems from original to the MOD through the Long Term Partnering equipment manufacturer Raytheon. The systems are due to be Agreement (LTPA). This brings together experts delivered by March. in the test and evaluation of systems, weapons and components to meet your requirements, from concept to disposal. Tailored live and simulated training is also available.

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Babcock has begun an eight-month docking period Advertisement to upgrade and maintain HMS Sutherland. Work has been planned by the Type 23 industry-led Class Output Management (COM) team under the Surface Ship Support Alliance which brings together DE&S, Babcock and BAE Systems. Among 16 upgrades to the frigate are the installation of Artisan (Advanced Radar Target Indication Situational Awareness and Navigation) 3D radar to improve the ship’s air defence, anti-ship and air traffic management capabilities. The DNA(2) Command System, central to the ship’s capability against air, surface and underwater threats, will also be installed. The docking will include deep maintenance of rudders and stabilisers, propeller shafts and associated bearings, overhaul of the helicopter handling system, overhaul or renewal of all underwater and shipside valves and numerous pumps Sutherland heads and motors from various ship systems, replacement of laundry equipment and of the sonar bow dome, and for the sheds overhaul of refrigeration and fresh water systems. Babcock’s Simon Dyer, said: “This is the first T23 upkeep where the entire end- HMS Sutherland is the first to Elsewhere in the dockyard there enter Devonport’s Frigate Refit has been major refurbishment of to-end planning process

Complex following handover of 10 Dock to provide an excellent MoD’s provider of Air has been under the Surface new doors – part of significant facility to service the amphibious Operational Readiness Training Ship Support Alliance investment and upgrade in the fleet, installation of new caissons Phase 2 and where industry dockyard by operator Babcock. (vital structures at the entrance to Also supporting NATO and armed has led on the content and Refurbishment of the Complex, docks or basins that allow them to optimisation of the package built in the 1970s, is one of a range be emptied, or basin water levels to provide the necessary of capital expenditure projects. This to be maintained) and penstocks forces around the world includes replacement of the three (controlling water flow into or from through-life availability and massive doors and re-cladding, as basins or docks). capability. well as development of new offices A specialist self-propelled “T23 COM will continue to house the warship support floating Devon Samson crane to take this through-life team, including the Class Output has been refitted, which provides view and build up an even Management team and Fleet Time valuable capability, including deeper understanding of Support Group. replenishment-at-sea testing. HMS Sutherland’s material state to aid further planning of Fleet Time packages.” Fellows to highlight scheme success Capt Matt Harrison of Support to DE&S’ Type 23 team added: Many of DE&S’ Specialist Fellows will be together next month “The HMS Sutherland to highlight successes of the scheme. upkeep project is a key The Specialist Fellowship Scheme rewards a small number element of the surface of civilian experts required by the MOD to develop and maintain ship programme that will their specialist skills, for example in technical safety assessment enable further benefits to and certification. be realised by both industry The scheme is a means of rewarding and recognising and MOD members of the deep expertise and supporting individuals in their continued Alliance.” professional development. HMS Sutherland is due The Abbey Wood event on 10th February will be a chance for to leave for sea trials in the Director Technical Air Vice-Marshal Julian Young to explain his summer. view of the scheme, its future and his expectations of members. www.cobham.com 18 acquisition Pride in delivery The teams at the forefront of procuring world class equipment and support for the Armed Forces have been recognised at the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Acquisition Awards

ride was to the fore as the best work of DE&S’ huge contribution The Sting Ray Torpedoes Insensitive The Joint Propulsion Team RTM 322 Pto the Armed Forces earned its Munition Warhead Team The Joint Propulsion Team RTM annual reward – pride in delivering The Sting Ray Torpedoes Insensitive 322 delivered the future support projects, pride in providing cutting edge Munition Warhead Team for integrating arrangements for the RTM 322 helicopter equipment, and pride in the hard work of an insensitive munition warhead onto engines, which powers the UK’s Merlin staff who are critical to the success of UK the Sting Ray Torpedoes, which they did and Apache fleets. Forces on operations. three months ahead of schedule. The team’s arrangements ensured Eleven MOD teams were in Main The team delivered an innovative serviceability is central to the availability Building on 28th November for the design, and implemented a warhead fuse of both helicopters in their peacetime and eleventh annual Minister for Defence modification and software update that operational roles. Equipment, Support and Technology increases shallow water performance, awards, presented by Philip Dunne, giving the Front Line greater operational recognising and rewarding excellence in flexibility and improved weapon safety. the field of acquisition. Of the eleven awards, eight went to DE&S teams and in addition DE&S also took the top spot – the Special Award, which was announced by the Minister at the close of the ceremony. This award went to the DE&S Sensors Support Optimisation Project, for outstanding contribution to delivering defence capability. The award recognised the project’s long-term support arrangement of sonar, periscope and electronic surveillance equipment across the Royal Navy’s ship and submarine flotilla, ensuring the continued readiness and availability of this vital defence capability. DE&S Maritime Combat Systems Underwater and Electronic Warfare team leader Capt Ivan Stace said: “It is fantastic that all the winning teams have been recognised by the Minister for their hard work. And I am particularly proud that my team has been awarded the Special Award for outstanding contribution to MOD acquisition from such a high calibre field. “Three to four people from my team worked for two-and-a-half years to close this contract - that probably adds up to ten people over the full term of the work. They were set a tough target of achieving 15 per cent savings against the former contract and they beat that target and achieved 18 per cent savings. “It is a £600 million contract and embodies expected savings of about £140 million over its ten-year life. I think the team’s work could be said to an extent to prefigure the MOD vision on single-source pricing, as set out in the Defence Reform Bill. “This was a huge tribute to the team’s work, but I also want to pay tribute to our contractor Thales, who worked with us throughout the process and is now upping its game on a programme that is not without acquisition 19

its delivery challenges.” Winning teams winning teams shows that the MOD can who has been recognised this year. demonstrated the full spectrum of MOD rise to some of the most demanding and “What was clear from the award acquisition activity from delivery of challenging tasks to deliver cutting edge ceremony was the obvious pride that Urgent Operational Requirements in technology and services to each domain people have and rightly so in delivering Afghanistan, to very advanced science of our Armed Forces.” projects that are critical in supporting the and technological research. After the ceremony the Minister met UK Armed Forces.” Mr Dunne said: “The Min(DEST) and chatted to award winners during a Among the awards was the DE&S Awards celebrate the very best in defence buffet lunch in MOD headquarters. Weapons operating centre Torpedoes, acquisition and each award winner His thoughts were echoed by one of Tomahawk and Harpoon team’s Sting Ray can be proud of delivering world class the judges, the MOD’s Head of Industrial Torpedoes Insensitive Munition Warhead equipment, support, technology or Policy, Paul Hamilton. Mr Hamilton said: team for integrating an insensitive infrastructure to the Armed Forces. “This year’s judging was probably the munition warhead onto the Sting Ray “I was honoured to have the most difficult we’ve encountered with Torpedo, which they managed three opportunity to recognise these many good projects being turned down months ahead of schedule, including achievements today. The success of the for an award. I congratulate everyone extensive trials and qualification tests. n continued on page 20

