First UK F-35B Fighter Jets Touch Down on British Soil Over 100 Years Invested in Leading UK Technology

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First UK F-35B fighter jets touch down on British soil Over 100 years invested in leading UK technology

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Helicopters | Aeronautics | Electronics, Defence & Security Systems | Space Over 100 years invested in leading UK technology FUTURE RUAS CONCEPT Foreword am delighted to be able to And I am delighted to see celebrate another major DE&S us continue to do good work Isuccess this month. I was at in the community, with DE&S the CEO Conference on F-35B graduates helping at a farm UNMANNED ELECTRONIC WARFARE ‘HERO’ RUAS in the United States when the that provides vocational PROVISION first F-35B fighter jets arrived and employment training opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autism, "I could not be prouder of all those involved in bringing the and RAF engineers from DE&S F-35 programme to this stage after almost two decades of helping inspire hundreds of STATE-OF-THE-ART school children at the ‘Inspiring SITUATIONAL AWARENESS the Next Generation’ event at hard work" Aerospace Bristol. Finally, I must mention Kevin Cooper from DE&S’ DM at RAF Marham in what was Gosport site, who travelled 250 a historic moment for the RAF miles to re-unite a Royal Naval and DE&S. Ships Ensign with a Second AESA MULTI-MODE Having had close involvement World War veteran who was RADAR FULLY-INTEGRATED MISSION SYSTEMS with the F-35 programme over on board the vessel when it a number of years, I would have was sunk. This kind act clearly loved to have been there to meant a lot to Frank and I want share this moment in history. to thank you for your service I could not be prouder of all to DE&S and wish you the very those involved in bringing the best in your retirement. F-35 programme to this stage after almost two decades of hard work. Elsewhere, I must congratulate the DE&S staff who have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. It is a reflection of your professional dedication and I am very proud to have you working for our organisation. In other business, the first student to fly the Juno helicopter – part of DE&S’ £1.1 By Sir Simon Bollom, CEO billion upgraded pilot training fleet – declared it a “huge step forward” in preparing trainee pilots for the front line. And we have agreed a contract to convert almost Leonardo is an official partner to the Royal Air Force for RAF100. 400 trucks into battle-critical vehicles that transport Leonardo has over 100 years of history at the leading edge of advanced design ammunition and vital supplies and manufacturing in the UK. into live operations, further strengthening the logistics 7,100 highly-skilled employees and a vast network of suppliers and partners design backbone of the British Army. and develop industry-leading aircraft, electronics, space, defence and security On the sporting front, the systems for UK and export customers, worldwide. MOD football team, whose squad includes a remarkable Inspired by the vision, curiosity and creativity of the great master inventor - 13 players from DE&S, won Leonardo is designing the technology of tomorrow. the Civil Service’s annual cup competition for the first time. Great result and a good portent for the rest of the summer, I hope! leonardocompany.com

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4 desider July 2018 Feature Contents 06 Senior Leader Regulars On the cover Comment: Director F-35B Lightning landing at RAF Marham ISTAR Simon Dakin 16 First Person – Picture by Sergeant Nik Howe Market Intelligence Lead for Land News Equipment, Mike 08 Next generation Moate F-35B Lightning 28 60 Second Spotlight touch down in UK – Commercial Officer 12 Queen’s Birthday Luke Monahan Honours for DE&S 30 DE&S People – employees Kevin Cooper goes 14 New Juno helicopter the extra mile receives praise 32 Jobs – Desider’s 20 Logistics backbone latest recruitment of British Army gets a pages and benefits boost 22 HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier milestone 26 Innovative delivery model declared a success

Features 18 Lee Kyte reveals his amazing experience at ICEX 18 24 DE&S employees tell Desider why volunteering is a pleasure www.gov.uk/government/publications/desider-2018 Twitter: @DefenceES Facebook: @DefenceES LinkedIn: Defence Equipment & Support YouTube: DE&S

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Simon Dakin, Director ISTAR, talks to Desider about his career, improving delivery for customers and his team’s role in the response to the Salisbury chemical incident earlier this year

