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Picture: Sgt Rupert Frere RLC Insider march 2013 Bernard Gray

Chief of Defence Materiel Queen Elizabeth – take a bow!

Assembly of the front end of the new ‘The Materiel Strategy and Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen the wider defence equipment Elizabeth was completed last month. Aircraft Carrier Alliance workers at programme have been the focus Rosyth in Scotland successfully attached of Parliamentary activity during the 1,000-tonne bow unit to the huge ship, completing the forward part of her hull. the past few weeks’ And the forward island section of the ship has completed its journey from Portsmouth to join the other parts of the The end of the financial year hearing last month, along with vessel in Rosyth. and the start of the new one next my Defence Board colleagues; Two-thirds of Queen Elizabeth, the month is a good time to take the Permanent Secretary Jon first of the two carriers, has now been stock and to consider some of the Thompson and Director General assembled. Launch is set for next year. challenges DE&S may face in the Finance David Williams as well as Director of Ship Acquisition at DE&S, future. Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff Rear Admiral Steve Brunton, said: Continued work on the (Military Capability) Air Marshal “Fitting of the upper bow unit means that Materiel Strategy is, I know, at Stephen Hillier. I explained to the majority of the forward half of Queen the forefront of your minds. The the committee how our work in Elizabeth is now in place. The forward and Board’s plan to improve and DE&S is driving greater realism aft island structures, containing the ship’s sharpen our communications into the timetabling and costing bridges, funnels and radar masts, will be with you on all aspects of this of projects, how some of the fitted in the next few months, followed by programme is moving ahead problems caused by policy-driven the final hull and flight deck sections. purposefully. In this edition delays to some projects are still “Assembly is progressing well with you will find articles relating with us and the work we are major additions almost every week. The to a DE&S Senior Management doing to improve efficiency in the team are working very hard at the moment awayday that focussed on the programme. with an increasing focus on completing Materiel Strategy and also some The House of Commons the inside of the ship, whilst construction useful underpinning material Defence Committee also of Prince of Wales is also well underway.” setting out the reasons why published its long awaited Among other milestones last month the DE&S Board believes that a Defence Acquisition report which the first of the marine gas turbines were Government Owned Contractor considered evidence given in 2012 installed in Queen Elizabeth, pictured Operated solution is the best to the committee. It too confirmed below. approach to achieving the aims of the positive steps made by the The Rolls-Royce MT30 at 36 megawatts acquisition reform, subject to a MOD for including addressing (around 50,000 horsepower) is the world’s full and fair competition against the overheated defence budget most powerful marine gas turbine engine. the best that DE&S can do in the and the introduction of finance, Two MT30s will be installed in each of the public sector. In the meantime military and capability reforms. two carriers and will provide two-thirds work within Materiel Strategy The new customers, in the of the 109 megawatts needed to power the continues apace three single-service Commands, 65,000-tonne ships – enough electricity to There is a wide range of DE&S Joint Forces Command and power a large town. events at which you can ask the Strategic Programmes The power generated will meet the questions and join in discussions Directorate in head office, all carriers' demand for energy, which about the future. One opportunity start to work under their new includes the propulsion motors, weapons will be a new quarterly event delegations at the beginning of and navigation systems as well as the at which you will be able to put April. Briefings are in progress entire low-voltage requirements for your questions directly to Board within DE&S to ensure that lighting and power sockets. members in an open forum. those of you who are affected by The MT30s are being installed with As I am sure you are all these important changes fully an alternator and steel turbine enclosure, aware, the Materiel Strategy and understand the implications together weighing 120 tonnes. the wider defence equipment and the major impact they will Tony Graham, DE&S Head of Ships, programme have been the have on the evolution of defence said: “The successful achievement of this focus of Parliamentary activity acquisition. during the past few weeks. The Finally, I was pleased to see National Audit Office’s Major that the Submarine Enterprise Projects Report and analysis Performance Programme had of the MOD’s first ten-year taken a significant step towards £160 billion Equipment Plan achieving the savings target of at recognised that the MOD has least £900 million as set out in the taken significant positive steps Strategic Defence and Security to close an estimated £74 billion Review with the award of a ten- gap between planned funding and year contract to Rolls-Royce and defence programme costs. This is that the next pricing period in the validation that progress is being Long Term Partnering Agreement made in bringing the programme with QinetiQ had been agreed. under control. Both these programmes are clear I subsequently answered reminders, were any needed, questions about these issues at about the very long-term nature the Public Accounts Committee of the business that we are in. news 5

Two-thirds of first carrier Queen Elizabeth – take a bow! now assembled in Rosyth

Carrier crew gets a home too

Lowden Building at Rosyth has been handed over by project manager Allan Waugh to Cdr Jules Lowe to accommodate Queen Elizabeth's crew, marking completion of phase 1 of building refurbishment. Work has seen the south end of major milestone has brought the biggest Paramarine suite of advanced marine the building remodelled and, once grin to my face since Christmas Day. design software developed by QinetiQ fully equipped, it will provide new “To have successfully lifted the most GRC, will provide the on-board stability office suites, open plan work areas, powerful engine in the Royal Navy onto management system for the carriers. conference facilities, an internet room, the biggest ship ever built for the Royal SeaWeigh will be used to manage a dining room, recreational spaces, locker rooms, toilets and showers. Navy using the biggest capacity gantry the impact on stability from complex Mr Waugh said work was completed crane in Europe is an important event in payloads, their distribution and tank on time, safely, to a high standard and the construction of Queen Elizabeth. states. It is being integrated into the ship on budget. “Everyone involved should take huge management systems which will provide Refurbishment work was carried pride in their contribution to this national SeaWeigh with data on fuel and fresh out by Alltec Construction, sub- endeavour.” water tank conditions. contracted by Babcock Marine. Atlas The installation involved the lifting SeaWeigh can deliver a picture of and Alltec were involved in installing the information technology. of the MT30 gas turbine and associated the ship’s condition including real time Phase 2, starting shortly, covers the ancillary equipment onto the ship's updates from its tank fullness sensors and north end and is expected to take 14 structure. With the enclosure in place, the flood sensors. weeks. large alternator, which is driven by the gas turbine to produce electrical power, was then hoisted into place.

n Six painters from industrial specialists ISS to leave DE&S and join new Pyeroy spent the last 12 months applying around 2,700 square metres externally and 9,000 square metres internally Chief Information Officer of protective coating to the forward navigation bridge unit. The majority of Information Systems Authority for C4ISR (Command, Control, The high performance coating to the and Services – the Corsham-based Communications, Computers, Intelligence, structure includes a specially developed communication technology element of the Surveillance and Reconnaissance) and conductive paint around the bridge MOD – will pass from DE&S to a new 3*- Cyber. led organisation from April next year. The new 3* will provide leadership window frames which will protect the A new Defence Chief Information across the current 2* CIO business area, ship’s steelwork against the ravages of sea Officer (CIO) will be formed to strengthen other information and communications and weather for more than ten years. and centralise the MOD’s leadership and functions within the JFC organisation, and Pyeroy is due to begin later this year accountability for information systems in from 1 April 2014 the majority of DE&S’ on painting the hull sections which will be the military and business environments. Information Systems and Services. followed by units for the deck structure. It will improve management and The Defence CIO will be embedded More than 1.5 million square metres of delivery of IT and provide a strengthened in JFC, while retaining a significant Head alliance between a more empowered 2* Office presence, and reporting to both. paintwork will be completed by the time CIO. The new post is planned to bring the Queen Elizabeth enters service It will also create a new 1* Chief significant positive change to the MOD’s Technology Officer and establish Joint planning, acquisition, delivery and use of n Paramarine SeaWeigh, part of the Force Command (JFC) as Defence information systems. 6 news

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Testing times: the LTPA up to governs testing at 17 sites in the UK, including the Hebrides ranges speed in Scotland, above

T est, eva luation and and evaluation and training (measured by milestones training will continue on support; maintains associated delivered) which is also on track military ranges across the UK equipment, land and buildings; to achieve £700 million savings with DE&S completing the five- and delivers an investment over its lifetime. yearly review of its terms with programme to ensure the Leo Quinn, QinetiQ Chief QinetiQ. capability is maintained and Executive, said: “This agreement The Long Term Partnering developed to meet the MOD’s is recognition of the expertise of Agreement (LTPA) is ten years evolving needs. our people and their ability to into its 25-year life with the latest First signed in February consistently deliver support to review taking it through to 2018. 2003, the LTPA runs until 2028 Britain’s Armed Forces. As a result of cost savings and and is valued at £5.6 billion. “We are committed to some minor changes in scope, There is a 25-year extension continuing to invest in these DE&S will pay £998 millon option. Since the LTPA began, capabilities to provide this vital across the third five-year term. QinetiQ has more than doubled service to the MOD in support of Laurence Bryant, DE&S output under the contract the front line.” Director Weapons, said: “Test and evaluation is essential for the effective management and LTPA sites mitigation of the risk in our acquisition programmes and for the enduring support of our Aberporth (Wales) Boscombe Down (Wiltshire) front line capability. BUTEC (British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre, Scotland) “The LTPA provides this Eskmeals (Cumbria) service to our Armed Forces, the Hebrides (North west Scotland) MOD and equipment suppliers, Larkhill (Wiltshire) and is crucial to maintaining Loch Goil, Loch Fyne and Grove Point (Firth of Clyde) our defence capability. I look Pendine (South west Wales) forward to continuing to work Plymouth, Skipness and Portsmouth (South coast) Portland Bill (Dorset) together in driving value for Rosneath and Barons Point (Firth of Clyde) money and innovation through Shoeburyness (Essex) this contract.” West Freugh (South west Scotland) Under the LTPA, QinetiQ manages 17 core MOD- n ‘Shipwrecked’ at Pendine: see page 38 owned sites providing test Weapons staff to enjoy overnight stays at LTPA range Accommodation and catering for DE&S and other “We started by listening to the customer, and ended staff will now be provided at Shoeburyness Range. with a collaborative solution developed by a joint team Explosive ordnance disposal training courses take of QinetiQ and TEST project team personnel.” said place at the range, often as part of pre-deployment Graham Jones, business development management operations and are critical to activities in theatre. Weapons Division. QinetiQ has now converted an unused house and “We saved time and money by using in-house nearby cottage for overnight stays at the site which also resources from QinetiQ Facilities Management, the now provides catering. LTPA, and Force Protection; a terrific example of The complex was opened last month. working together to meet customers’ needs.” news 7