The PRIDE (Wyton) Programme Team DE&S Engineering Operations – Kabul The DE&S Secretariat Corporate The PRIDE (Wyton) Programme Team Information Communications System Communications Multimedia Team was responsible for a programme of Uplift Project Team The DE&S Secretariat Corporate rationalising, relocating and integrating The team responded to an Communications Multimedia Team is defence intelligence capability at RAF Urgent Operational Requirement to a small in-house team that provides Wyton. design, acquire, deploy and install graphic design, 3D animation, film The outcome was state-of-the-art, communications and computer networks and photographic capability. The team intelligence accommodation, and the to UK forces on deployed operations in produced an Operational Personal Pathfinder Building, which was in service Kabul. Protective Equipment Clothing User three months ahead of schedule, within The team successfully delivered a Guide for all three services. budget and to specification providing multi-discipline, cross-technology The guide provided a clear, simple the MOD with what are considered to solution against the background of an and easily understood instruction, be world class facilities providing an extremely volatile period in Afghanistan. usable in classroom presentations and enhanced defence intelligence capability. on operations, via a wide variety of IT, at minimum cost and in one third of the time normally allowed for a job of this scale. 20 acquisition

n continued from page 19 Information Systems and Services staff, on operations, via a wide variety of IT, DIO and JFC Programme Team. Members at minimum cost and in one third of the Team members delivered an innovative rationalised, relocated and integrated time normally allowed for a job of this design, and implemented a warhead fuse defence intelligence capability at RAF scale. modification and software update that Wyton from other sites. The outcome was In addition, David Tucker, a increases shallow water performance, excellent intelligence accommodation and photographer on the MultiMedia team giving the front line greater operational the Pathfinder Building, in service three shot and edited film of each of the award flexibility and improved weapon safety. months ahead of schedule, within budget winners, which was used to set out each Future support arrangements for the and to specification. team’s achievements before the Minister RTM 322 engines, the mainstay of the The small in-house multimedia team handed out awards. UK’s Merlin and Apache fleets, earned an from DE&S Secretariat Corporate Mr Dunne said: “Thank you to award for the engines’ DE&S Combat Air Communications, which provides a the DE&S Secretariat Corporate operating centre Joint Propulsion team. graphic, 3D, film and photographic Communications MultiMedia team, Members’ work ensured serviceability capability, produced an Operational and in particular Mr David Tucker, for remained central to the availability of the Personal Protective Equipment Clothing their contribution to this year’s award helicopters in peacetime and operational User Guide for all three services, earning ceremony in producing the supporting roles. team members an accolade. video footage for each of the winning New buildings at Wyton helped win The guide provided a clear, simple teams.” an award for the DE&S PRIDE (Wyton), and easily understood instruction, Rapid acquisition of two BAE jointly composed of DE&S ISTAR & usable in classroom presentations and 146 aircraft from the civil market

The Sensors Support Optimisation The Centre for Defence Enterprise The C-17 & Command Support Project As part of the Defence Science and Project Team The Sensors Support Optimisation Technology Laboratory, the Centre for The C-17 & Command Support Project Project arranged long term support Defence Enterprise helps MOD access Team was responsible for an Urgent which is essential for the continued innovative science and technology Operational Requirement to support and readiness and availability of the Royal research from non-defence markets and continue airworthiness of BAe 146 and Navy worldwide and underpins this vital from Small and Medium Enterprises that HS 125 Command Support fleet. defence capability. have traditionally struggled to access This involved acquisition of two BAe The contract provides for the repair defence opportunities. 146 aircraft from the civil market, and and maintenance of sonar, periscope Drawing on industry best practice, project managing substantial military and electronic surveillance equipment CDE developed innovative, agile and modifications and maintenance and fitted across the Royal Navy’s ship and competitive procurement processes that achieving certification/release-to-service submarine flotillas. still meet strict procurement regulations, of this new aircraft before deployment to deliver value for money and allow MOD theatre. to be the largest contributor to the government’s flagship Small Business Research Initiative. acquisition 21 and managing substantial military An award went to the Centre for earned the DE&S Engineering modifications and maintenance saw the Defence Enterprise which developed Operations – Kabul ICS Uplift Project DE&S Air Support operating centre C-17 innovative, agile and competitive Team an award. Members responded and Command Support team win an procurement processes that still meet to an Urgent Operational Requirement award. The team’s work on the Urgent strict procurement regulations, deliver to design, acquire, deploy and install Operational Requirement saw team value for money and allow MOD to be the communications and computer networks members achieve certification/release-to- largest contributor to the government’s to UK forces on deployed operations in service before deployment to theatre. flagship Small Business Research Kabul. Thirty-two life-saving Urgent Initiative. What stood our for the judges was the Operational Requirements to The objective of the Single Living progress made by the award-winning Afghanistan was an amazing Accommodation Model Project Team was Sentinel Joint Community team in achievement for the DE&S ISTAR to develop 14 individual Single Living tackling safety and availability concerns operating centre Force Protection Accommodation projects in a tight over nine months as it directed, delivered Delivery Team in its task to deter, detect timetable. More than 2,000 bed spaces and supported Sentinel operational and defeat the threat from improvised were provided across the UK. capability for the Air Intelligence, explosive devices and small arms fire. The projects were dispersed around the Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Without team members’ work the tactical country, and included two Grade 2 Listed Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force. With advantage of British Forces to dominate buildings. much of the fleet deployed, the team ground while minimising exposure to Work against the background of an maintained 80 per cent availability. attack would have been lost. extremely volatile period in Afghanistan

Sentinel Joint Community Single Living Accommodation Model The Force Protection Delivery Team The Sentinel Joint Community team’s Project Team The Force Protection Delivery Team’s objective was to direct, deliver and The objective of the Single Living objectives were to deliver and support support Sentinel operational capability Accommodation Model Project Team was capabilities for British Forces deployed for the Air Intelligence, Surveillance, to complete a challenging programme, in Afghanistan to deter, detect and defeat Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance developing 14 individual Single Living the threat from improvised explosive (ISTAR) Force. Accommodation projects in a tight devices and small arms fire. Progress was made by the team timetable, delivering over 2,300 bed Over the past five years, the Force in tackling safety and availability spaces across the UK. Protection Delivery Team has been concerns over nine months – which was The projects, many with challenging charged with the delivery of over 32 life highly impressive, especially given the site constraints, were dispersed around saving Urgent Operational Requirements operational commitments at the time. the country, and included two Grade 2 to Afghanistan. With much of the fleet deployed, the Listed Buildings, but the provision of Without this capability the tactical team managed to maintain 80 per cent high quality single living accommodation advantage of British Forces to dominate availability throughout. is fundamental to the moral component of ground while minimising exposure to our Service personnel. attack would have been lost.