As Director ISTAR – worked to assist the investigation day, that attracted me to DE&S. Intelligence, Surveillance, Target and clean-up operation. Having And I can honestly say that since Acquisition and Reconnaissance said that, I’m consistently DE&S will only joining I’ve never contemplated – I have a very diverse and impressed by the commitment leaving or going anywhere else. fascinating portfolio; the trouble shown by all our people. I think continue to In my opinion, DE&S will only is, a lot of it is highly classified and that seeing your hard work being improve and continue to improve and become I’m not able to tell you about it! put into practice and knowing an even more attractive place to As well as covering Special you’re making a personal become an work in future. The benefits we’re Projects for our unique and special contribution to our national even more starting to see as we embed our user community (including force security is really motivating and attractive new ways of working across the protection, intelligence collection, encourages everyone to go that organisation are making a huge surveillance and electronic extra mile. It certainly does for me. place to work difference to how we operate. warfare), I’m also responsible for I started my career with DE&S in future The combination of standing areas you may not necessarily around 25 years ago, and have up our functional model, expect. Military air traffic been at Abbey Wood since the alongside the roll-out of toolkits management, air command and day the site opened in 1996, but such as the P3M tool suite, has control systems, and ground based before that I was a scientist. I already allowed us to take greater air defence all fall under my remit, studied for my PhD in Nuclear ownership of our schedules and as do windfarms. Physics based at an international drive enhanced performance Another large component of research laboratory in the Alps through our suppliers. the ISTAR Operating Centre and then joined the MOD to do Looking ahead, my priorities for is the Chemical, Biological, mathematical modelling for the the coming year are to continue Radiological and Nuclear team, special weapons programme. As embedding the transformation who provide detection and much as I enjoyed being a research changes, including our toolkits and protection equipment. I envisaged scientist, I found I was becoming deployment, across the Operating the equipment we buy being used more and more specialised and Centre and to continue developing in overseas warzones, I never there were very few people in the our people so that they can achieve imagined it being used on the UK world I could talk to about my their potential. Ultimately, the aim mainland. Yet that’s exactly what research! of this is to ensure we can keep happened earlier this year with the It was the fascinating nature of delivering on our promises to chemical incident in Salisbury. defence procurement, in particular our customers and providing the The response from my team to the wide range of technical, necessary equipment and support the incident was hugely impressive commercial and financial of which I’m so proud. and I’m proud of the way we challenges we’re faced with every

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'Game-changing' F-35B Lightning fighter jets arrive in UK Pictured: An exclusive image of all four F-35B Lightning jets arriving at RAF Marham (Picture by Andrew Linnett)

he first of Britain’s next- months ahead of schedule, landed truly proud of. It will provide our the RAF and the Royal Navy and generation fighter jets have in front of a packed media gallery, armed forces with outstanding can operate from land and sea, arrived home, marking a while VIPs, DE&S, RAF, Royal capabilities for decades to come.” forming a vital part of ‘carrier Thistoric moment for DE&S, the Navy, and industry looked on. Around £550 million is being strike’ – the use of the aircraft from Royal Air Force and the Royal Outside the base plane enthusiasts invested in RAF Marham as part of Britain’s new Queen Elizabeth Navy. and local residents strained to a major change programme to get Class aircraft carriers. The F-35B Lightning aircraft catch a glimpse of the state-of-the- the base ready to house the new Five more jets are due to arrive arrived at RAF Marham at 8.15pm art aircraft. jets. The base has seen an upgrade in Britain later this year, and are on June 6, having made their way For DE&S, the arrival signifies in facilities, resurfaced runways part of an overall plan to procure across the Atlantic from Marine the culmination of almost two and the addition of new landing 138 aircarft. Corps Air Station Beaufort in decades of programme delivery. pads to accommodate the jet’s Defence Secretary Gavin South Carolina earlier that day. Mark Thornton, Head Lightning ability to land vertically. Williamson said: “These The new cutting-edge aircraft Delivery Team at DE&S, said: The F-35B Lightning is the first formidable fighters are a national were flown by British pilots of the “A big thank you to the entire to combine radar-evading stealth statement of our intent to protect newly-reformed 617 Squadron, Lightning team and our industry technology with supersonic speeds ourselves and our allies from which was immortalised by the partners for getting us to where and the ability to conduct short intensifying threats across the famous Dambusters. we are today. We have delivered take-offs and vertical landings. w or l d .” The jets, which arrived two an aircraft that the UK can be It will be jointly operated by

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9 desider July 2018 News In Brief

Signing Ceremony Milestone Lieutenant General Paul Jaques, Chief of Materiel (Land), has signed the Command Infrastructure Delivery Plan (CIDP) on behalf of DE&S. Lt Gen Jaques signed the agreement jointly alongside Graham Dalton, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), on May 9. As of April 1 DE&S assumed control of infrastructure funding for its sites from DIO. The signing of the CIDP with an agreed programme of works for this DE&S Chairman visits Govan shipyard financial year marks a major Paul Skinner CBE, Chairman boarded HMS Trent, the third milestone in this process. of the DE&S Board, visited BAE of the new batch of 2 River Class It provides a suite of Systems’ Govan shipyard to meet OPVs for a tour of the ship. documents agreeing the scope with DE&S colleagues and view Mr Skinner said: “To play of infrastructure services and progress on the Type 26 frigates our governance role effectively how the organisations will work and Offshore Patrol Vessels it is important that DE&S together to deliver programmes of (OPVs). board members get a first- work more efficiently. During the visit, Mr Skinner, hand impression of the key The DE&S Infra Estates team accompanied by DE&S Board programmes in which we are will work with DIO to assess Non-Executive Director Iain involved. This visit to Govan progress within a new set of Lanaghan, met with the DE&S achieved that objective in agreed governance arrangements project team, who provided an providing an opportunity to between the two organisations. update on both programmes. understand the challenges the These new arrangements form The visit included a tour of OPV programme has faced as a key part of ensuring the the site to view the first fully a precursor to the much bigger delegated infrastructure funding constructed Type 26 units of the Type 26 build programme to is effectively managed during this first of class, HMS Glasgow, in the fo l l ow.” transition year. Ship Build Outfit Hall. They also Further work is ongoing within the business to ensure all DE&S sites are supported during the transition year and in developing the processes to target funding as necessary.

