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Desider: Issue 119, June 2018 www.des.mod.uk Issue 119 June 2018 the magazine for defence equipment and support Landdes Ceptor 2 Foreword must start my first Desider at risk and Merlin Mk 4 helicopter foreword as CEO by saying is being released into service. I how incredibly honoured I The first firing trials of the feel to have been given the British Army’s Land Ceptor opportunity to lead DE&S. missile system have taken place successfully demonstrating its "I’m delighted to see how many DE&S employees are accuracy and power. Meanwhile the RAF’s A400M giving back to their community through wonderful Atlas has gained full aeromedical evacuation capability for work like this" high dependency and highly infectious patients, signalling another important step forward Michael Bradley has done a for this integral programme. tremendous job as interim CEO And the first Phenom jet – part and has given me such solid of DE&S’ £1.1 billion upgraded foundations on which to build pilot-training fleet – has been upon (read more about Sir Simon acclaimed after making its and his hopes for the future on maiden training flight. pages 12&13). Finally, I must recognise those Starting off on a personal note, DE&S Science, Technology, I had the tremendous privilege Engineering and Mathematics of greeting George "Johnny" (STEM) ambassadors who Johnson at MOD Abbey Wood led classes at Vinney Green again when he visited to close Secure Children’s Home which our successful Learning at accommodates boys and girls, Work Week and spoke to staff aged between 10 and 17, many about his experiences with 617 of whom have committed serious Squadron in 1943 and his part in crimes. the famous Dambusters mission. Do not underestimate how Turning the clock forward, it your efforts can boost not only also reinforced the importance their interest in these core of what we do here to support subjects, but also their range the front line and I’m delighted of skills and, perhaps most that I can report yet another very importantly, self-esteem. I’m By Sir Simon Bollom CEO successful month. delighted to see how many Many of you or your teams DE&S employees are giving were recognised for your back to their community through outstanding efforts with a CEO wonderful work like this. Commendation – congratulations Keep up the good work. to all, you are a credit to DE&S and your outstanding contribution to defence is truly appreciated. Moving on to business as usual, there have been several significant announcements. The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced £2.5 billion to boost Britain’s submarine building projects – Astute and Dreadnought – which sees thousands of jobs being sustained. The Royal Navy have received an autonomous minesweeper system that can clear sea lanes of mines without putting sailors 3 Editor: Tom Morris - 9352 37888 or 0117 9137888 [email protected] Reporters: Laura Martin Plaza, Amy Marsh, Tom Knight, Emma Lancaster, Hannah Wood, Louise Allford and Monika Komar Photography and Design: Andrew Linnett, Charlie Perham, Jack Eckersley, Mark Hawke, Ally Bowman, Katherine Williams and Beth Squire 14 Distribution Manager: Dick Naughton - 9352 34342 or 0117 9134342 DES CEO-CorpOC-BusMgr1a@ mod.gov.uk Advertising: Edwin Rodrigues Advertising Manager Noah’s Ark Media Ltd edwin.rodrigues@ noahsarkmedia.com +44 (0) 748 257 1535 Printing 16 desider is distributed free to DE&S employees and the equipment capability organisations. Copies may be sent to readers outside MOD, including in the defence industries and is published on the world wide web via GOV. UK. While the editor takes care to ensure all material produced is accurate, no liability can be accepted for errors or omissions. Views expressed in desider, and products and services advertised, are not necessarily endorsed by DE&S or the MOD. All editorial submissions must be cleared by the relevant MOD authorities. © Crown Copyright This magazine is produced on Cocoon Silk 100gsm which contains 50 per cent recycled and de-inked pulp from post consumer waste and Forest Stewardship Council certified material from well-managed forests. 25 4 desider June 2018 Feature Contents 06 Senior Leader 30 Final Army vehicle keys handed over On the cover Comment: Acting Land Ceptor firing trials Director Human 33 A400M Atlas’ medical Photo courtesy of MBDA Resources David Ball milestone News Features 08 Land Ceptor missile 12 Desider gets to know system trials new CEO 14 £2.5 billion boost for 31 Lisa’s double honour Britain’s submarines delight 16 Minesweeper system handed to Royal Regulars Navy 20 First Person – New Merlin 18 Deputy head helicopter arrives of Safety and 22 CEO Commendations Environmental Protection, James 24 Sea Ceptor enters Inge service 32 60 Second Spotlight 25 Dambusters hero – Costs estimator visits DE&S Kevin Wade 26 C130J aircraft sold DE&S People – to Bangladesh 34 Women’s Network 27 Training jet’s maiden celebration flight 38 Jobs – Desider’s 28 State-of-the-art latest recruitment support facility pages and benefits unveiled www.gov.uk/government/publications/desider-2018 Twitter: @DefenceES Facebook: @DefenceES LinkedIn: Defence Equipment & Support 5 desider June 2018 Senior Leader Comment David Ball, Acting Director Human Resources, talks to Desider about his retirement at the end of June 2018 and his 35 years as a defence Civil Servant ver since my first Senior In general, I’ve seen some civil servants in the war. My own if we don’t use them responsibly. Civil Service job, back in remarkable things over these 35 children think of it as old history. We have to be seen to have 1995, managing finance years. I saw the Greenham Peace A lot stays the same, but a lot earned the right to make our own Eand secretariat for what is camps when drafting things for has changed too. The MOD is decisions through the performance now the Land Equipment Michael Heseltine to say about a kinder place. When I started, and value for money that we Operating Centre, I have enjoyed them in my very first job in 1983; women had only very recently demonstrate. the business we do and the I wrote the investigation into ‘who been allowed to become graduate I’ve had great colleagues in professional atmosphere we work knew what’ about the Supergun; trainees in the MOD and gay DE&S and I’ll miss that – I do in at DE&S. I took the minutes of the meeting men were still refused security think that DE&S is fantastically I have been given the chance, when Mrs Thatcher committed clearances. People said things that well positioned now to thrive in since I first became Director HR us to military action in 1990; I would shock us today. I contrast the years ahead and I wish it, and in 2010, to fundamentally change was in the room with a Chinese that with the way we are all my successor, well. the way we manage people, General from the Long March determined today to make Defence treating everyone seriously as when he visited the then Secretary an inclusive place where everyone an accountable professional in a of State; I heard an IRA mortar go can be themselves. specialist market. That is the sort overhead in the Cabinet Office. If I came back to DE&S in five of chance you can normally only Most of all, I just consider years, I would hope we’d have dream of as an HR professional. myself very lucky to have had finished the job on transformation Although I wasn’t expecting to be a career supporting the armed and it would be normal for people Most of all, I just back in the chair as Director HR forces, with colleagues, both to be treated as accountable consider myself last November, I’ve appreciated the civilian and military, who are a professionals and move flexibly chance to finish my MOD career pleasure to work with. around assignments adding value; very lucky to in the post where I’m proudest of Timescales are funny things that we would attract the best and have had a career the difference I’ve made. here. 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