NEWSREEL MPs heap more praise on QinetiQ expands defence improvement The latest phase in the redevelopment of the QinetiQ site in Malvern, featuring MPs hav e praised recent positive a new reception and steps by the MOD including addressing Lifeblood of Bloodhound entrance, has been the ‘overheating’ of the defence budget officially opened. and introduction of finance, military Adam Palser of and capability reforms. QinetiQ said: As announced last year the budget “QinetiQ has invested over £40 is now in balance and a ten-year million in recent equipment plan has been published. years, providing These key elements of transforming facilities to ensure defence will enable delivery of Future our employees Force 2020 and further strengthen the enjoy the best MOD’s acquisition capability. environment to do However the report of the House their work. These essential changes of Commons Defence Committee on to the site now defence acquisition went on to criticise offer us flexibility the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security to help meet the Review decision to opt for the carrier future demands of variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, the company as it raised concerns about a possible continues to grow.” GOCO option for DE&S and suggested spending on science and technology Lunch date should be increased. Committee chairman James The Defence Academy is running Arbuthnot added: “We expect to be lunchtime seminars given more detail about the GOCO throughout 2013. On proposals once the further inquiries 5th March Jonathan requested by the Secretary of State Slater will present have been concluded and before any on Transformation at decision is taken. Andover followed by “Much of this will depend on the the Transformation Team speaking detail of what is proposed — and on the about ways of other possibilities of dealing with the working at various constraints currently experienced by sites across defence. DE&S.” All seminars will The MOD’s formal response to the DE&S apprentice Chris Gill is pictured at the Bloodhound be advertised report will be made in due course, supersonic car project’s headquarters in Bristol. The project locally. Bookings but Minister for Defence Equipment, aims to set a new world land speed record sometime next to Admin.hq@ year. defenceacademy. Support and Technology, Philip The 24-year-old Devonian is a second year apprentice mod.uk Dunne said: “Our recently published with the Defence Engineering and Science Group and has equipment plan will deliver fully funded just completed a seven-month placement on Bloodhound. VERS figures hardware for our Armed Forces, Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support giving them much more certainty. The and Technology, visited project headquarters where he met The number of increased financial contingency will Chris and other MOD engineers, including personnel from civilian personnel help cover future risk and make our the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, working on who have left the the car. equipment programme affordable. MOD through the Chris has begun his third placement working on missile Voluntary Early “There is also greater information systems with MBDA at Filton. for industry about our priorities, Release Scheme is 9,188 since helping them to invest in the future o SMEs back Bloodhound: pages 24 and 25 May 2010. There capabilities our troops need. Picture: David Tucker have been 263 “Reform of DE&S will further redundancies of improve our procurement process. people in DE&S “The 2010 Strategic Defence and F-35B tests get back on course during that time, as Security Review decision on carrier part of 445 across strike was right at the time but, faced Assembly of the 100th Lockheed Martin Lightning II is the MOD’s Top Level Budget holders. with unacceptable cost growth, well underway at the F-35 production facility at Fort Worth in technical risk and project delays, the Texas. decision to revert to the short take-off, F-35 technicians are in the final phase of building the No change vertical landing configuration S( TOVL) wings that will be installed on the 100th aircraft known as The Government was in the best interest of defence. AF-41. has revealed it has “Purchasing STOVL aircraft Meanwhile the 25-strong F-35B fleet, the short takeoff and no plans to disband ensures the UK will regenerate a vertical landing variant to be operated by the UK, has resumed the RAF’s Red carrier strike capability earlier than flight tests after a short suspension following a fueldraulic Arrows or change planned, with the first Lightning II jets hose failure. format or frequency arriving in 2016 and the first flights All affected hoses have been inspected, and those out of of Trooping the from Queen Elizabeth in 2018.” tolerances replaced. The hose enables actuator movement for Colour. the F-35B’s vectoring exhaust system. 8 materiel strategy Senior management awayday promotes strategy progress

DE&S' senior management meet at Beckett House, Shrivenham. Chief of Defence Materiel Bernard Gray, centre, leads the opening session

Pictures: David Tucker

Senior management is DE&S and the way ahead: what it could mean for staff – your questions answered united behind the Why do we need the Materiel Why choose a Government-Owned Materiel Strategy. Strategy? Contractor-Operated solution? Because management wants Because the Board is convinced Board events to DE&S to be the best at what it does, GOCO has the greatest potential to less bureaucratic and able to bring in achieve major improvements through work on progress private sector expertise and freedoms the introduction of private sector skills have been widened on recruitment and rewards, and able and freedoms, particularly those on to invest in DE&S staff, their skills and recruitment, reward and investment in to include 2* the IT they use. DE&S is a specialist DE&S staff skills. Management needs acquisition organisation and while it has to match the commercial and project Operating Centre some highly-skilled and experienced management skills of industry partners staff, analysis shows that public sector to get the best out of them. and Functional status has prevented proper investment in skills and that DE&S is well behind Will there be a fair test between Directors. desider the private sector and unable to GOCO and DE&S+? looks at their compete on a level playing field. The Yes. The DE&S Board is convinced Board is trying to improve ahead of any GOCO offers the best future for DE&S, key points of implementation of the Materiel Strategy but this needs to be proved in a full and but continues to be baulked by Civil fair competition against the best DE&S agreement Service processes. can do in the public sector. DE&S Plus is materiel strategy 9

The DE&S Senior Management Team personnel issues. The (Board Members and Operating Centre Board decided that Directors) met in Shrivenham last month we should open up to discuss, review and agree on progress these proceedings and actions on the Materiel Strategy and to desider as part key human resources issues. of our plan to help This was the second Senior explain to readers Management away day of the year. Away more of the work the days are planned monthly to enable the organisation’s senior senior team to drive forward the Materiel leadership is doing to Strategy and discuss key management prepare DE&S for the issues as they arise. future.” The programme of work involving Chief of Defence presentations, group discussions and Materiel Bernard break-out syndicate groups lasted a full Gray opened the day. event with an DE&S Chief of Staff Simon Cholerton address to the senior said afterwards: “The Chief of Defence management and Materiel gets the DE&S’ senior this was followed by management together to discuss and detailed presentation agree on its joint approach to some of our by Director Human most important challenges on a frequent Resources David solution for the management of DE&S. basis. Ball and discussion on personnel issues, Breakout groups then discussed how “This event was characterised by including the need for recruitment in DE&S+ is taken forward, reporting back wide-ranging and open discussion about key disciplines such as commercial and to a plenary session where it was agreed progress on the engineering. The new MOD reporting that the next away day, which is being Material Strategy process was also discussed and a held at Abbey Wood, would be entirely and on DE&S approach to it devoted to discussion of DE&S+. was looked Director Materiel Strategy Barry at by senior Burton gave an overview of the work management. his team is undertaking and fed back DE&S+ to the group on the continuing staff Head Dr engagement process since the last away Liesl Neale day when the group agreed the key presented on points set out in the panel below. progress on the The group also agreed that, following public sector each away day, one of the senior alternative to managers present would publish a “blog” a Government article on the DE&S intranet in order to Owned let staff know what was being discussed. Contractor Look out for these on the Materiel Operated (GOCO) Strategy intranet site.