Champion, said: “In 2018, both Inspiring the the year of the RAF’s Centenary and the Year of Engineering, next generation DE&S is proud to join with our RAF colleagues to encourage our RAF engineers from DE&S local young people from Bristol to took part in an event aimed at take an interest in the exciting and inspiring hundreds of school rewarding field of Engineering. children to take an interest in “Creative thinking and problem Science, Technology, Engineering solving in technical matters are and Mathematics (STEM). key to our country’s future, and as The RAF event at Aerospace a responsible employer we have Bristol attracted more than 300 a duty to help address the skills school children, who took part shortfall in engineering across in a range of activities, including the UK.” coding and building rocket cars. DE&S engineers from MOD Abbey Wood assisted pupils who were being guided by RAF Youth and the STEM Team, alongside their partners from Hands on Science. Air Marshal Julian Young, Chief of Materiel (Air) at DE&S and the Defence Engineering

10 desider July 2018 News In Brief Michael Vallance (BAE Systems) Michael Vallance

The ongoing redevelopment of BAE Systems’ Barrow site, featuring the huge new Central Yard Facility (centre left), where phases of construction for the Dreadnought class will take place, is pictured from a Cessna light aircraft. HMS Audacious can be seen in the dock.

Historic Autonomous Warrior launched transatlantic DE&S and the British Army Mile’ Resupply programme. launched the game-changing Bringing new technologies flight this month Autonomous Warrior (Land) like robotics into service can be experiment at the RUSI Land a major business challenge and A new Remotely Piloted Air Warfare conference. Autonomous Warrior will provide System (RPAS) ordered by DE&S Autonomous Warrior, the 2018 valuable insight on these wider for the Royal Air Force will fly Army Warfighting Experiment, issues. non-stop from the USA to RAF will see British and American Heather Goldstraw, head of Fairford in the UK this month. soldiers test and evaluate the DE&S Tech Office, said: “AWE18 The UK is the lead customer effectiveness of a range of is an exemplar of how we deliver for the next-generation aircraft, prototype unmanned aerial and innovation. Whilst it shows us which will be known as the ground vehicles, with a clear focus what these technologies can do for Protector RG Mk 1 when it enters on reducing danger to troops us, it is also intended to show us service in the early 2020’s. during combat or other hazardous what we need to do to ourselves Operated at all times by a fully environments. if we are to be able to adopt them qualified pilot, it is capable of The soldiers will work alongside into service.” supporting an array of homeland the DE&S Technology Office and The four-week exercise is set to defence tasks, including military Defence Science and Technology launch on November 12. aid to civil authorities – for Laboratory Autonomous ‘Last example search and rescue, disaster monitoring or flood prevention activities. The flight from North Dakota to Fairford on July 11 is likely to take more than 20 hours and will be the first across the Atlantic by a Medium Altitude RPAS. Minister for Defence Procurement, Guto Bebb, said: “Protector’s first arrival in the UK is an exciting milestone in our mission to get the most advanced equipment to combat the intensifying threats that we face.”

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Pictured: clockwise from top left, Graham Russell, Patricia Fernon, Brigadier Simon Hamilton, Lieutenant Colonel Craig Sweeting and Captain Mike Knott RN

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DE&S employees celebrate Queen’s birthday in style Pictures: Jack Eckersley

Employees from across the organisation have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. They tell Desider how they found out and what it means to them