Min(DEST) Acquisition Awards 2013 – Winners Standard Awards 1. Sting Ray Torpedoes Insensitive 7. Centre for Defence Enterprise Munition Warhead Team 8. C-17 & Command Support Project 2. Joint Propulsion Team RTM 322 Team 3. PRIDE (Wyton) Programme Team 9. Sentinel Joint Community Team – Defence Intelligence Estates 10. Single Living Accommodation Model Rationalisation Project Team 4. ISS Engineering Operations – Kabul 11. Force Protection Delivery Team ICS Uplift Project Team 5. DE&S Secretariat Corporate Special Award Communications Multimedia Team DE&S Sensors Support Optimisation 6. Sensors Support Optimisation Project Project 22 cost accounting Counting the cost Cost engineers and accountants provide DE&S with expert advice on what military kit should cost. desider looks at a vital service which celebrates its centenary next year

he names of Henry VIII and Samuel Admiralty an efficient department of Pepys are not listed among the state. His reforms, including a technical Temployees at Defence Equipment cost estimating and accounting and Support – for obvious reasons. capability, helped shape acquisition of all Yet their influence on the way military naval equipment. equipment is procured for the UK’s Henry needed cost assurance; Pepys Armed Forces is as important today as provided it. The work of the pair, many it was when governments first needed to years apart, is now carried out by the know the true cost of kit. Value for money Cost Assurance and Analysis Service was as high up the agenda for them as it (CAAS), part of DE&S Finance, with now is at Abbey Wood. 400-plus cost engineers and accountants For King Henry, his task was to providing expert independent costing build up the meagre number of advice to enable the MOD to make ships he inherited from his father to effective business decisions on equipment ensure national defence and fulfil his acquisition and support. expansionary ambitions in Europe. “We have a proud heritage,” said Construction of ships such as the Mary Dr Tim Sheldon, head of the Service. Rose took vast numbers of labourers, and “We were formed in World War One to huge areas of forestry. Keeping track of prevent the munitions industry from the cost was vital, particularly as Henry overcharging the government. And we was forming the nascent naval force have been playing a pivotal role ever which became the forerunner of today’s since. Royal Navy. Henry opted for specialist “The complexities of equipment advice on Mary Rose’s construction bill procurement – ships, tanks, planes and before shelling out £700. submarines – in World War One forced Likewise Pepys, as Chief Secretary to the government of the day to recruit the Admiralty more than 100 years later, its own technical cost engineers into needed to keep a handle on costs. His job the Civil Service to advise commercial required dispensing money and making colleagues what non-competed contract contracts, bringing in a centralised prices should be paid to industry. That approach to supply and making the formed the basis of the work that the

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CAAS does today. We aim to be the MOD’s professional service provider of choice for independent cost assurance Price control: the cost and analysis.” of a Spitfire in World Such cost engineers and cost War Two was held Counting the cost accountants were vital in planning to less than £5,000, efficient aircraft production during guaranteeing that World War Two with the cost of a Spitfire, more could be built for instance, being held to less than £5,000 each, enabling the country to build many more at rapid speed. Even with cost avoidance measures today a Typhoon costs around £70 million. Since then the role of the service has increased, with a more obvious public profile. The value of an independent financial perspective came into its own recently, with a major contribution towards the MOD’s announcement that it had balanced its equipment budget. The Service’s advice helped inform the annual budgetary cycle on the top 65 equipment projects. “Staff have recently played an important role in the aircraft carrier negotiations, working with the Ships Acquisition team to successfully secure many millions of pounds in cost reductions,” said Dr Sheldon. “We are current and future customer needs, contractor rates,” he said. also heavily involved in the Single Source including the Front Line Commands and “Our expertise is widely recognised as Pricing Regulations, providing support the wider MOD. The Service provides having evolved to cope with industry’s to implementation of the Defence Reform support to DE&S customers through a changes in technology, the way Bill.” strategic partnership with KPMG. contracts are written and drawn up and CAAS cost engineers visit UK and “This transformation of the Service the development of international co- overseas contractors to scrutinise their has adopted a relentless focus on the operation. Our Civil Service counterparts cost proposals, with cost estimating, customer and the upskilling of our staff, in many other nations have adopted modelling and risk analysis helping to both existing and new joiners, will similar cost investigating strategies.” assess evidence for negotiating taut fixed only increase the professionalisation of With its centenary next year coinciding prices at contract placement. the service we offer,” said Dr Sheldon. with the next review of defence spending, The Service is going through a Staffing is expected to increase from 300 the spotlight will fall on the Service like development programme to increase the in 2010 to 475 by April 2015. never before. “We have a bright future,” reach and impact of its work supporting “We are making a real strategic said Dr Sheldon. “And we are really finance and commercial colleagues difference. Our cost estimates supported looking forward to our support of the across the department. This will improve the MOD to develop an affordable next Strategic Defence and Security the quality of historic cost management equipment programme, improving Review in 2015.” services alongside new services to meet pricing support on major projects and