‘This event was characterised by wide-ranging and open discussion about the Materiel Strategy and personnel issues’ – DE&S Chief of Staff Simon Cholerton DE&S and the way ahead: what it could mean for staff – your questions answered

not just a “value for money benchmark”; to introduce only around 200 of its Board is asking for increased manpower it is likely what DE&S would do if GOCO own staff into DE&S and use them to to carry them out as this will give the does not meet expectations. introduce new ways of working, new organisation the stability and resources systems and improved skills. A GOCO it needs to deliver the equipment How much freedom could DE&S get will be able to invest in staff and staff programme as DE&S prepares to under DE&S+? training – and this will improve skills transform under the Materiel Strategy. The Board is asking this question and broaden career prospects. The senior management team now but the answers depend on a wide understands very clearly that the range of stakeholders in Whitehall. The What is being done to improve right DE&S’ most valuable asset is its staff. Cabinet Office and Treasury exercise now? Uncertainty is difficult for all, but central control across Government for The Board is taking forward a range the Boad is convinced the Materiel very good reasons, but the Board believe of incremental improvements from Strategy, once implemented, will work in this “one size fits all” model works the project to the corporate level. In everyone’s interests. against DE&S. particular, for the first time in living memory, DE&S has a manpower model n New quarterly “Talk To The Board How does this benefit existing staff? which links staff to tasks and identifies Live” events are planned in the Abbey GOCO is not about replacing staff. safety critical posts. The Board is Wood lecture theatre open to all staff. An incoming contractor will need the implementing Interim Structure Option A Questions can be asked of Board staff to create its workforce. The Board including recruitment where necessary. members in an open forum. More details expects the successful contractor And when DE&S is given more tasks the will be published soon. 10 news

Astutes 6 and 7 to take on Astute – the future’s bright Thales sonar equipment

Thales UK has been awarded contracts to supply the Sonar 2076 fully-integrated search and attack submarine sonar system for the sixth and seventh Astute submarines. Thales will supply the sonar system to BAE Systems Maritime Submarines, the prime contractor for build, to be fitted to the submarines in Barrow-in-Furness. The complete sonar system supplied by Thales will comprise inboard and outboard of the bow, fin, intercept and flank arrays, and the associated inboard processing. Thales has now been contracted to supply Sonar 2076 for all seven Astute boats. Captain Martyn Williams, DE&S Submarines Combat Systems leader, said: “With advanced stealth technology, the Astute class has been designed to be quieter than any of its predecessors and is very hard to detect. “These sonars deliver world-beating capabilities that, together with the other sensors, ensure that these submarines can operate in the most challenging environments and against the most challenging of threats.”

o Babcock will supply its weapon handling and launch system for the sixth and seventh Astute submarines, bringing the two boat systems together under one contract. This full system contract follows one awarded last year for long-lead items, amounting to a total value of about £55 million. The system is more compact than previous systems, more efficient and quieter, as well as having lower Left: the flank of an Astute maintenance requirements and reduced through-life costs. submarine, part of 2076 It is capable of carrying more torpedoes and tube- sonar system supplied by launched missiles than any previous class of Royal Navy Thales for the whole of submarine. the class

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Vengeance Ten-year deal puts nuclear takes on new power

propulsion on a sound footing A new alternative system to traditional Rolls-Royce will deliver “It demonstrates that it is Successor submarines. motor generators and maintain the UK’s nuclear in everybody’s interests that Minister for Defence for electrical power propulsion capability under MOD and its prime contractors Equipment, Support and conversion is to be a new £800 million ten-year work together more closely and Technology Philip Dunne installed on HMS Vengeance during contract with DE&S. productively to plan for the said: “Rolls-Royce’s work in the submarine's Around 2,000 UK jobs will success and sustainability of submarine propulsion systems is current Long Overhaul be sustained by the contract this crucial national capability.” an important national strategic Period and Refuel at which will continue powering By consolidating costs into capability. Devonport. the Royal Navy’s Astute and one agreement, DE&S and Rolls- “It is necessary to meet The decision was future Successor deterrent Royce expect to make savings present and future defence and taken by the DE&S' submarines. of around £200 million over the security needs of the UK and In-Service Submarines team last November The contract is part of next decade. this contract ensures the MOD and installation began the Submarine Enterprise It goes a long way towards can continue to benefit from this in January. Performance Programme the Government’s commitment unique capability on the best It is part of a (SEPP), an MOD/industry to the SEPP as announced in possible business terms.” programme to install transformation to improve the 2010 Strategic Defence and Jason Smith of Rolls-Royce Main Static Converters delivery and management of Security Review, to make at said: “I am pleased that we have to replace motor Royal Navy submarines. least £900 million of savings by agreed this enabling contract. generators, an essential part of the onboard Commodore Keith Beckett, restructuring the UK’s nuclear It further reinforces the electrical power head of Nuclear Propulsion at submarine industry. commitment to the submarine system, on all four DE&S, said: “This announcement Savings will not lead to any programme.” Vanguard submarines. is the result of a huge amount of reduction in the required level Contracts to deliver further Generators need lots hard work on the Submarine of output for the submarine savings with BAE Systems of maintenance while Enterprise Performance programme, which includes Maritime Submarines and converters provide Programme, by DE&S and production of the propulsion Babcock Marine are expected to fixed, solid state power electronics which industry. systems for Astute and in due course. avoids the need for rotating machinery.

NEWSREEL Successor First Navy Wildcat on track

Current forecast costs show the MOD takes to the skies remains within the 2006 White Paper estimates of £11 to £14 billion for the submarines the programme for the new to replace the Lynx Wildcat helicopter – on Vanguard class time and on budget – has seen nuclear deterrent the first flight of the Royal Navy boats, Minister version in Somerset. for Defence Equipment, Support The aircraft, a replacement and Technology for the Lynx Mk 8, was put Philip Dunne has through its paces at RNAS told Parliament. Yeovilton, where it will be based. Warhead and The milestone has been infrastructure – welcomed by DE&S, along with estimated at £2 Royal Navy senior leaders. billion to £3 billion for both elements Captain David Elford, leader – have not yet of DE&S’ Lynx Wildcat team, obtained Initial said: “After a great deal of Gate approval. hard work by AgustaWestland In-service costs and by my own team led by the of the UK's next programme manager Graham nuclear deterrent Hunter, I am delighted to report are expected to be similar to today the programme remains on (around 5-6 per time and on budget to deliver an cent of the defence Initial Operating Capability in budget). January 2015. “Wildcat is indeed set to be Extension? an impressive addition to the On show: Wildcat on its first aviation capability of the Royal Royal Navy flight A business case to Navy.” extend Niteworks for Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral another five years – Sir Mark Stanhope, added: “As a the current contract ship-borne helicopter, Wildcat ends this month – is o Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Philip Dunne, being considered. will provide commanders with said: “This is an excellent addition to the Royal Navy’s arsenal, providing Niteworks is an a flexible attack capability which it with greater firepower and a range of technological enhancements. The MOD-funded can be deployed to tackle a support and training contract with AgustaWestland is also good news for partnership with range of threats at sea and from the economy in Somerset, securing 500 highly skilled jobs in the defence industry which the sea. sector.” provides evidence- “With state of the art sensors, based advice to inform capability equipment and weapons, it will planning and be an outstanding asset that will that provides 360 degree anti-surface warfare, force acquisition. It has maintain Royal Naval units at surveillance. protection and counter-piracy. It 117 members from the cutting edge of worldwide Wildcat HMA Mk2 will will also be able to carry out an across industry. maritime operations.” carry Sting Ray torpedoes, a anti-submarine role. The Wildcat has a more door-mounted 0.5 inch heavy DE&S signed a £250 million Lights on powerful engine allowing it to machine gun and new light and contract with AgustaWestland be flown in extreme conditions heavy variants of the Future last year for support and training Maintenance all year round. Anti-Surface Guided Weapon for the Royal Navy and British staff at RAF Benson It is also equipped with a Missiles. Army’s planned 62-strong fleet are enjoying a more robust fuselage, a high Expected to perform a of Wildcat helicopters. better working environment, tech interactive cockpit display, range of tasks once in service, The Royal Navy will receive thanks to new an advanced electro optical the maritime attack variant 28 maritime attack variant lighting which sensor and a new radar system of the Wildcat will be used in helicopters. saves energy and money. The Defence Infrastructure Contracts will upgrade Benson training simulators Organisation and industry partner Aviation training company CAE has been awarded CAE has previously upgraded one of the other CH-47 Pride have improved two contracts for simulator upgrades and training at its Chinook simulators to the Mk4 configuration. lighting as part of Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility at “Placing these contracts shows our ongoing a three-year £105 RAF Benson. commitment to providing the highest quality training million investment The company will provide training on the Puma for our aircrews, complementing live flying training in energy efficiency. HC2 helicopter until 2017. The Puma dynamic mission to ensure that our aircraft are operated as safely as The technology simulator is being upgraded to the new Puma HC2 possible,” said Mark Gosling, project manager with saves at least 30 per configuration and should be ready this summer. DE&S’ Flight Simulation and Synthetic Training team. cent on energy costs CAE will also perform a major upgrade to one “CAE is a high-calibre provider of simulator and reduces carbon of the CH-47 Chinook dynamic mission simulators training and these contracts will enhance our ongoing emissions. to ensure concurrency with the Julius programme. relationship.” news 13

US Afghanistan drawdown mirrors UK and ISAF plans NEWSREEL News that the United States is to accelerate its will continue to support the Afghans in further departure from Afghanistan has been welcomed by consolidating their security lead, which already covers Rapid the MOD. around 75 per cent of the population. resettlement US troop levels are to be reduced by around “We are working to promote a political settlement 34,000 from a total of 66,000 by this time next year. and have taken the lead in establishing an Afghan Many ex-service UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond welcomed National Army Officer Academy.” personnel who the announcement which he said reflected those of Mr Hammond spent two days in Afghanistan last join the Career the UK and ISAF partners. UK Forces will be reduced month to see the security transition. Transition from 9,000 to around 5,200 by the end of this year. He said: “Transition is proceeding very well. The Partnership secure He said: “This is in line with the steady progress Afghans are developing capabilities faster than we employment of the Afghan National Security Forces as they move expected and we have every reason to believe that within six months, towards assuming full security responsibility in they will be able to maintain security as the ISAF according to Afghanistan by the end of 2014. UK and US Forces forces draw down.” Parliamentary figures. For veterans who qualify, active participation with CTP remains an option for up to DE&S announces DVD and two years after discharge.