Air Vice Marshal Graham Captain Mike Knott - DE&S for this honour. I can also now Russell – Director Helicopters at I must congratulate the Ships Portfolio Office – CBE publicly recognise and pass on a DE&S – Companion of the Most “My wife and I were thrilled to huge amount of the credit to the Honourable Order of the Bath DE&S staff who have receive a letter from Admiral Sir hundreds of people who have been (CB) been recognised in Philip Jones KCB ADC, the First part of the Special Projects team “I was in the office two days the Queen’s Birthday Sea Lord, informing us that the over the last seven years, whose before the official announcement Honours. It is a reflection Queen had graciously appointed outstanding, dedicated and tireless when I received a call from of your professional me CBE. To say we were stunned, work has been instrumental in the the Chief of the Air Staff dedication and I am but nonetheless delighted, would team’s achievements and made a congratulating me on the award very proud to have be a massive understatement. real difference to national security. of a CB in the Queen’s Birthday Being appointed CBE is a huge I will be collecting this humbling Honours List. It was probably you working for our honour and I am particularly honour on their behalf.” the first time in years I have been organisation thankful for the personal support completely lost for words. Sir Simon Bollom, I had from a great team, both Patricia Fernon – DE&S “A CB is an award which DE&S CEO above and below me, as Captain deputy head Commercial (Land) recognises dedicated service and Navy Plans in the MOD. I am – OBE achievement over a long period, particularly thrilled to be able to “I was delighted and felt very so I was therefore honoured to take my family to Buckingham humble to be recognised to receive receive this accolade. I was also Palace for the investiture and to such an award. This honour is humbled when I considered that celebrate this immense honour.” the pinnacle of my career and my success has been, in no small recognises my efforts in procuring part, down to the people who have Lieutenant Colonel Craig equipment for our armed forces. worked hard with or for me. I Sweeting – DE&S Puma 2 Gazelle I love my job, the people I work hope that they are also able to take project team manager – OBE with and the satisfaction of pleasure in this award. “I had absolutely no idea that I making a difference in supporting “The only downside is that had been nominated, so it came our armed forces.” my wife has now demanded as a complete surprise. I told my an outrageously expensive wife and children immediately and Also recognised hat – allegedly a 'must' for all then struggled to keep it a secret Buckingham Palace engagements!” until the day of announcement, Gillian Garlington – Senior when I was overwhelmed by the Commercial Officer Vehicle Brigadier Simon Hamilton – many generous congratulations. Support Team (Land) – now DE&S Head of Vehicle Support The award is entirely down to retired - MBE Team – CBE the skill and hard work of the “It came as a complete and very personnel at the Joint Air Delivery Warrant Officer Bob Levesley, pleasant surprise. I only found Test and Evaluation Unit, which I DE&S Apache project team – out at the very last minute from a was privileged to command.” Meritorious Service Medal member of the Senior Leadership Group. These type of awards, in Mark Nileshwar – DE&S Squadron Leader James my personal opinion, are never the Marshall team leader (awarded Brooks, MA to Director reflection of a single individual, for previous role in Special Helicopters at DE&S – Deputy but are instead a reflection of Projects) – OBE Commanders' Commendation the collective endeavour of a “Having had to keep quiet determined and focused team; in for five weeks since I got my Flight Lieutenant Gary this case 101 Logistic Brigade and sounding letter, I can now pass Hobson, DE&S Puma 2 Gazelle its 8,500 soldiers supporting UK’s on my sincere thanks to those project team – Air Officer War-fighting Division.” kind enough to nominate me Commanding (AOC) 1 Group Commendation

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Pictured: Lee Kyte stands in front of HMS Trenchant after it surfaced through the ice during ICEX 18

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Lee volunteers for trip he will never forget

Lee Kyte has become the first UK civil servant to fully participate in ICEX – a series of challenging submarine trials in the freezing Arctic Circle. He told Desider editor Tom Morris about his extraordinary experience

It was absolutely mind-blowing”, Lee Kyte tells Support Base for ICEX 18, Lee’s primary role during me with genuine wide-eyed glee. the five-week exercise was to act as liaison between Lee is referring to the moment he was flown by the UK (Royal Navy and the SDA/DE&S) but “helicopter to the spot HMS Trenchant had surfaced supported the ASL in whatever capacity it needed. through two-feet thick ice as part of ICEX 18 – a This included driving forklift trucks, greeting new series of demanding submarine trials held in the arrivals to Prudhoe Bay or stocking the hangar store frigid climate of the Arctic Circle earlier this year. with everything from food to snow mobiles. The 41-year-old volunteered for the exercise after He had only been there three days when he found working alongside the US Navy's Arctic Submarine himself digging out a minibus from a snowdrift Laboratory (ASL), which coordinates the ICEX 18 having been caught in a blizzard. drills, to fit equipment to HMS Trenchant. “I have never been so cold in my life, it was “I felt I had a unique set of skills which would be -30°C and there was a 30mph wind (wind-chill was of use to them so I offered my services and, after nearer -47°C) and there I was on an ice road trying discussions with my team leader, I was delighted to desperately to get our vehicle out”, he said. be given permission to attend”, Lee said. “Prudhoe Bay has a couple of hotels for the oil “Being there meant I was able to see the equipment workers, but there are no permanent residents, the I was responsible for on the submarine and talk with conditions are just too harsh. But it was an amazing ship’s staff about its performance. They were really place and the sunsets were incredible.” pleased, so that was a very proud moment for me.” Lee, a former lorry driver, was also given the HMS Trenchant joined US submarines USS opportunity to drive a 20-tonne truck 400 miles Connecticut and USS Hartford for the drills, which along the famous Dalton Highway – one of the most are vital in maintaining the operational readiness of dangerous roads in the world. the Royal Navy's submarine fleet and the security of He said: “I was a lorry driver but aged 33 I joined the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. DE&S in 2010 as an apprentice and it was the best By taking part in ICEX 18, Lee, a member of the decision I ever made – the opportunities I have had u Combat Systems team within the Submarine Delivery are unbelievable. Being given the chance to take part desdu Agency (SDA) at MOD Abbey Wood, became the in ICEX 18 is an experience I will never forget.” first UK Civil Servant to do so. Based at Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, the Operations

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Converted trucks to strengthen logistics backbone of British Army Pictured: An Enhanced Palletised Load System (EPLS) in convoy in Helmand Province, Afghanistan (2012).