CAAS: the rock on which cost accounting rests. Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon is pictured during exercises off Gibraltar 24 apprentices apprentices 25 Best of the best The future engineers of DE&S have been recognised for their outstanding abilities in the latest awards at Main Building

he brightest and the best of the MOD’s young Andrew Willoughby and Craig Kitcher of DM apprentices have received their rewards at a Gosport shared the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Tceremony in Main Building. Foundation Medal for work of outstanding merit and The annual event, now in its 26th year, was hosted in the tradition of excellence of engineering design by Pete Worrall, DE&S’ Chief of Materiel (Joint and quality of workmanship for which Sir Henry was Enablers), while the Minister for Defence Personnel, famed. Welfare and Veterans, Anna Soubry, awarded prizes Hayley Barnden from Abbey Wood picked up the and congratulated the winners. Air Vice-Marshal Sir David Cardwell Memorial Prize in memory of Julian Young, as Director Technical a big supporter the late Chief of Defence Procurement. The award of the organisation’s young talent, also attended the is given to an apprentice who makes exceptional ceremony. progress during training and overcomes great Anna Soubry praised apprentices’ ‘huge importance personal or physical difficulty to complete their and value’ at a time when Sir Bob Kerslake is focusing apprenticeship. on bringing youngsters into the Civil Service. Kimberley Hill from Abbey Wood won the EEF She said: “The MOD is the largest deliverer of Outstanding Achievement by a Final Year Apprentice apprenticeships across government, so I’m particularly Award for the south west. The award goes to the proud. It’s a growth area, really on the up, and it’s a apprentice who has done most to seize training and great time to be an apprentice.” development opportunities during the final year The event celebrates young apprentices in their final of their apprenticeship and makes a significant phase of training. The prestigious ‘Apprentice of the contribution to support the business activities of their Year’ gold medal went to Tom Vaulters (Abbey Wood), employer. with the talented trio of Claire Scanlon, Sam Jennings Phase 1 engineering apprentice Sam Kantor and Kimberley Hill all tying for silver. became a national finalist in the World Skills Show The competition encompasses a paper sift and a UK while Hannah Stanbury, 19, an apprentice preliminary and final interview to determine the weapons fitter at Defence Munitions Gosport, won a MOD’s top three apprentices, who each receive a crystal trophy at the WISE (Women in Science and medal, certificate and cash award. Engineering) awards. Tom said: “I’m quite shocked as I didn’t expect to win, but I’m very pleased as I was up against some tough competition.” The winning Tom Nevard Memorial competition Hannah team comprised Elliott Rogers (Defence Munitions Gosport), Patrisha Goodman, Nick Bennett and David takes Friday (all Abbey Wood). The competition started in 1952 as a tribute to Tom Nevard, a former Assistant a top Secretary in the Ministry of Supply and a member of the departmental committee whose recommendations award: still influence modern apprenticeship schemes. Kersey Segger won the handskills first phase, with page 30 Andrew Hall taking the prize for the second phase. The category for machining first phase was won by Daniel Drury (DE&S Devonport), with Gareth Hopton (DSG Devonport) topping the second phase category.

Main picture: Apprentice of the Year Tom Vaulters with Defence Minister Anna Soubry Left: Sir Henry Royce winners Andrew Willoughby and Craig Kitcher from DM Gosport with Anna Soubry and foundation trustees Linda Scott, Peter Hall and John Lowe. Right: Abbey Wood's Hayley Barnden, winner of the Sir David Cardwell Memorial Prize

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Team updates on air defence missile progress

Stakeholders have been briefed welcomed on 26th November by Adrian on the latest developments as the joint Birch (Short Range Air Defence leader) DE&S/MBDA Future Local Area Air with opening remarks from Jonathan Defence System team held its annual Barratt (Head of Team Complex stakeholder event at Abbey Wood. Weapons) and Mark Slater (Director of The FLAADS programme is looking Future Systems in MBDA). to replace the Seawolf missile system Following presentations on on Type 23 frigates and the land-based the FLAADS programme and the Rapier system. associated Future Forces Ground The weapon system is also intended Based Air Defence and Air Surveillance to be fitted to the Type 26 Global programme, attendees were Combat Ship. encouraged to browse market stalls and Representatives from across the view a FLAADS (Land) Fire Unit Concept MOD, MBDA and its supply chain were Vehicle. FLAADS (Land) Fire Unit concept vehicle on show at Abbey Wood MOD ‘more business-like NEWSREEL JSP review hits the mark and finance-focused’ the review into Joint Service Publications continues its work to ease the regulatory Significant progress has a welcome endorsement of Levene praises burden on MOD been made to transform the the progress we have made personnel. The MOD into a more professional moves towards in reforming defence. We are Defence Reform and responsible organisation, streamlining the MOD with a Unit has been an independent report has greater efficiency reduction of 33,000 civilian posts running the review concluded. in total to make it leaner and since August, and In a follow up to his major more strategic, better able to has reviewed 347 JSPs covering many independent review of two years support the Armed Forces of the subject areas and ago, Lord Levene has praised the future.” scales, ranging MOD for embracing complex Chief of the Defence Staff, from the Packers and radical change to improve Chief of Defence Materiel was General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Handbook to the both efficiency and financial made a formal Accounting added: “Defence Reform has Defence Nuclear management. Officer. required some innovative Response Manual. Lord Levene’s 2011 Defence The report acknowledges changes to the structure and Policy leads and subject matter Reform report made 53 that better leadership, direction management of defence. But the experts have been recommendations on how to and prioritisation have led to a results of these changes will lead consulted during the transform the MOD into a leaner review. and more effective organisation that could better support the needs of the Armed Forces. Chart hits Since then, he has monitored progress and in his second Further copies stocktake has praised successful of the Defence reforms that have taken place. Finance and Military Lord Levene said elimination Capability (Front Line Commands) of the £38 billion budget deficit organisational was a remarkable achievement chart carried in this and that there was now clear edition of desider evidence that the MOD was are available from more business-like and finance- the DE&S press focused. office. Contact Geoff Hale at DESSEC- His report welcomed [email protected] imaginative ways in which the MOD increased accountability Embracing change; DE&S has played its part in greater efficiency. Bernard and reduced bureaucracy by Gray, above, explains future developments to staff at Abbey Wood delegating responsibility to the Staff figures heads of the Royal Navy, Army and RAF. The total number of He said the Materiel Strategy more strategic approach in the to a more agile force structure staff recruited to the programme, which has been MOD. with capabilities better suited MOD between 1st examining options for the future Defence Secretary, Philip to the security challenges of the April 2010 and the of DE&S, should be brought Hammond said: “We have rightly age. end of last October is 7,580, 58.8 per quickly to a conclusion to end focused our efforts on re-shaping “The advent of Joint Forces cent of which were uncertainty and the demands our Armed Forces to meet future Command and the greater male, the latest the programme placed on senior threats and delivering better delegation of authority to figures show. management. value for money for taxpayers. the three single services is He recommended that the “Lord Levene’s report is fundamental to this change.” 28 news