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DVD – the established A decision on stakeholder event for those how the Sentinel involved in land equipment – will reconnaissance be hosted in Bedfordshire for the aircraft may be tenth time this summer. retained beyond 2015 will be part of The two-day event in June, DVD - the next Strategic bringing which was planned to be held Defence and every other year after 2012, industry, Security Review, is back this year because of a the Army Defence Minister new capability role for Army and DE&S Mark Francois together Headquarters and a focus more has announced. on support and less on new The 2010 review equipment. announced the intention to Industry and defence in the withdraw Sentinel land equipment sector will come from service once together at Millbrook Proving it was no longer Ground to develop ideas and required to support generate greater understanding operations in of technologies, Afghanistan. capabilities and requirements. For the first time, Mali costs DVD2013 will be Support to French jointly sponsored by operations in the Army and DE&S Mali by one C-17 Land Equipment, transport aircraft is recognising the new the chance to reflect on this costing around £1 capability role of the challenge under the banner of million per week, Army as part of Defence ‘Transforming support for land a Parliamentary Transformation. equipment to deliver Army 2020’. answer has revealed. This is “The Army really There will be a full expected to be paid values the opportunities programme of networking, for by the Cross- that DVD gives for us to exhibitions, and vehicle and Government Conflict coherently engage with a Afghanistan equipment demonstrations, Pool. key segment of industry reduces, the focus including showcasing vehicles in more depth than other for equipment planning and on Millbrook’s off-road tracks. DIO forms up events enable,” said Major support shifts towards a return “As efficiency savings General Paul Jaques, Director to contingent operations and continue, sustainment becomes The Defence General Logistic Support and delivering the Army 2020 an important part of maintaining Infrastructure Equipment. structures. the quality and capability of land (DIO) Enhanced Operating Model “The Army really hopes that This transition, at a time of equipment and support,” said will be established industry can support this year’s austere funding, will require Julian Bryan, head of military from next month. event.” innovation in the way equipment strategies at Millbrook. Organisational As the combat mission in can be prepared for new roles and “Industry has an important design has been s u s t a i n e d role to play in bringing about completed and the DVD2013 efficiently. greater efficiencies to the Army, progress to populate 19th–20th June, with pre-conference 18th June D V D 2 0 1 3 and DVD is the perfect platform the organisation is currently under way Further information and registration available at gives DE&S, to encourage conversations www.theevent.co.uk with appropriate the Army between the military and Visitors, industry representatives and media will need to trades union register and industry industry on such topics.” consultation. 14 news

Clive Tarver has been formally confirmed as Director ISTAR responsible Clive confirmed in his for the delivery of the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance portfolio of permanent ISTAR role projects. Mr Tarver, pictured, has held the D ISTAR position Forces. Now that the future transitioning effectively at for the past 17 months of the OC is secure, it will Wyton.” on temporary managed provide certainty for staff and On the appointment Mr progression while the future will assist our recruitment. Gray said: “During a period of of the operating centre has “I am very keen to continue uncertainty for his operating been under consideration. my work in the ISTAR OC. We centre, Clive has led and Chief of Defence Materiel have been very successful at overseen the successful Bernard Gray has now delivering key capabilities in delivery of the ISTAR portfolio confirmed the operatingsupport of Operation Herrick, for the past 17 months and I am centre will remain beyond many of them as urgent pleased to be able to confirm March 2014 and that, like all operational requirements. his position as Director ISTAR. of DE&S, it will be subject to “These range from “He has wide and review following Ministers’ electronic countermeasures, successful experience across decisions on the future bomb disposal equipment, acquisition and in the wider management of DE&S. He has search and surveillance Ministry of Defence which he therefore appointed Clive as D equipment, and military is putting to good use in his ISTAR on a permanent basis. working dogs to counter the current role. ” Mr Tarver said: “I was IED threat, right through to Mr Tarver graduated with delighted to be told that my the air traffic management and operations around the world. an engineering degree from appointment was to be made air defence systems. We have also had successes Jesus College, Cambridge permanent. It has been a “We continue to deliver on larger projects including in 1992 and joined the MOD pleasure to work with talented a range of technical means the Cutlass EOD capability Science and Engineering Fast and motivated people within for specialist users, as well which has provided a step Stream. the ISTAR operating centre as collection, analysis and change in capability to the He is married to Kate, and its stakeholders, and I look management capabilities user and the communications previously a hospital doctor forward to building on this for the Defence Intelligence and information systems and now a GP. They have three work to deliver to our Armed community, which support for Defence Intelligence are children aged seven and under.

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Team looks Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Corporal Jeremy Appiah, Section to scrutinise the Royal Welsh have completed Commander in 2 Royal Welsh, said: the British Army’s largest virtual “The exercise is an excellent way to safety simulation exercise. develop our mindset from what we Science Exercise Urban Warrior 5 used have learned in Afghanistan to future BMT Isis will provide advanced science and technology as conflicts. The simulation phase will a review of safety part of a cutting-edge experiment help ensure we are better equipped processes and takes a designed to help the Army better and prepared in years to come.” documentation for a understand the battlefield of the Minister for Defence Equipment, DE&S team responsible front future. Support and Technology, Philip for operational Using virtual simulation at the Dunne, added: “Science and infrastructure. Land Warfare Centre in Warminster, technology has a crucial role to play The Expeditionary seat the Royal Welsh are pioneering in growing our understanding of the Campaign Infrastructure future force training. As many as 190 battlefield. Evidence gathered from team supplies on the soldiers fought various scenarios, this experiment will be used to guide infrastructure including with their every action monitored by decisions on the type of equipment we tented camps. computers and advanced simulation need to fight conflicts in all terrains. To ensure safety virtual software. All information will be “Simulation is playing an management and analysed by the Defence Science and increasingly important part in documentation are battlefield Technology Laboratory and Niteworks delivering cost-effective training robust and in accordance Partnership who have developed the solutions across all our defence with MOD policy, the simulation programme. domains.” team has turned to BMT. Nicholas Hand, the team’s safety manager, said: “BMT has a proven track record in land equipment safety and environmental management. “The relationship will see further development of our safety and environmental practices and documentation, to better serve the soldiers using our equipment, both in training and on deployment.” Flying training sees its first graduates

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sustainable equipment the defence industry to plan future Mr Hammond said: “I’m delighted the programme is absolutely key to investment with greater confidence.” NAO have recognised the significant ‘Adelivering the vision set out in the In a double dose of good news for progress we have made with the Strategic Defence and Security Review DE&S the National Audit Office – the Equipment Plan and the positive steps we – a vision of formidable, adaptable and public watchdog on Government have taken to deal with the accumulated well-equipped Armed Forces built spending and performance – published affordability gap. on a foundation of balanced budgets, its first independent assessment of the “I also welcome the NAO’s guidance disciplined processes and an efficient and plan’s affordability. as to how we can further improve our effective MOD,” said Defence Secretary The NAO said the MOD has: processes in future years. I look forward Philip Hammond as he announced the “substantially revised the way it compiles to the NAO’s continued engagement in way forward for equipment procurement and manages the Equipment Plan this process which, coupled with the and support. and is now approaching the task on a transparency around publication of the “The best way I can support our Armed more prudent basis”; “taken difficult Equipment Plan summary, will give Forces, as they restructure and refocus decisions to address what was estimated Parliament and taxpayers a growing themselves for the future, is to give them to be a £74 billion gap between its confidence in the robustness of the the assurance of stable and well-managed forecast funding and costs”; and “taken defence budget.” budgets and the confidence that the significant positive steps designed to deal programme is affordable and deliverable. with the accumulated affordability gap “The report provides a summary of our and lay the foundations for stability future Equipment Plan, covering around going forward.” £159 billion for new equipment, data The NAO’s conclusion systems and equipment support over a was that if the MOD ten-year period. The plan includes £8.4 continued along its billion of risk provision within individual path it “will be able project budgets as well as centrally-held to demonstrate contingency provision of £4.8 billion, it has really and unallocated headroom totalling turned a around £8 billion. This puts the MOD corner.” in a strong position, with an affordable core Equipment Plan and the flexibility we need to be able to deliver our Future Force 2020.” Priorities on equipment will be decided by the Armed Forces Committee, chaired by the Chief of the Defence Staff. Mr Hammmond added: “This plan will ensure the UK’s Armed Forces remain among the most capable and best equipped in the world, providing the military with the confidence that the equipment they need is fully funded. For the first time in a generation the Armed Forces will have a sustainable equipment plan. “Step by step, we are clearing up years of mismanagement by ending the culture of over-promising and under-delivering that created a multi-billion pound black hole in the defence budget.” Mr Hammond said he had published more details of the Equipment Plan than had previously been released. “I believe Plan details: this report will help deliver greater pages 20-21 efficiency within the MOD and enable 20 equipment plan

Over the next ten years, the MOD plans to spend £159 billion on new Combat Air: Helicopters: equipment and equipment support. £18.5 billion £12.1 billion The MOD spends around 40 per cent of its This investment includes: budget on equipment and equipment support. This investment includes: On current plans, it is forecast to • continuing investment in Typhoon to • An additional 14 Chinook helicopters increase to 45 per cent by bring Tranche 2 and 3 aircraft fully as confirmed in July 2011; the end of the decade. into service. Further investment to develop and enhance the aircraft’s • Completion of the Life Extension multi-role and ISTAR capabilities Programme for Puma; are priorities for use of unallocated headroom in the plan budget; • A capability sustainment programme for our attack helicopters, to maintain • increasing investment in the Lightning the capability until 2040; II (Joint Strike Fighter); • Completion of the Wildcat programme • growing investment in unmanned to replace existing Lynx helicopters; aerial vehicles, including through co- operation with France. • Continuing the Julius programme to upgrade the Chinook fleet;