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Keeping your communications secure £65 million contract has support vehicles converted and own experience with EPLS Mk1 has never been more important. Our been agreed to convert This contract is the result fitted with EPLS. and 2, as well as the Australian infrastructure expertise provides almost 400 15-tonne That number of vehicles experience, to make sure these of a momentous team Atrucks into battle critical vehicles includes 33 winterised/waterproof vehicles are the best the market unparalleled protection and delivery. effort; it will provide a that transport ammunition and versions, which will add can offer.” In fact we offer the most trusted, vital supplies quickly into live critical uplift in terms of further capability to operations The contract has been awarded operations. logistic capability for the undertaken by the Royal Marines. to MTB UK in Manchester, who versatile and secure connectivity in the Fitting the crane-like Enhanced British Army EPLS has a number of will start to strip and rebuild world. And that’s not all. We’ll help you Palletised Load System (EPLS) advantages over the demountable the support vehicles next month allows a vehicle to load up to 15 Colonel Phil Prosser, DE&S rack offload and pickup system, before fitting them with EPLS. The manage a huge range of data sources tonnes of supplies – on pallets Operational Support Vehicle that is also in use by the British award has created 25 jobs in the to give you a clearer, more informed or in ISO containers – including Portfolio head Army. company and sustained a further ammunition, water, food and bulk It is equipped with a container 11 positions. picture, so whatever the mission, you’ll medical supplies in less than 90 handling unit, which means that it In addition, Babcock will be always have the upper hand. seconds. can load an ISO container directly, inspecting the vehicles before they Once at their destination, the rather than the container being are sent to Manchester to ensure Connectivity-secured. We make it y. pallets, or ISO containers, can be put on a flat rack first. It can also they are of the correct standard quickly offloaded and re-loaded be armoured, and offers the driver and will return to Babcock for with spent material before leaving. improved safety and situational acceptance testing. This results in brigades in forward awareness. The first 40 standard vehicles are operating zones receiving vital Colonel Phil Prosser, OSVP due to be delivered by early 2019, supplies at speed and fewer trucks head at DE&S, said: “This contract with the final vehicles entering being at risk of attack. is the result of a momentous service by end of March, 2021. The vehicles will further team effort; it will provide a strengthen the logistics backbone critical uplift in terms of logistic of the British Army. capability for the British Army. The contract, secured by the Throughout the process we have DE&S Operational Support worked closely with the Australian Vehicle Programme (OSVP) team, Army, who have procured similar will see a total of 382 15-tonne vehicles. We have learnt from our airbus.com 20

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'Beating heart' of HMS Prince of Wales declared to be in perfect working order Pictured: HMS Prince of Wales in Rosyth in May (Picture by Andrew Linnett)

compartment described ship, be it fire, flood or casualty, Mark Dannatt, Head of as the beating heart of is reported, and priorities are set Acquisition Queen Elizabeth Class the HMS Prince of Wales on where to send repair teams, at DE&S, said: “I am delighted that Aaircraft carrier has been handed all under the leadership of the we have started to accept complex over to her crew after being Internal Battle Controller. compartments at this stage of the signed off by the DE&S Delivery Last month, Brian Taylor build programme and am looking Acceptance Team (DAT). and Rob Davie, of the Prince of forward to acceptance of the first If the Bridge of a ship is Wales DAT team based at Rosyth, engine space in the near future.” considered its eyes, and the declared the SCC fit for purpose, Sterry Matthews, ACA Operations room its brain, there allowing the Aircraft Carrier Production Manager, the lead for is no doubt that the Ship’s Control Alliance (ACA) to sign it over to this area of the ship, said: “This Centre (SCC) is the beating heart. the Royal Navy 18 months ahead compartment was a challenge, It is from the SCC that all of the ship’s planned delivery date. but teamwork and excellent machinery, ranging from the The Queen Elizabeth Class cooperation between all ACA integrated full electric propulsion carriers comprise more than partners made this a resounding system to waste management, is 3,000 compartments. The DE&S success. Compartments are controlled by a team of marine DAT team have the responsibility normally handed over after sea engineers who are likely to man for ensuring that all are built to trials, so to achieve this at such the compartment 24 hours a specification and fit for purpose. an early stage, to the high quality day, every day, until she de- Compartments range from and specification required by the commissions. cabins, fuel and fresh water tanks Royal Navy, is a very significant In a war-fighting scenario, and void spaces to machinery milestone for the team.” the SCC becomes Headquarters spaces, magazines, the bridge and for the Internal Battle, where all the SCC at the other end of the the information from across the spectrum of complexity.