NEWSREEL New contract gives F-35 Information excellence STOVL capability a lift

Nominations Rolls-Royce has been can be accepted awarded a $215 million contract until 14th March for this year’s to produce and support MOD Information LiftSystems for the F-35 Excellence Awards. Lightning II programme. These reward The technology of the Rolls- those who reach Royce system provides F-35B high standards in aircraft with the capability to creating, sharing, A United Kingdom F-35 Lightning II perform short take-offs and exploiting and breaks left out of a formation flight disposing of the vertical landings (STOVL) and with other F-35 aircraft over Eglin information used is in service with the US Marine Air Force Base in the US last month. in everyday work. Corps in Arizona. The joint programme reached Categories are: The new agreement with a new single-day record for F-35 inspiring leadership, Pratt and Whitney for the sixth sorties on 4th December with 45 training missions between all three innovation, production lot includes six examplary practice, models of the aircraft. LiftSystems, plus sustainment, plus an information The B-model being bought by team of the year programme management, the UK completed 32 of the flights, award. Nominations engineering and field support. the A-model had ten flights and the open this month and Rolls-Royce has delivered 42 Carrier Variant C-model flew three the award ceremony LiftSystems and has expanded missions. will be in Main field support to include five Building. places where F-35B aircraft are Picture: Andy Poulastides flown. No 2 takes up the Typhoon

The RAF’s 2 Squadron is to be re-equipped with the ‘Bionic’ limbs change lives latest Typhoons. The move is part of the transformation of the RAF’s combat air Funding applies science The lives of service Defence Secretary capability which will personnel who lost their Philip Hammond said: “Our see the Tornado GR4 to ease lives of injured legs on operations have priority has always been aircraft replaced been dramatically improved to give our troops the best by Typhoon and service personnel through revolutionary possible care and support. Lightning II. The squadron, based prosthetics. That’s why we announced at RAF Marham, Government funding is £6.5 million to ensure our is training for providing new prosthetics personnel and veterans its next tour in including the Genium injured in Afghanistan Afghanistan. The ‘bionic’ leg made famous by and Iraq have been able unit will then begin Derek Derenalagi in the 2012 to upgrade to the most swapping Tornados Paralympic Games. technologically advanced for Typhoons and transfer to its Last year the Government prosthetics available.” new base at RAF committed more than £6.5 Royal Marines Cpl Lossiemouth in million to guarantee that Matt Webb, injured in Scotland next spring. injured personnel and Afghanistan, said: “Since I The squadron will veterans with above knee have been using the Genium become the fifth amputations could receive joints, I have found it a lot front line RAF unit to the latest technology easier to stand still and fly the Typhoon. prosthetics. negotiate slopes and stairs. Since then, more than The other main benefit for me 50 patients have been fitted is being able to walk without Safety updates with 90 ‘bionic’ legs which expending as much energy Updates to Volume have enabled them to step as I used to, which helps me 3 of Joint Service over obstacles, negotiate walk for longer.” Publication 375 – the stairs and walk backwards The Government is also health and safety safely. making £11 million available handbook advising Patients have told over the next two years to staff and contractors inspirational stories about improve prosthetics and on high risk how their lives have been rehabilitation services for infrastructure on the defence estate improved. ex-servicemen and women – were published on Funding builds on who are amputees. 13th December. Full the new £17 million This funding will ensure details are available Rehabilitation Complex at veterans are able to access Cpl Matt Webb of the Royal Marines shows through the MOD’s Headley Court and £5 million similar care and prosthetics website the versatility of revolutionary prosthetics at Headley Court to refurbish accommodation. to that of serving personnel. news 29

NEWSREEL Warehouse hunt is on as Patrick earns his medal

Former Arctic UK kit comes home Convoy veteran Patrick Gallagher, now 94, has received As the military reshapes for his Arctic Star Medal the future, support systems are from personnel at adapting too. Clyde naval base. Logistic Services (LS), part Captain Alistair of Logistic Commodities and Willis, Captain of Services (LCS), stores, maintains shore-based facility and processes hundreds of HMS Neptune, joined family members as thousands of items of equipment Mr Gallagher was on behalf of project teams and Logistic presented with his defence customers. Services medal at Erskine This amounts to more warehousing Park veterans’ home than 871,000 cubic metres at St Athan near Glasgow last of warehousing and storage month. space mainly at Bicester and o desider people Donnington and other sites news starts on page across the UK and Germany. Working with 30 Before the Business teams and other Continuity Project began, the initiatives (such storage capacity of LS was as Inventory Career running close to maximum. LCS’ Business Continuity Management Transformation An efficient warehouseProject (BCP) is already (IMT) the team is also identifying learning should be no more than 85 implementing initiatives to stock appropriate for disposal. The MOD is funding per cent full. The other 15 per deliver these changes. Additional Stock for St Athan or more than 90 staff cent is used for processing co-ordinated warehousing will Portsmouth has already started on degree and other goods including stock rotation, ensure that materiel returning to move. Last September and courses, according sequencing, inspections and from Operation Herrick is stored October 161 40ft loads of stock to figures released in routine maintenance. LCS was in suitable conditions and in a were moved to St Athan and Parliament. The MOD sponsors around operating with an average place where it is readily available Portsmouth. 15 engineering utilisation rate of 81.7 per cent for onward issue. Maintaining day-to-day and science across all its warehouses. To improve efficiency LS performance levels for service undergradautes Storage capacity must also has set up another warehouse to the military customer is each year from be able to handle current and operation at St Athan in south paramount in everything LCS those who have future changes in the defence Wales, and acquired more does. taken A-levels at the inventory. The procurement space in Portsmouth to relocate As LCS reconfigures Defence Sixth Form College. In addition, of new equipment and the Naval stock from warehouses at its storage to modernise its as part of DE&S Operation Herrick drawdown Bicester and Donnington. More warehouse process, addressing upskilling, some civil will see additional stock moving warehouses at Bicester will also old warehousing and previously servants are funded through the LS storage network. be used as non-DE&S users move high stock levels along the to undertake higher Future Force 2020, the out. way, through the BCP and education/degrees move from Germany and As well as additional storage LCS Transformation, work to in engineering and the subsequent merger and capacity, the project team is implement change must ensure science. Figures were released in drawdown of units will introduce responsible for rebrigading stock levels of service from LS will be a Parliamentary a range of changes to the MOD’s to ensure space is made available maintained and business will answer by Defence future storage requirements. when and where it is required. continue as usual. Minister Anna Soubry.