A priority for future investment when • Taking forward the Assessment funds allow will be to expand investment in Phase for work to address simulated pilot training. obsolescence and ship optimisation for the Merlin Mk3 helicopters. This will increase to 45 per cent MOD plans include spending: • £60 billion on the procurement of new equipment. • £18 billion on support arrangements for new equipment that will enter service during this period. • £68 billion on support for existing in-service equipment, including spending on routine spares and maintenance, ship refits, support arrangements for communications Air support: Information and information infrastructure, and the running costs of the nuclear Systems and propulsion and nuclear weapons £13.9 billion production facilities. This investment includes: Services: £15.7 • and has earmarked £4.8 billion as a • The A400M future generation of contingency against potential cost billion strategic/tactical air transport growth, beyond the risk provision aircraft; This includes significant investment in held in individual equipment project Defence Information Infrastructure support budgets. • The additional C17, bought last year, costs and support costs for Bowman Tactical to bring the fleet up to eight aircraft Communications and Information Systems. In the early years of the programme, • The Voyager transport and air-to-air around 80 per cent of the programme is refuelling aircraft, which will replace contractually or otherwise committed, falling the VC10 and TriStar fleets; to 20 per cent at the end of the decade. • New Airseeker Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft to replace the Nimrod R1. equipment plan 21

Intelligence, Ships: £17.4 Surveillance, billion Target Plans in this area include: • Completion of the two Queen Acquisition and Elizabeth class aircraft carriers: Reconnaissance: • Delivery of the remainder of the six Type 45 destroyers with Samson Radar and Aster £4.4 billion missiles; This covers deployable and fixed • Design and development of the communications networks and services. Type 26 Global Combat Ship to This area also includes CBRN detection replace the Type 23; and countermeasures programmes. • Development of the Maritime This is in addition to the considerable sums Afloat Reach and Sustainability invested through the UOR process, including programme, which will provide the procurement of Reaper unmanned aerial a fleet of new, modern vessels for vehicles the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Submarines and deterrent: £35.8 billion This covers all costs relating to the submarines themselves, nuclear propulsion costs and the costs of the strategic weapon system. This includes: • Completion of the remainder of the class of seven Astute attack submarines; • Design, development and production of the replacement for the Land Vanguard class ballistic missile submarines, equipment: assuming that Main Gate approval is obtained in £12.3 billion 2016; This includes: • Ongoing costs of managing and maintaining the strategic • An upgrade to the fleet of Warrior weapon system, both missiles and Infantry Fighting Vehicles, to maintain warheads; that capability with enhanced lethality out to 2040 and beyond; • Continued development of Scout Weapons: £11.4 and its variants, which will replace a wide range of legacy armoured and billion protected vehicles; The programme includes investment of Further funding will be allocated in around £7 billion in the complex weapons due course to cover the cost of bringing sector which will deliver a wide range of appropriate equipment procured for the weapons, in the short term including the Army in Afghanistan under UOR processes Future Local Area Air Defence System, which permanently into the core inventory, based will be based on the Sea Ceptor missile, and on their future utility, current condition and the Future Air-to-Surface Guided Weapon the cost to recover and reconstitute them for (heavy) which will equip the Royal Navy’s new further service. Wildcat helicopters. Other elements Elements not individually broken down total around £5.6 billion including naval bases, Joint Supply Chain and Logistics & Commodities. 22 unmanned systems DE&S puts mini spy in the sky – to maximum effect Light, easy to operate and offering amazing capability for UK troops, Black Hornet punches above its weight as a front line game-changer

eighing in at a little over 16 UAS manufacturer, underwent thorough handheld controller with full motion grammes, equivalent to about acceptance testing including sand and video, captured from any of the three Wfour sheets of A4 paper, the dust trials and operations down to -19C. Black Hornet onboard cameras, displayed Black Hornet Unmanned Air System may The assessment work, supported by clearly on the seven-inch display. The be the lightest used by the UK military, the Defence Science and Technology entire system, weighing 1.5kg, comes but since its introduction into operations Laboratory, culminated in extensive user neatly packaged in a utility pouch making in Afghanistan last May its support trials conducted by the Infantry Trials it ideal for use as a ‘man-packable’ UAS. to troops means it’s been punching and Development Team in Cyprus. Since Unlike the toy helicopters it is often considerably above its weight. its delivery the Black Hornet fleet has This is a view shared by Sgt been split between operational systems in Christopher Petherbridge of the Brigade Afghanistan and training systems in the Reconnaissance Force (BRF), who said: UK, achieving Full Operating Capability “Black Hornet is definitely adding value, in January. especially considering the lightweight Minister for Defence Equipment, nature of it. We used it to look for Support and Technology, Philip Dunne, insurgent firing points and check out said: “Black Hornet gives our troops exposed areas of the ground before the benefits of surveillance in the palm crossing which is a real asset. It is very of their hands. It is extremely light and easy to operate and offers amazing portable while out on patrol.” capability to the guys on the ground.” The time between urgent operational The £20 million contract with requirement endorsement and equipment Marlborough Communications for delivery was less than 12 months. Adam unfairly likened to, the Black Hornet procurement and enduring support Carter, Black Hornet project manager offers a significant resilience to wind as of 162 systems was signed in October within the UAS team said: “The very its onboard sensors and clever autopilot 2011, following work conducted by short time between the UOR being raised allow the air vehicle to remain in hover the Technology Delivery Team during and the project team delivering the first above a selected target or be directed Urbex 10 to define the requirement for piece of potentially life-saving equipment precisely to a location. This ease of use a Nano Unmanned Air System and the is testament to the hard work of all leads to a very small training burden with subsequent competition including trials involved in the project.” the user becoming fully competent with of prospective systems conducted by Each Black Hornet System includes the system very easily. In accordance DE&S’ UAS team. two Black Hornet Air Vehicles which with Military Aviation Authority Black Hornet, designed and developed are deployed from the base station. regulations, as Black Hornet is less than by Prox Dynamics, Norway’s leading The Black Hornets are flown from a 60g it has a greater degree of flexibility unmanned systems 23 DE&S puts mini spy in the sky – to maximum effect

in its deployment during UK training and piece of kit. Previously we would have support to operations in Afghanistan. sent soldiers forward to see if there Black Hornet offers an organic were any enemy fighters hiding inside a surveillance capability to the front set of buildings,” he said. “Now we are line troops who would otherwise have deploying Black Hornet to look inside to depend on larger UAV assets to be compounds and to clear a route through deployed from deeper on the battlefield enemy-held spaces. It has worked very to provide the situational awareness well and the pictures it delivers back to required. With a flight time of over 20 the display are really clear.” minutes and a range of up to 600m Black Hornet has been operated in a multitude of roles ranging from compound clearance to base protection. BRF Commanding Officer Maj Adam FACT SHEET Foden explained how they had used Black Hornet with great success on recent Range: up to 600m patrol: “Black Hornet is a game-changing Endurance: 20+ mins Black Hornet Air Vehicle Weight: 16.5g Complete System Weight: 1.5kg 24 bloodhound Bloodhound comes up to speed The project to set a new world land speed record will soon head from its Bristol headquarters towards the South African desert. desider reports

he Bloodhound supersonic car will Minister Philip Dunne during a visit to Bloodhound – suits you! make its first bid for the land record the Bloodhound project in Bristol on 28th Bloodhound will be piloted by Wg Cdr Andy Tin South Africa towards the end of January. Green when it hurtles across the South the year, with the ultimate aim of taking “We see SMEs as a source of African desert on its record breaking bid. the record beyond 1,000 miles an hour innovation across manufacturing and we And the RAF pilot will be relying on sometime in 2014. must make sure that we as a ministry, and his high-tech suit to give him the best It is backed by a number of high-tech throughout the TLBs and the commands, protection as he attempts to break his small and medium-sized suppliers (SMEs) give our SMEs the chance and the own record of 763mph set in 1997. involved at the cutting edge of technology incentive to develop products which will with a potential source of expertise have military use,” he said. The suit contains a fireproof lining, which could be beneficial for front line “Not only does this benefit the growth developed by a two-person company equipment. of the economy but it also helps our which has been researching disruptive This message was repeated by Defence technology fabric in the United States. Formed in 1999 Lamination Technologies began as consultants and worked with Formula 1 teams as well as That's 1,000 mph and building Apple and Boeing. Now, as LT Protect, the company is back in the UK providing fireproof textiles to the Bloodhound team. “Andy’s suit looks like a perfectly normal racing driver’s suit, except it has our material in the middle of it,” said the company’s Phil Morris. “Andy was happy for the suit to look like any other, but insisted it had to work better than ever.” The company has also made covers for Bloodhound’s fuel tanks to keep them cool and engines to keep them hot between firings. It is an example of how technology can help provide solutions on the military front line. “The material is incredibly effective,” said Mr Morris, explaining that fire tests on US military vehicles had kept occupants safe for up to an hour, even while the vehicles continued to blaze. “Every person can have a use for it – racing drivers, air force pilots, tank drivers, firefighters, anyone who uses fire retardant material, material which just holds off the fire. We can replace that with something that looks exactly the same, except it’s fireproof. And that can translate to 10,000 different applications – people, equipment, vehicles, buildings.” Like other Bloodhound suppliers the company is seeking exposure to DE&S, dstl and prime defence contractors. Mr Morris said: “The MOD is closer to understanding the needs of the end user. We know it doesn’t work for us to go to the end user or the procurement people but maybe the MOD is that combination of procurement but not detached from understanding what the end user needs.”