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23 desider July 2018 Feature DE&S and SDA employees go the extra mile

Following the recent national Volunteers’ Week, six employees tell Desider the reward they get out of giving their time to good causes

DE&S offers flexible working to all its employees, including paid special leave for public duties such as charitable acts and volunteering

Jenny Smith – Project Ross Hill - Occupational Manager, DE&S Salvage and Health, Safety and Marine Operations team Environmental Coordinator “I volunteer with The Tall (Joint Enablers) Ships Youth Trust, and have “I am a visitor engagement done so since the age of 16. It’s volunteer and tour guide at The the UK’s oldest and largest sail Donkey Sanctuary. I am usually training charity, offering young the first person visitors see on people from all walks of life site, greeting them and directing unique, physically and mentally them. Delivering tours means I challenging experiences at sea with have to know the history of the the aim of developing their long- organisation and what we do term life skills, including team around the world. For me, the working, confidence and problem- opportunity to volunteer has solving. In that time I have sailed added value and purpose to my 5,000 nautical miles, been seasick life; not only helping animals in for 150 hours and had the pleasure need but also helping those who of working with around 300 hugely want to help and learn more but diverse young people. When I don’t know where to start. I have first started volunteering it was widened my personal knowledge about improving my leadership by attending additional training and communication skills, while events in my own time and enjoy having amazing adventures sailing sharing that knowledge with all over the world. Nowadays I am visitors. When a visitor smiles and motivated by working with young compliments the Sanctuary or people and I want to help them when a donkey trustingly puts his have the same amazing adventures head on my shoulder – I feel like a I did while building essential life million dollars.” skills.”

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Vanessa Larkham – DE&S Corporate Operations Jane Hand - Safety and to carry my pager and respond to “I have been volunteering with Environmental Manager (Land) call-outs from work. This allows Age UK for the last 12 months. “I’m a volunteer HM the HM Coastguard Rescue Team I signed up as a ‘befriender’ as Coastguard Rescue Officer I’m part of to remain operational part of their combat loneliness (pictured centre) and can get throughout the working week. campaign. This involves being called at any time to assist people The team specialises in water paired with a vulnerable adult in or animals within the coastal (swimming) rescue, mud rescue, the community and visiting them zone. The area that I cover is from and search and rescue. I have had once a week. The person I visit Gloucester to Clevedon along the the opportunity to attend a variety has early onset dementia and this Bristol Channel and up the river of rescues, including vessels in makes him quite isolated. His wife Avon into Bristol City Centre, distress, medical evacuations, mud has given up work to care for him but I can get called further away rescues, cliff rescues and searches. and in the evenings I visit after if needed. HM Coastguard is I’m honoured to be a part of this work she has some time to herself trained in flood rescue, so I’m vital service and being involved to attend a gym class or see a available to help with inland in saving a life is a humbling friend. It’s an opportunity for him flooding, too. DE&S allows me experience.” to feel connected to the outside world and have a conversation with someone who isn’t his carer. I’d recommend this sort of volunteering to anyone at DE&S – it’s flexible and only requires a relatively little amount of time to make a big impact on someone’s life. I have found it rewarding and gaining an insight into the difficulties of the lives that people in your community lead certainly puts other things that worry you in Nigel Whitfield – Submarine life into perspective.” Delivery Agency “I volunteer at the Keynsham Open Award Centre (KOAC), which gives all young people in the Bath and North East Somerset area access to the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme – the world's leading youth achievement award. As part of the Award, this year, in 2017/18, our participants at David Flemington – Naval KAOC will have walked, between Authority Group them, more than 1,200km and “I drive as a volunteer for Four contributed over 420 hours of Towns and Vale Link Community voluntary activity into their local Transport, which provides community making our area a community transport services better place to live in. In support, for elderly and disabled people. my team and I have each given In the eight years I have been 75 hours of teaching time and volunteering I have driven more 21 days of support to the actual than 20,000 miles for the charity. DofE expeditions. I have been the It has allowed me to meet all sorts expedition supervisor for KOAC of people, while also providing for more than 15 years and am a vital lifeline for the elderly and glad to say that I have always disabled and combating social brought back the same number of isolation and loneliness. I love participants as I have taken! For my job volunteering, as I really me, the best part is seeing how the feel I can make a difference, and participants develop in confidence would recommend volunteering to and maturity.” anyone, as it is very rewarding.”