DE&S pairs up to increase engineering skills Pie in the sky Thousands of DE&S has become corporate partners applications are required to be submitted by personnel on with the Institution of Engineering and early June. operations tucked into mince pies and Technology. Applications will then be processed by Christmas cakes As part of this partnership a company- the IET and interviews will be held on site at over the festive based professional registration scheme for Abbey Wood during the summer. period, thanks engineers is being set up. The scheme will An information and registration session to Wrights Food provide a structured process for applying for will be held at Abbey Wood on 16th January, Group of Crewe. professional registration at EngTech, IEng, bookings via e-solutions. The 800 staff at the family-run CEng and Fellowship levels. All must be a member, or in the process company, founded Draft applications will be required next of joining, the IET to register for this scheme. in 1926, had to start month for a three-stage advisor review using Contact Nicholas Brown at DESTECH- baking months DE&S IET industrial registration advisors. [email protected] for details. beforehand to make Support, guidance and practical advice All DE&S staff are welcome to apply; sure pies and cakes will then be provided to candidates to enable there is a separate scheme in place for staff at were ready to be them to complete their applications. Final Corsham. sent abroad for Christmas. 30 people news

Staff show off their DE&S takes the glory expertise to the world

A female DE&S apprentice who WISE introduced the apprentice led a male-dominated team in the award. Brathay Apprentice Challenge last Gosport’s Apprentice Training year has won a national award for Officer Kevin Haydock said: inspiring girls to choose a career “Hannah is by far the hardest in engineering. working and determined student Hannah Stanbury, an we have.” apprentice weapons fitter at Trudy Norris-Grey of WISE Defence Munitions, Gosport, said: “The desire to make a was presented with the Women in difference shines out from all the Science and Engineering (WISE) winners. apprentice award at a glittering “These women bring vision, award ceremony at the Science creativity, commitment and above Museum, London by The Princess all a passion for what they do Royal. which is truly inspiring. Britain The award, sponsored by needs more like them to bring their the Institution of Mechanical talents into UK industry. Then we Hannah’s triumph is the toast of Gosport

Engineers and the BBC, was will get the real re-balancing of MOTTO – the MOD Lottery presented to Hannah for being a the economy which the country October fantastic role model. needs.” One of only two female WISE aims to help push female Winning £10,000: John Ward (Headley Court). apprentices at DM Gosport, employees in science, technology, smile: £5,000: Alan Sorrell (Kentigern House). £2,000: Hannah achieved a star engineering and maths from 13 from Christine Nailer (Thatcham). £500: Marc distinction in her level 3 BTEC per cent to 30 per cent by 2020, Hannah Harris (High Wycombe), Helen Stevens (DGC Stanbury national diploma in mechanical boosting the talent pool to drive Feltham). £100: Paola Hayes (Gosport), Keith Pasmore (RAF Honington), Stephanie Lown engineering. She is now studying economic growth and build a (RAF Mildenhall), Richard Guy (Gutersloh), Colin for the Higher National Certificate. better future for UK industry. Currie (Bicester), Samantha Swift (Corsham), Nationally, only 400 WISE membership is open Gordon Aitken (Clyde), Sandra Trayte (Abbey women started an engineering to companies, educational Wood), Joanne Davies (SPVA), Michael Hobson apprenticeship last year, compared institutions and individual (Catterick Garrison), Debbie Hollands (UKHO), to 12,880 males, which is why supporters. Thomas Corcoran (Rosyth), Carmel Grant (Andover), David Beniston (Abbey Wood), Edgar Bray (Glen Douglas), Nigel Dyer (RAF Lakenheath), William McCann (Portadown), Charles Baker (Saffron Walden), Rachael Brown Dave makes the most of breaktime (Abbey Wood), Simon Phillips (Abbey Wood). Dave Emmerson made best use of an unpaid polymer protective wall which provides rapidly November career break by walking off with an Armed deployable protection against weapon threats, Forces technician of the year award. flooding and pollution. £20,000: Jacqueline Meechan (Kentigern Staff Sgt Dave (pictured), of His extra work earned House). £10,000: Douglas Proctor (Gosport). DE&S’ Operational Infrastructure him a Red Dot design award, a £5,000: Jennifer Keeley (Abbey Wood). Programme received the first award globally recognised standard £2,000: Martyn Wilcockson (Whitehall). from the Institution of Engineering in design. £500: Sally Wareham (Blandford), Caroline and Technology at an event in The Royal Society of Thompson (Donnington). £100: Jacqueline London. Arts has also granted him Gabb (Abbey Wood), Alastair Davies (RAF His award recognised a broad a fellowship for a unique, Molesworth), Colin Birtwhistle (UKHO), range of work carried out during his innovative prosthesis design, Melanie Young (Gosport), Gwendolene break reading for an MSc in Product which provides a solution Waddell (RAF Henlow), George Thompson Design (Virtual) at Loughborough to problems associated (Holywood), Ben Reed (Abbey Wood), Sandra University. with traumatic amputation Hayes (Corsham), Debra McKinna (RAF During his work he developed a as a result of exposure to Wittering), Patricia Helley (Devonport), Hugh range of modular blast and ballistic improvised explosive device Wood (Feltham), Dale Tyson (Beverley), protective infrastructure concepts, detonation. Emily Kermode (Abbey Wood), Marl McCrae drawing from lessons learned Dave plans to leave the (Liverpool), Louise Hunt (Corsham), Jeffrey during recent operations to provide Armed Forces in the near Nicholson (Liverpool), Stuart Gallacher lifesaving systems for the future. future. “I‘m really looking (Regents Park), Angela Sullivan (Abbey Wood), He provided detailed briefings to forward to applying my ability and new James Bowman (Pirbright), Keith McGorman specialists in these areas in the MOD and US skills in support of UK defence and wider (Holywood). Department of Defense. humanitarian operations in my civilian In addition to that work Dave developed a career,” he said. people news 31

Subs staff earn partner’s silver salute Brigadier hits career Dr Hilary Bollan and Chris Clarke from DE&S have been ‘zenith’ toasted for their contribution to a step change in a vital piece of Brigadier Peter safety equipment on board future Rafferty, Head of Royal Navy submarines. Operational Support Hilary and Chris were part of Programmes in DE&S’ the team that developed a new Land Equipment piece of equipment, drawing on Operating Centre, has space age know-how, to monitor been appointed Colonel, the atmosphere of a submarine. The Duke of Lancaster’s The result, which has now Regiment. become part of the Successor Brigadier Trident replacement submarine Rafferty, pictured, and design, is an atmosphere analyser predecessor Brigadier that can measure three times Mike Griffiths enjoyed an as many gases with increased Silver salute – BAE Systems Programmes and Support Managing audience with the Queen accuracy for lower cost than the Director Nigel Whitehead (far right) presents the Chairman’s Silver to mark the handover. currently available system. Award to, from left Mark Scaife, Dr Bollan, Andrew Crabtree, Viv Reflecting on his The team, which brings Tozer, Mike Anthony, Dr Mark Leese, Dr Geraint Morgan and Neil five-year appointment together expertise from Mitchell Brigadier Rafferty said: Successor industry lead, BAE “I have spent the last five Systems, and the Open University years as Deputy Colonel Planetary Sciences Department Demonstrator Programme on expertise across the team. but it is the greatest as well as DE&S, has received a funding to investigate technology Air management, calibration, privilege imaginable silver award in the BAE Systems and develop a prototype. software and control and to be asked by my Chairman’s Awards global The team succeeded in instrumentation are all novel Regimental family to be recognition scheme. adapting and repackaging aspects. their Colonel. Hilary joined other members commercial off-the-shelf The equipment has been “My main of the team at a ceremony at the equipment designed for tested on patrol, and has responsibilities are Manchester Hilton. laboratory use into a submarine- demonstrated a significant The development was capable piece of equipment. performance improvement over supported with MOD Technology This was achieved by drawing the existing equipment. Keeping Bastion flying