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Armed Forces, for instance in protective planes, and I am trying to encourage our people,” said Mr Dunne. clothing which can be developed and prime contractors to expose their supply Last October Mr Dunne signed doesn’t currently exist anywhere else chain more to SMEs.” a Concordat with Bloodhound that in the world. If we can encourage that Mr Dunne was accompanied on his recognised the mutual aims of the MOD kind of innovation even for a project as visit to the project’s technical centre by and the project, not least the need to relatively small as this one, it may have Heather Goldstraw and Mike Batty of attract more young people into careers further ramifications for our forces.” DE&S Technology Delivery along with in engineering. Mr Dunne, Minister for Defence Jonathan Byrne and Gavin Copeland of “The real purpose of this of course is Equipment, Support and Technology, Dstl’s Centre for Defence Enterprise. to ensure that our future engineers get chairs a forum for small companies at Visitors saw some of the technology inspired by this project in the schools the MOD. “Our SME base is strong; I see going into the supersonic vehicle, and universities where they are at the it every week and the forum offers very including the EJ200 engine, three of moment to consider the Armed Forces good engagement for those companies. which have been loaned to the project by and British engineering as a career It makes them feel we are taking them DE&S following their decommissioning choice,” he said. seriously and it’s an opportunity for us to from the Typhoon testing programme. understand the problems they might have “The EJ200 engine, normally for a in supplying the MOD,” he said. “Through Typhoon, will have a completely Not only does this it I get good exposure to the scale of separate control system to benefit the growth activity there is in the country which operate on land. This has been of the economy affects MOD procurement. done completely from scratch “There is a wide range of things we which shows how we are but it also helps procure in the MOD from food to fighter raising the skill base of our our Armed Forces

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Above: ADATS, RAF and industry staff are pictured outside the radome which houses the new TPS-77 Radar at Brizlee wind blow! Wood New radars on the east coast are DE&S’ will be looking to build on the air defence success by finding solutions to the effects of wind turbines on its 40 air safeguarding the UK’s airspace traffic control primary surveillance radars. Last December DE&S Intelligence, Surveillance, Target as DE&S and industry work to Acquisition and Reconnaissance operating centre invited companies to put forward their ideas in support of Project solve the problem of wind farms 16 – wind energy electricity investment – one of the Cabinet Office's list of top 40 infrastructure projects which also affecting air defence capability features notable plans such as 4G broadband and the HS2 rail project. MOD objections to wind farms on air traffic control grounds are potentially blocking more than seven gigawatts of development across the UK with billions of pounds of wind energy investment at stake. DE&S is investigating ways to unblock this investment, and will finish research by the end of the year. Lockheed Martin's TPS 77 radar DE&S is working with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Air Command, Royal Navy and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation as well as the Department for Environment and Climate Change, Crown Estate, National Air Traffic Services and the wind farm developers. As a necessary first step, the plan is to invite up to six potential solution providers this summer to prove to the MOD and the wind farm industry that their proposals can work. Once analysis of the results has been completed, and assuming MOD requirements are satisfied, MOD will consider, with its stakeholders, the options. Paul Gallagher, the DE&S Wind Farm team leader, said: “This is a very challenging project with tight deadlines, significant political interest and some intimidating technical barriers to overcome. There is a lot at stake for wind farm developers and potential solution providers. “The UK is leading the world in identifying and implementing wind farm mitigation for air traffic control radars and the first companies that are able to prove their solutions are technically viable and can deliver a safe service for aviation stakeholders will be in a strong market position. Proving that potential solutions are operationally acceptable will not be easy. “The technical demonstration will require a suitable site with significant wind farm interference and suitable facilities for supporting radar equipment. Measuring and recording equipment and complex modelling simulations are also likely to be required as well as flight hours by aircraft to create the data for analysis. Getting to grips with the innovative solutions being proposed will be a significant task and pulling this all together and keeping the project on track will be a substantial team effort.” The Wind Farm team cannot control the weather – they will probably be the only team in DE&S hoping for a windy summer! air defence 27

ew air defence radars are being installed along the east coast to Nkeep the UK’s military airspace safe from the disruption to equipment caused by rotating turbine blades of the country’s increasing number of wind farms. Wind farm developers sometimes struggle to get planning permission, and the MOD is often one of the objectors – as the blades, coupled with their change of pitch while rotating, interfere with radar to produce false targets – known as complex clutter. Multiple returns can affect the quality of the radar picture, leading to target aircraft being lost. Now DE&S’ RAF Henlow-based Air Defence and Air Traffic Systems (ADATS) team is at the centre of new efforts to safeguard the airspace by installing Lockheed Martin’s TPS 77 radar, a transportable, three-dimensional radar with a pencil beam which, coupled with advanced signal processing, is able to reduce the effects of complex clutter environments such as those generated by wind farms. the danger of ice and snow, a sound move In a ground-breaking award-winning with the site completely inaccessible by deal last year, the wind industry funded vehicles for periods in January. TPS 77 for Trimingham, a remote radar “Throughout Project Cretheus, site on the north Norfolk coast – known ADATS Delivery Team has provided the as Project Eolus (Greek god of wind!). interface between Serco and the RAF Since then, two more radars have been operators of the system” said the team’s funded by other wind energy developers acquisition project manager John Turner. to provide military coverage of the east “This work has included removal coast under Project Cretheus (son of of the previous radar, ensuring that Eolus). the new system was compatible with The second has been installed at the command and control system, and Brizlee Wood, high on Alnwick moor co-ordination of all activities to ensure in Northumberland, with the third to that the project ran to strict timelines. be at Staxton Wold, near Scarborough Flight trials will be arranged to assess this July. Brizlee Wood has been an RAF and demonstrate how the radar performs radar site since the early 1990s providing against complex clutter with wind farm a long-range early warning and control trials scheduled once the associated wind picture for the UK Air Surveillance and farms have been built.” Control System. The site is operational Sqn Ldr Al Jackson of Air 365 days a year and monitors the air Surveillance and Control System Force approaches over the North Sea and Command added: “The roll-out of the TPS overland, enabling RAF fighters to 77s demonstrates the MOD’s commitment intercept potential intruders within the to find solutions to air defence and UK United Kingdom Air Policing Area. renewable energy needs. As a result of ADATS, an ISTAR Delivery Team, the three new radar installations, the and Serco are responsible for project MOD has agreed to mitigation proposals management and installation, with the which uses the advanced technology Brizlee Wood radar arriving in the UK of the TPS77 to reduce the effects of last October. Installation was brought the mitigated wind farms on the air forward to the end of the year because of surveillance picture.” 28 equipment management Turning of the Tides For the first time two new ships are being model tested for Replenishment at Sea operations. Results will see how the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's new Tide class vessels will fare when keeping the Royal Navy’s biggest ships fit to fight at sea

major factor that turns the Royal The basic design is nearly complete perform when ‘RASing’ alongside Navy from coastal operators into and the hull form has now been fully the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft Aa blue water navy is its ability developed by DSME with their design carriers? The answer comes in part to Replenish At Sea (RAS). This RAS sub-contractor BMT Defence Services in from an innovative set of tests and trials capability includes the ability to take on Bath. This design work has been far from undertaken at QinetiQ’s Ocean Basin at fuel rapidly and safely while on the move, easy but has resulted in a solution that Haslar, Gosport. often in onerous conditions. promises to offer good sea-keeping and Two 1:44 scale models of the Tide class The ships that provide the fuel are manoeuvring characteristics for the RAS tanker and the Queen Elizabeth class operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and role. aircraft carrier have been undertaking the multi-million pound contract between One overriding question that has close formation experiments in the the MOD and South Korean company been in the minds of the Commercially manoeuvring basin at Haslar, the largest Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Supported Shipping, MARS (Marine covered water space in Europe. The Engineering (DSME) for the Tide class of Afloat Reach and Sustainability) Tanker experiments have been conducted in calm four auxiliary oilers will provide much of project team at Abbey Wood has been: conditions and in higher sea states and this capability in the future. How will the Tide Class auxiliary oilers allow the DES project team to determine how the hulls interact with each other. The models are not small with the Tide class model around five metres long and the Queen Elizabeth model approaching seven metres in length and weighing just under one tonne. “This model testing allows us to simulate the full scale replenishment operation at an early stage and assess risks,” said Jonathan Adams, engineering manager of the Commercially Supported Shipping MARS Tanker team. “The Tide class and Queen Elizabeth

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class will be two of the largest ships that can undertake early will provide comfort in head, beam and quartering seas. The have been operated in close proximity for that the RAS capability can be met with model tests were also able to simulate many years. Large ships operating close the new ships. I am proud that my team incidents such as emergency breakaway together in open water are subject to has worked with QinetiQ to develop these procedures and engine failures during hydrodynamic forces that can either pull trials: this is a first for us all.” RAS. the ships together or push them apart. The model experiments consisted of a Once all data is collated and analysed Understanding these forces is critical to number of runs along the Ocean Basin it is expected that the results can provide ensuring that full scale RAS operations with differing separation distances the RFA and Royal Navy with the can be conducted safely.” between the two models. The runs necessary guidance for safe operation This is the first time that two new ships were conducted in varying conditions when the first Tide class vessel, RFA have ever been model tested for RAS including simulations of up to sea state 6 Tidespring, enters service in 2016. operations at QinetiQ’s Ocean Basin. The two new ship designs present the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Royal Navy with challenges that are rarely experienced. The Abbey Wood project team’s decision to model the RAS evolution at scale model level has therefore been welcomed as an opportunity to allay fears at an early stage. Commodore David Preston, Head of Commercially Supported Shipping and Head of RFA Engineering, said, “The RFA ships will have to keep station, using the Queen Elizabeth class as a guide during RAS. This will take great skill and concentration for long periods in very challenging conditions so any analysis we Panasonic recommends Windows 8 Pro.