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Strategic enterprise hailed a success Pictured: Merlin is one of the programmes to benefit from a Strategic Enterprise

successful that it was short-listed

for the 2017 Chartered Institute of C Procurement & Supply awards and went on to win the International M Association for Contract & Y Commercial Management n innovative delivery Operational Improvement award. CM model set up to implement Team leader Alan Dukes a streamlined and said: “The small part-time team, MY Astandardised approach to the working across the Air Domain CY provision of Technical Support (and now Weapons), have not services has been declared a only dealt with internal delivery CMY teams, but have worked hard with success. K The Strategic Enterprise (SE) the contractor to develop and has delivered a total of £84 million improve the offering significantly Private Sector Support savings from its early standard; it now across 15 platforms, including represents an exemplar. It is part of Typhoon, Tornado, A400M, the journey towards a transformed Merlin and Airseeker. This equates DE&S.” to a 28 per cent saving against the Beyond the Air Environment, previous baseline across the Air towards the end of 2017, the Environment. first Weapons Operating Centre Changes to the way (WOC) delivery team was requirements are identified and contracted under the SE approach, planned have also driven down and the WOC is now preparing project management costs and to adopt this way of working for optimised the allocation of the remainder of its sole-source resources, which has freed up QinetiQ activities. hours of DE&S effort across all The Strategic Enterprise functional areas in a five-year Management Office is a jointly period. resourced team responsible for Now, two years after its ensuring compliance and, through introduction, Chief of Materiel co-working and engendering a (Air) Air Marshal Julian Young has collaborative approach, the team declared Full Operating Capability has implemented continuous for the flexible delivery model. improvement initiatives. SE, developed by the MOD and, For more information visit: initially, QinetiQ, has proved so https://login.qinetiq.r.mil.uk

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27 desider July 2018 60 Seconds

60 second spotlight "I’m a great lover of superhero films and I always go to the midnight showings when new ones come out. My girlfriend always tells me that I’m obsessed!"

Luke Monahan Job:

Commercial Officer in the Corporate Commercial Delivery Team

Your route into DE&S?

I joined DE&S on the commercial apprenticeship scheme after I had finished my A-levels. I decided against going to university as I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. A friend told me that DE&S offered apprenticeship schemes and I decided it was the perfect place to start my career.

Your claim to fame?

The closest thing I have to a ‘claim to fame’ was probably meeting Anthony Joshua favourite achievements so far What is your favourite place in (pictured). I’m a massive boxing has been placing the contract the world? fan and he came to Bristol as for advertisements to appear part of his victory tour after he in Desider magazine. It was I think I’ll have to go with defeated Vladimir Klitschko last a complex contract to place Jamaica. My girlfriend and I year, and I received tickets to because it was a case of DE&S went in March for two weeks go and see him as a birthday receiving revenue from the to celebrate our 21st birthdays present! When I got to have my advertisements rather than and we had an amazing time. picture with him I couldn’t believe paying money out. However, The Jamaican people are very how big he is - but he’s a really seeing advertisements appear in friendly, the food is delicious and nice and down to earth guy. Desider every month means that the drinks are in good supply! my hard work paid off. Your advice to anyone? What would surprise people If you were sent to a desert about you? Treat every moment with people island, what three things you care about like it could be the would you take with you? I’m a great lover of superhero last, because it really could be. films and I always go to the midnight showings when new I think I would take my Golden Do you or What do you do when you’re Retriever Bella because she ones come out. I think my love away from work? is lovely and would be great of superheroes has stuck with someone you company, my Xbox (of course) me since I was young and it’s I enjoy spending time with my and a box set of Brooklyn Nine- something that I’ve never grown know deserve their friends and family and playing Nine, as it’s an American police out of. My girlfriend always tells 60 seconds in the football, but I recently got the new sitcom that I can’t stop watching me that I’m obsessed! ‘Xbox one x’ for my birthday and at the moment! spotlight? I’ve hardly left it alone since! Email What irritates you the most? [email protected] What are you most proud of? Either when people don’t indicate I’m very proud to be working when they are driving or when for the Ministry of Defence. they walk very slowly when I’m in Coincidentally, one of my a rush to get somewhere!

desider July 2018 People Pages Champion spirit is strong amongst DE&S employees

ore than 100 DE&S employees took layers from DE&S shone in an emphatic 5-2 victory for the MOD football part in the Abbey Wood Games to team, which saw the side finally get their hands on the Lewis Cup – the Mraise money for the Royal British PCivil Service’s annual cup competition. Legion’s Poppy Appeal. Jack Fillingham and Kangave Lutwama from DE&S both scored braces with The new event saw 56 teams of two compete Isaac Reid of the Submarine Delivery Agency, also netting against a strong to take on a series of exercises, including dead HAASRA North East side at Highbury Stadium, home of League One club lifts, static cycling, burpees, squat jumps, tyre Fleetwood Town. flips and press ups over a 45-minute period. The MOD football squad, managed by DE&S’ Kevin Wade, featured 13 DE&S Points were awarded for the number of reps players, as well as players from the MOD Guard Service and UK Hydrographic completed, with prizes for the best men, mixed Office. and female pairs. The team, which is backed by the Defence Sport and Recreation Association, The event was opened by Air Vice Marshal had breezed through the qualifying rounds, and into a semi-final at Fleetwood Mike Quigley, Director Safety Environment, Towns Training Facilities in Lancashire. Quality and Technology, who said: “It’s great to There they recorded a deserved 6-3 victory against a physical Merseyside team, see so many of you here. This is one of the first which finished the contest with just nine players. events in support of the Royal British Legion, In the final on May 18, the MOD trailed 2-0 after 20 minutes but a change of which is a tremendous organisation.” formation saw the side level before half-time, with strikes from Fillingham and Gemma Timms, the event’s brainchild, said: Lutwama. “I wanted to organise something a bit different Lutwama scored a second to put the MOD in front for the first time, before a and knew there is a large military contingent at goal from Reid and Fillingham’s second put the game beyond doubt. DE&S who can’t resist a competitive challenge.” The event raised £545. This year DE&S hope to raise more than £20,000 for the Poppy Appeal. S A J E R U T C U R T S A R F N I R