to guard Regimental Some of those involved with traditions, foster esprit- the Bastion task. Front, de-corps and represent from left: Fraser Steedman Regimental interests (Hd of Flight Inspection), within the Army and Sara Llewellwyn (Mission infantry and more widely among the communities Planner), Angela Bickerton from which we recruit. (Strategic Planner), Steve “My job is to sustain Fryer (Flt Ops), Back: Lee the Regiment into the Scott (Ops Mgr), Mark Army and Future Reserve Summerbell (Flt Ops), Gp 2020 era and support Capt Ian Mitchell (ADATS the wider Regimental leader), Craig Rothery, family of Kingsmen, Flt Lt Simon Hamilton- Regular and Reserve, Bing (MOD Flt Chk Mgr), their families, our Mal Hammans (Dir Flt veterans, our cadets, Inspection), Carole Ann our 26 freedom towns, Havard (Flt Chk Mgr) cities and boroughs, and our affiliated regiments across the globe. “While continuing with my ‘day job’ in Abbey Wood, I look forward Craig Rothery, a pilot with systems. He amassed more Systems team at RAF Henlow. also to this wonderful Cobham Flight Inspection than 30 flying sorties over a He said: “It is a great privilege opportunity to serve my based at Durham Tees Valley cumulative 57 days in theatre. to award the Operational Regiment as Colonel, the Airport, has been awarded A delighted Craig said: Service Medal as a symbol of zenith of any Regimental the Operational Service Medal “It was truly a team effort appreciation for the hard work Officer’s career.” The Regiment was (Afghanistan) for his support to and without the support from and inherent risks involved.” formed in 2006 with Camp Bastion. the operations, planning and While contractors on the amalgamation of Over the last two years Craig engineering staff the task would deployed operations regularly The King’s Own Royal completed six detachments not have been possible.” receive the medal it is thought Border Regiment, The carrying out in-flight assurance The medal was presented by this is the first time it has been King’s Regiment and checks of the air traffic control Gp Capt Ian Mitchell, leader of awarded to contractor staff for the Queen’s Lancashire navigational and landing the Air Defence and Air Traffic flying duties. Regiment. 32 people news

Get sharp: staff show off their handiwork while presenting funds to the Flying Colours Appeal

Personnel at Yeovilton downed their razors in Royal Naval personnel are not allowed to November to raise money for Yeovil’s Women’s grow a moustache but must support a full beard Staff get Hospital. and only after permission has been obtained from Members of 815 Naval Air Squadron their commanding officer. razor sharp supported the hospital’s Flying Colours Appeal by A cheque for £400 has been presented to the donating £5 each to go unshaven. appeal.

Staff join forces on domestic Devonport violence awareness

Staff from the Commando marks Helicopter Force at Yeovilton were out and about to raise awareness of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women at the end of first November. Together with Somerset County Council, Naval personnel and other staff at the base, the Force’s Royal sign-up Naval Police were out and about in the community to offer advice about the help and support available to victims, witnesses and others who may have come into contact with domestic Routeways Centre has abuse. become the first organisation Regulating Petty Officer Oonagh in Plymouth to sign the Armed Maguire of the RN Police said: “The Forces Corporate Covenant. service community occupies a large Above: Devonport staff are pictured Senior members of number of homes in and around the with Routeways representatives to sign Devonport naval base were Yeovil area and we are all a reflection the covenant on hand to see signing of the covenant of civilian society and therefore must accept and understand how personnel recognising Routeways’ continuing support of Below; Out and about to increase and their families could become victims the Armed Forces community and of the value awarenes of domestic abuse of domestic abuse.” of serving personnel, both regular and reservist, veterans and military families to business in the UK. Captain Gary Pettitt, Captain of the Base, said: “Routeways generates a great deal of benefit for civilian and Forces communities across Plymouth. I am delighted that they are building on the work that has already been done to promote integration and understanding for service personnel, their families and veterans by being one of the first organisations to sign the Corporate Covenant scheme in the city.” Routeways will endeavour in their business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Covenant Routeways manages a range of projects that aim to improve people’s lives by helping people to help themselves. people news 33 It's good to care – shoppers and stallholders show their Devonport support

Recovering Royal Marines and sailors living at Devonport Left: have taken delivery of boxes of Stallholders donations from kind Plymouth deliver some market traders. cheer to Stallholders and shoppers of Plymouth Indoor Market personnel collected the items to help under long- improve the life of Royal term care at Marines and sailors living away Devonport from home under long-term care. Ray Robins, Plymouth Indoor Market Traders Joe’s super seven are the Association chairman, and colleague Matthew Jones delivered books and other items designed air cadet drill kings to make the troops’ life more homely at dedicated therapeutic accommodation in the naval base. Ray presented the items to members of Hasler Company and said: “As can be seen on a daily basis there Joe Smith, on the is a lot of a goodwill left, is pictured with towards our Forces in his proud Banner Plymouth and these Drill squad at RAF gifts show this well Halton along with – but just scratch the Air Commodore surface of the depth Dawn McCafferty, of this feeling. It is a Commandant garrison town after of the Air Cadet all, with the naval Organisation, centre base here – everyone knows someone in the Armed Forces. “We just hope these gifts show we care and that they make daily life away from home more comfortable for the troops under care.’’ A team of seven cadets from a Youngsters A single-point win saw them Hasler Company squadron – led and drilled by a progress to the national corps oversees the needs of DE&S volunteer – has swept the learn marching finals at RAF Halton towards the tri-service personnel board in the annual Air Training end of November. with long-term Corps drill contest. skills with the In a day of total triumph the challenges whether Joe Smith, a civil servant in team earned a clean sweep of wounded in combat help of DE&S or on exercise or with the Supply Chain Optimisation awards, winning Best Banner other complex issues. team at Abbey Wood, spent much Banner as a representation. Bearer for Cadet WO Samantha Major Scotty of last year training the team from This is an exceptionally Rich, Best Turned-out Region, Mills, Officer in the 40-strong 2002 (Kingswood) difficult routine to master, as and Best Overall Banner Squad. Command of Hasler Squadron, based near Abbey the Banner must be treated with Joe said: “The moment where Company, said: Wood. reverence at all times while you can see the cadets realise “These gifts are very Joe is an Air Training Corps carrying out the drills. they have achieved something much appreciated. It makes a real sergeant and part of his role is to Having never broken into the truly remarkable is the reason difference to know instil discipline into the cadets top three in the Wing competition I continue to give my time every that people are and ensure uniform is worn against 28 other units from the night I wear this uniform. thinking of us. There appropriately. Bristol and Gloucestershire area, “The MOD and indeed is a lot of support in He coached the cadets in the Kingswood squadron took DE&S staff do not volunteer for Devon and especially Banner Drill which replicates the the title and progressed to the recognition, or for any thanks or Plymouth for the Armed Forces and movements and drills for how regional contest against winners gratitude, but for the knowledge this demonstrates the Colour of the RAF would from the other five south west that they have made a difference this feeling.’’ be paraded, using a Squadron wings. to a young cadet’s life.” 34 people news Speed and distance is key to hospice fundraising