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The 100th RAF Typhoon aircraft is now “There is a pleasing correlation for us flying with 1 Squadron – the fourth front-line in operating the 100th operational Typhoon Typhoon unit in the RAF – at RAF Leuchars. during this our centenary year, the squadron Wing Commander Mark Flewin, the having been originally formed back in 1912.” squadron's commander, said; “There can be no better example of the strides we are taking Picture: SAC Matt Baker with regard to growing the Typhoon Force than the stand-up of 1 Squadron – we re-formed as a Typhoon Unit in September last year – and it is fantastic to have taken delivery of this brand new, milestone aircraft.

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A new contract for long- term support of the Makila 1A1 engines fitted to the new Puma deal takes engines Puma HC2 helicopter has been signed. Ian Craddock, Head of Helicopters 2 at DE&S, put into the next decade pen to paper alongside Lars Landsnes, Vice-President of Heli-One’s European helicopters and is a vital part support arrangements we have relationship with Heli-One will operation, at RAF Benson on of the modernisation of this agreed will help secure this enable Puma HC2 squadrons 7th February. capability. performance advantage for the to benefit from industry- Heli-One was chosen “Heli-One has substantial military and deliver excellent leading responsiveness and on the company’s extensive experience in the support of the value for the taxpayer.” service levels. experience of supporting these Makila engine and the robust The joint working Mr Landsnes said: “Heli- engines in civil and military One is exceedingly proud to markets coupled with their be helping the MOD pioneer a competitive pricing structure. new way to manage key assets. The innovative contract “Everything we have includes ability to sustain learned from years operating engine availability by bringing Makila engines in both benign Makila 1A1 assets from Heli- and harsh environments will One’s own stock into the MOD be of value in helping the inventory if required to reduce RAF achieve optimal mission- through life procurement readiness.” costs. The contract will involve The multi-million pound Heli-One field service contract will support the engineers embedded at RAF engines until Puma HC2 goes Benson to work with RAF out of service in 2025. maintenance staff. Mr Craddock said: “I’m As well as establishing extremely pleased to witness a new engine maintenance the award of this contract to facility at RAF Benson, the Heli-One. The Makila engine contract will make extensive substantially increases the use of Heli-One’s facility in performance of our Puma Stavanger, Norway. Heli-One Norway’s Above: the team at contract Turbomeca-approved engine signing. shop is a centre for Makila support, repairing and overhauling Makila engines for more than 20 years.

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Abbey Wood project teams have heard of the benefits when NEWSREEL Teams run doing business with the US. DE&S Chief of Staff Simon Cholerton opened a 7th February Working seminar on the US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty by together rule over saying: “Implementation of the treaty is a top priority for the Government. It’s about getting the best equipment to our Armed DE&S and industry Forces quicker and improving interoperability with the US are invited to submit US-UK entries by 15th Armed Forces.” March about work He encouraged project teams to look for opportunities where and projects that treaty the treaty could help take forward joint projects with the US recognise, celebrate Government and industry and to feed back on how to improve and share successful Treaty processes. collaboration Valerie Evans, Head of DE&S’ International practices in defence Relations Group spoke about how the treaty for the UK Council For Electronic works in practice, explaining operation of the Chief of Business' fourth Staff Simon treaty’s Approved Community and other key excellence awards. Cholerton eligibility requirements. Finalists will be Arthur Browne, the Group’s Treaty Desk invited to a Good Officer, spoke about operation of the treaty’s Practice Market Exempted Technologies List and explained that Place, part of the one of the Government’s priorities was to work annual Defence Information with the US Department of State to simplify the Conference at list. Shrivenham on The session also included a practical insight 17th-18th April. from Gary Minns of the Airseeker team on the Previous overall first government-to-government transaction winners include the under the treaty between the US Air Force and LSC Group, Microsoft RAF Waddington. UK, the DII group with Atlas and Deep- Crucially, he highlighted how quick and Secure Limited. easy the process was in comparison to normal Further information export control arrangements. is available at www. Further enquiries about the treaty to ukceb.org Arthur Browne at [email protected] IT Careers

Everything you need to know about careers in IT will DE&S and Devonport be on show at a market stall event in the main entrance to Building 405 at Corsham on 12th and get together on safety 13th March. Claire Fry, the MOD’s head of IT profession, will be there along with DE&S and Babcock are working members of her towards a common approach to team. Staff booking safety and quality at Devonport, not necessary; turn aligning Babcock and naval base up on the day. practices at the site. Together in As the first step in this one place: initiative, the Babcock and Naval Howard Recruiting Base safety directors and around Block will be 60 team members have been co- the home of BAE Systems located in offices in the Fleet Devonport's will recruit 387 Accommodation Centre. safety team engineering and business apprentices Captain Steve French, in the UK this Captain Base Safety, said: “The year – the highest business MOD and Babcock intake since 2008 undertake on the Devonport – and 60 more site is complex and hazardous. than the company Collectively we need to work deliver a safe product from the moves towards ever greater recruited in 2012. to simplify the interfaces Devonport site.” operational integration.” The announcement comes as Prime between our two organisations Babcock Director of Nuclear Further steps towards a Minister David and, where possible, move to Safety and Quality, Mark Rouse, common Devonport approach Cameron continues adopting the same rules and added: “Our experience is that will include: common accident to urge businesses business processes. in our own way we are equally and emergency responses across the “It will not be easy or quick, passionate about the need for (beyond that already achieved country to take but it will help to create a safer excellence in safety and quality in the nuclear area); better on apprentices to working environment, which practices – but sometimes that use of Babcock’s newly stimulate economic growth through also has the potential to deliver gets lost in the language the two introduced Airsweb accident manufacturing, further business efficiencies parties use, which can have a huge data management system; and exports and as we increase the number of impact on a complex site such further joint safety improvement infrastructure. common processes used to as Devonport, particularly as it initiatives. 36 people news

A veteran commander from the Falklands combined nature of warfare both in ‘82’ and Conflict has ceremonially opened a new-look today. bar in Devonport. “The bar is in a first class location in the Reopening Retired Royal Marines Major General heart of HMS Drake, adjacent to RM Tamar, Julian Thompson, who served in the conflict, and will be an integral part of 1 Assault Group re-dedicated a bar in the senior rates and Royal Marines.” raises warrant officer’s mess atHMS Drake. The bar offers a suite for presentations The bar has been named San Carlos, and full-scale regimental dinner, open to because San Carlos Bay was the scene of all mess and associate members. The area the bar at military operations in the Falklands and the is sponsored by the Royal Marines ahead of idea is to represent the ethos of tri-service their arrival in the dockyard at the newly-built Devonport working. landing craft centre – Royal Marine Tamar – The success of the Falklands operation which is due to open later this year. was dependant on such close working between various units from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, RAF and Army. The opening was then followed by a full ceremonial regimental dinner in the venue to complete the celebration. Colonel Garth Manger, commanding officer of 1 Assault group Royal Marines, based in Plymouth, said: “This highly successful opening and regimental dinner in the San Carlos Bar has helped to keep alight the memory and links the Royal Marines and Royal Navy have with the Falklands Campaign, while also serving to highlight the

Admiral visits new Clyde medical staff get facilities The second to heart of the matter most senior officer in Navy Command, Vice Admiral Philip Clyde’s Medical Centre Jones, has visited helped raise awareness of Devonport to meet National Heart Month and crews of warships and submarines promote the British Heart and view new Foundation by wearing facilities at the something red. naval base. The base’s Principal Medical The newly- Officer gave health staff appointed Fleet permission to hold competitions Commander was and sell backed goods at the hosted on board Type 23 frigate facility last month, with cash HMS Sutherland going to the Foundation. Those and the Trafalgar taking part paid £2 each to wear class submarine red, with an impressive £113 HMS Talent. raised. Vice Admiral There was a serious message Jones also visited behind the fun events on the the construction sites for the day. Visitors to the Medical Hasler Company Centre were encouraged to pick accommodation up information on how to keep block which is hearts healthy and to become a being built using member of ‘Heart Matters’. money raised and Those joining received a provided by the free membership pack which charity Help for Heroes. He was included a quick guide to heart shown the site of health, a five-a-day food diary, a the new 1 Assault recipe folder and tape measure Group Royal to monitor the waistline. Marines training centre. Left: Medical Centre staff supporting the Foundation people news 37

DSRA lottery winners Jockey Camilla faces – December 2013 £10,000: Elaine Buchan (Corsham). £5,000: David Curry (Andover). £2,000: Christine Cavill (Exeter). her toughest hurdle £1,000: Lesley Griffiths (Abbey Wood). £500: Victoria Dix (Corsham). £300: Maria Nesbitt (Abbey Gold Cup Wood), Luke Timothy (Ab- bey Wood), Linda Fraser three-miler is (Aldershot), Stuart Poynton (Gosport). £200: Ron Poile (Folkestone), David Pablo pinnacle of (RNAS Yeovilton), Elena Mole (UKHO), Jacqueline DE&S officer’s Mounty (Abbey Wood), John Henderson (Abbey Wood), sporting career Jacqueline Glass (Abbey Wood), Sharon Brookes (Abbey Wood), Martyn Timmis (Warminster), Corsham’s Camilla Irene Middleton (Glasgow), Howard is set to make history Wayne Dugan (Fareham), David Brand (ABRO). £100: this month when the RAF’s Colette Ferebee (Whitehall), first female jockey goes over Dawn Gavin (Woolwich), the sticks at Sandown Park Harshid Savla (Ruislip), Racecourse in the Grand Harjit Uppal (Telford), Gareth Clark (Abbey Wood), Military Gold Cup. John Matthews (Corsham), Flt Lt Howard, who works Karen Gregg (Andover), at Information Systems and Simon Wall (Hyde Park Services Headquarters, will be Brks), Elizabeth Waters (Cromwell), Mary Wool- the first female RAF jockey in lard (RAF Brampton), Jane the race, and only the second Simson (Bovington), Simon RAF jockey in the history Ross (Abbey Wood), Susan of this race, which has been Robinson (RAF Cranwell), Steven Powell (Riyadh), dominated by the Army for Sarah Newman (Washing- around a quarter of a century. ton DC). The afternoon’s racing on 8th March – the course is supporting Help for Heroes Above: Sandown- on the day – will be the 150th bound: Flt Lt Camilla Anniversary of the Grand Howard of ISS in Military and features a card Corsham steeped in racing and military heritage, dating back to 1841 and guaranteed to feature some of the country’s finest amateur jockeys. Centerepiece is the Gold grandfather, Brig Tommy Counter Terror Solutions Cup three-miler for horses Rivers Bulkeley, rode in it five owned by past or present times.” for an Evolving World members of the Armed Forces The 32-year-old mother and restricted to amateurs. hopes her selection will inspire The Queen Mother was a other riders to go for the race. great supporter of the event “Having just come back from with her horses winning five having a baby I hope that it will times, most memorably a show people that things like hat-trick of wins for Special this really can be achieved,” Cargo in 1984, 1985 and 1986. she said. A bronze statue of the horse Flt Lt Howard began her overlooks the weighing room at preparations nine months the course. ago and will be riding veteran “I am so proud to be riding handicap chaser Or Sing About If you’re involved in security & counter-terrorism this as an RAF jockey,” said Flt from the stable of Seamus then register today to protect against the Lt Howard. Mullins. She has also been terrorist threat. “I will be riding a horse riding regularly with trainer part-owned by Gp Capt Chris Simon Earle at his stables in Lampard, who rode on his own Warminster, Wiltshire. www.counterterrorexpo.com/desider horse, Hunter Chase, in 1970 “Getting fit and obtaining before riding for other owners. my amateur licence to take part Co-Located with Supported By It is a great honour to follow in this race has been hard and him. I have watched the race challenging but you cannot for years, all the way back to my put a price on the thrill of SAMI Lead Media Partner www.seasecurity.org childhood, and it is a massive qualifying and taking part in event for my family as my this historic race,” she said. 38 people news Shipwrecked! Message in a boat As DE&S and QinetiQ renew their partnership over the UK’s military testing ranges an univited guest turns up on the Welsh coast

military range used by DE&S staff had leaked but some of the contents Services and Targets team, said: “Pendine has seen a small unmanned vessel had survived, including pictures, local isn’t a naval facility so it’s not every day it Awash up on its shore after a 3,000- information and a USB stick containing has the opportunity to salvage, dry dock mile transatlantic journey. music the pupils had recorded. This has and repair an ocean-going vessel. The vessel, called Charger, was sent now been passed to a local school. “The most important outcome of the on its way by pupils of a school in South “It was a unique discovery,” said event has been the forging of a new Carolina last summer to see how far it Pendine’s Katie Martin. “The school relationship between a UK and a US could sail. thought Charger had gone down in the school and this has been very rewarding After landing on two remote beaches sea after some software malfunction for the team at Pendine.” on the north American coast and messed up the GPS. The boat will be patched up, the cargo relaunched by those who found it, its GPS “She’s been through a hurricane and hold resealed and the GPS repaired. had gone silent, with pupils thinking it some big storms, even coming ashore Then it will be relaunched to continue its had been sunk. twice on that side of the Atlantic. journey, with some suitable QinetiQ and But hurricane-force winds had taken “Finally, she got a good wind, came LTPA stickers from the range. over and Charger washed up at Pendine across the Atlantic and landed on Pendine Steve added: “We look forward to Sands, a stretch of beach at Carmarthen beach.” hearing more about the adventures of Bay on the Welsh coast. Steve Attrill, operations delivery Charger in the future as she sets sail once The boat contained a cargo hold that manager with DE&S’ Trials Evaluation, more on the high seas.”

Pendine safety officers Jamie Spencer and Martin Richards who found the vessel on the beach. Both conduct daily beach searches as part of their duties

A new community covenant has been signed between Hats off to heroes this summer Nottinghamshire's Armed Forces families and the local authorities – a few months before the county hosts annual Armed Forces Day. More than 2,000 personnel and their families live in the county where Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Councils have pledged practical help for their military communities. The signing comes as the city and county prepare to say ‘Hats Off to Our Heroes’ when it hosts the nation’s fifth annual Armed Forces Day on Saturday, 29th June at the Victoria Embankment. The event will celebrate the work and outstanding contribution made by the men and women of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force to this country – including veterans and the growing role of Reservists from all three Services. For more information visit www.mynottingham.gov.uk/ armedforcesday

From left: Lt Rennie Hickson, Royal Navy, Maj Tom Waldren- Lynch, Royal Artillery, Sqn Ldr Andy Ham, RAF Regiment, and Marine Andy Simmonds, Royal Marines parade the Armed Forces Day flag people news 39

Winners of the 2012 MOD Quality Awards were presented with their certificates and Bristol Blue Glass paperweights at an Abbey Wood ceremony on 7th February. Air Vice-Marshal Julian Young, Director Technical, in his role as the MOD’s Quality Assurance Authority, made the presentations while the ceremony was attended by Mr Vince Desmond, Executive Director of the Chartered Quality Institute who sponsor the award scheme. The 2012 winners ranged from civil servants, representatives from all three services and, for the The mark of quality first time, industrial partners. The 2013 awards will be launched in July at Abbey Wood with a closing date for nominations Air Vice-Marshal Julian Young and Vince Desmond are pictured with 2012 winners: Chief Petty Officer on 30th November. The award Lesley Tubbs; Mr Adam Whittaker, SAC (T) Karl Malarky; Mr Paul Lucas; Lt Col Philip Smith; Mr Eddie panel will sit in early December. Hornibrook; Mr Tony Grantham; Mr Ian Phillips; Mr Kevin Blenkinsopp; Ships Operating Centre Quality Teams; Aircraft Component Engineering Satellite Quality and Continual Improvement Team; Material The award ceremony will be next Equipment Transformation – Fluid Systems Group. February at Abbey Wood.

Gosport team targets national apprentice challenge title

Nine Mechanical engineering apprentices, Apprentices play an important role and are pictured left, from Defence Munitions Gosport integral to business focused training that help have entered the 2013 Brathay Apprentice the organisation to meet its business targets and Challenge. objectives. This is a nationwide competition supported by The apprentices complete all aspects of the the National Apprenticeship Service and run by advanced apprenticeship framework along with Brathay Trust where judges seek to find the best additional qualifications and training required to apprentice team of the year. meet MOD skills specifications. Apprentices must deliver a community project Defence Munitions Gosport, who received an in their local area while at the same time raising ‘outstanding’ during a recent Ofsted inspection, the profile of apprenticeship schemes. supports apprentices and the benefits the Brathay Gosport provides work-based craft Apprentice Challenge brings to the business and apprenticeships in mechanical engineering. development of the apprentices. 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:

2013DIN04-006: This DIN provides instructions for commercial teams who procure services for secure document destruction and paper waste management. It is of particular interest to designated offices with resonsibility for managing multi-activity contracts and facilities management contracts or with involvement in waste paper collections.

2013DIN04-007: This is an instruction to ensure all unit holdings of tactical fuel handling equipment are accounted for and declared on the appropriate forms and reported to the Deployable Infrastructure project team.

2013DIN04-008: This confirms the out of service date of the 4T Bedford and describes to all vehicle fleet managers, repair managers and stores managers that operate the 4T the management of withdrawal from service.

2013DIN04-013: A new corrective eyewear service for aircrew has been put in place with effect from 21st January, being managed through the Services Medical Centres. There are significant changes in entitlement policy and processes from the previous arrangements.

Further information and more details on the latest DINs see: http://defenceintranet.diif.r.mil.uk/Reference/DINsJSPs/Pages/DINsindex2013.aspx