A team of sailors from the Devonport-based Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), pictured right, has raised more than £5,000 for St Luke’s Hospice. The money was raised by sponsored events including the Plymouth Half Marathon, an auction at a FOST dinner and a Hadrian’s Wall walk of 84 miles in four days from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend. Captain Tim Peacock presented a cheque to Robert Maltby, Communications and Marketing Manager at St Luke’s Hospice. Robert said: “Over £5,000 is an impressive amount raised and will help towards the £4.5 million we have to raise every year to provide free end of life care to our local Abbey Wood the toast of community. “We would like to thank FOST for their continued support and 2013 – now for 2014 can’t wait to hear what exciting challenges they have in store next year. Thank you from everyone at St Luke’s.” FOST staff have also raised £435 for the Jubilee Sailing Powerplay: Trust enabling Abbey two children from Wood's field Plymouth to spend gun crew time at sea on the tall enjoyed a successful ship TS Tenacious and 2013 £500 has been raised for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity.

n Geoff Ellis of the Networks Falcon Team rounded off an outstanding orienteering year with his third consecutive victory at the Southern Abbey Wood’s field gun crew of the RN/RM Sports Lottery Cup Night Championships will kick off 2014 looking to Team targets during the summer when the at Wareham. build on a successful 12 months more success crew took part in the Brickwoods Geoff maintained which saw them earn a brace of Trophy, the annual Royal Navy/ composure over the silverware. after double Royal Marines charity event at tough terrain for The team wowed a crowd HMS Collingwood. victory in the Men's of around 12,000 enthusiastic trophy glory Formed in 2003, the Abbey 35-40 category. spectators when they took part Wood crew has become This is the second in the Birmingham International an established tri-service year running that Tattoo at the start of December. finish. The event maintains the competitor within the Armed Geoff has secured The National Indoor Arena spirit and tradition of the Royal Forces. This season’s crew both day and night was spellbound by the skills of Navy’s contribution to the relief represents a mix of all three titles at M35 in the the teams, who display a mix of the siege of Ladysmith. services, and members are south, confirming his of bravery, muscle, speed and The Rob Pascoe Memorial grateful for the support of the status as a UK leading dexterity in taking apart a field Trophy was secured by the Abbey hard-working back room staff, orienteer across a gun weighing a tonne, carrying Wood team in a competition and sponsors Debut Facilities variety of terrains in its parts around an obstacle featuring RAF Cosford and 7 Air Management, Xpedite, Selex varied conditions. course before reassembling it Assault Brigade REME. ES, BMT Group and the RN/RM and dragging it home in a sprint Success built on the capture Charity. people news 35

Devonport pays tribute to the Royal Navy warship known by many as ...... the most decorated of them all The 100th anniversary of the launch of what many consider to be the greatest British warship has been honoured at a tribute event in Devonport. More than 200 guests attended a celebration of the battleship Warspite – revolutionary in design for her day – and the sailors who served in her. The event recreated the original launch ceremony at Number 3 Slipway where, in November 1913, the ship was launched in front of 30,000 people including First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill. Commodore Graeme Little, Naval Base Commander, said: leaders, veteran sailors and former Above: visitors admire a model of HMS Warspite while, “HMS Warspite is the iconic admirals with a recital by Burraton below, the power of a Warspite broadside battleship of the last century, it is Male Voice Choir and music by HMS extremely important as a reference Drake Volunteer Band. point to the Royal Navy, the city of A super Dreadnought, Warspite Plymouth and Devonport. was the seventh warship in Royal “I am delighted to be able to Navy history to bear the name, host the commemoration of the which dates back to 1596 when Sir launch of HMS Warspite in advance Walter Raleigh was her captain, of what will be a very important sailing out of Plymouth on a period of reflection for the Great famous raid against Cadiz. War.’’ Warspite garnered more battle A memorial service was staged honours than any other single ship at the slipway attended by civic in British naval history.

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:

2013DIN04-181: This announces introduction of a new red vulcanised fibre disc ID tag to give water safety equipment a local ID number. The new ID tag will replace the existing red fibre disc ID and can be demanded through the normal Naval Stores procedure.

2013DIN04-184: The 7.65mm L47A1 Walther pistol has been issued to RAF and Royal Navy fast jet crews since the 1980s. It is being replaced by the 9mm Glock L131A1 pistol. Work on an integral holster to accommodate the L131A1 has finished and fielding of the L131A1 is scheduled to complete by next September. The out-of-service date for the L47A1 will be 30th September 2014.

2013DIN04-190: This describes the mandated process for use of maritime strategic facilities by MOD projects, their contractors and sub-contractors. The Maritime Strategic Capability Agreement is a 15-year contract with QinetiQ to provide a sustainable set of strategic capabilities.

2013DIN04-193: The Defence Medical Services Training Group, currently at Ash Vale, Aldershot, will move to Whittington Barracks, Lichfield from 7th April and be called the Defence College of Healthcare Educational Training.

Further information and more details on the latest DINs see: http://defenceintranet.diif.r.mil.uk/Reference/DINsJSPs/Pages/DINsindex2014.aspx AN INSPIRED GENERATION. As an engineering and manufacturing company we’re reliant on recruiting and retaining the most committed employees to maintain our talent pipeline. That’s why we invest over £80M a year in skills and education programmes – from training 900 apprentices to working with more than 250 schools across the UK on engineering projects.

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