E&S finance graduates disabilities, helping them gain W R I N N O V A T I V E N A R Z P O from across the vital vocational skills and N X E W E D I T E J R E T H G I F K business volunteered employment training. D O R D Q U L I H D A L R E I R R A C at a working farm that It has a variety of livestock provides vocational and on site and grows a wide I A E P F Y R E E N I G N E B P T O employment training range of produce, all of which opportunities for people is sold in the on-site farm shop T S L O I G W G N I N T H G I L T N with learning disabilities and and at farmers’ markets. I V I D E W C E R E M O N Y R D F T autism. DE&S finance graduate The six-strong group went Chloe Ferguson said: “Meeting S E V T M I Y S J G I I G U K N A R to Elm Tree Farm in Bristol the individuals for whom I T E J T O E A U C P H S N Y G R A and spent the day learning the farm provides working more about the 47-acre site opportunities and seeing the U E R C L W T R N A P O E T A L C C and working in the market enjoyment brought to each Q R R D I T N Q O J V S L I M E R T garden; weeding and clearing of them, through being able vegetable beds ready for use. to contribute and make a C A S H O N O U R S I L A P P R I H The farm, managed by difference, was heart-warming. A N F G R I I P U C S I W E L X A B the Brandon Trust since We would all be more than 2000, employs more than happy to volunteer with the E P O P P Y M R A H S I T I R B V F 50 people with learning Brandon Trust again in future.”

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the MOD Lottery March Kevin goes above MOTTO winners

£10,000 Shirley Paddock, Fareham and beyond £2,500 Graham Thomas, ABW E&S employee Kevin Cooper Royal British Legion in Hampshire by £1,000 Hannah Hemmings, High Wycombe travelled 250 miles to re-unite Wickham’s twin town of Villers-sur-Mer. £500 Robin Coates, Northallerton Da Royal Naval Ships Ensign After hearing Frank’s son-in-law, with a Second World War veteran John Fickling, had been researching £250 Kim Henry, Telford who was on board the vessel when it events around HMS Salamander’s £100 Karen Snow, Fareham suffered terminal damage. demise on Frank’s behalf, Kevin Catherine Malcolmson, Holywood Frank Watmuff was serving on liaised with Wickham Parish Council HMS Salamander, a Halcyon Class and agreed to take the Ensign from Daniel Berry, ABW Minesweeper, both at the D-Day Wickham to Frank’s home in Bradford. Rickie Gardner, ABW landings and when the vessel came Kevin, a compliance safety manager James Newman, ABW under attack from friendly fire as it at DM Gosport who recently retired, Joseph Cowley, Southam swept the bay at Le Havre on August travelled north with his wife Maggie, 27, 1944 – an incident that resulted in where they met with Frank, his wife Alan Drewery, Plymouth the ship being scrapped. Irene, their daughter Julie and her Robert Baker, Catterick husband John. Mr Watmuff, who was awarded the Jonathan Davis, ABW Legion d’Honneur last year, remembers Kevin said: “Frank was full of emotion little after the attack, apart from waking and when he touched the Ensign there Christopher Henson-Ball, Andover up in a Portsmouth hospital. Once was a feeling that he could remember Lorna Thompson, ABW declared fit, he resumed service for the the event like it was yesterday. Neil Turner, ABW rest of the war. “It’s an amazing story and I feel very The vessel’s Ensign, which had privileged to have been able to present Lee Harrop, Fareham washed up on the French coast, was the Ensign to Frank.” Christopher Hanmer, TBC later presented to Wickham Branch Elizabeth Adams, Glasgow Helen Brook, Twickenham Tracy Staines, Portsmouth Trevor Batey, ABW John Powell, Warminster Clair Parker, Odiham

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31 desider July 2018 Recruitment Case Study Jonathan Brooking, an engineering group information manager at DE&S, gives his insight into some of the benefits of working at the organisation.

Name job pulling together communities of interest, linking Jonathan Brooking us into the wider MOD Data Science community and providing opportunities for professional Job title: development. DES S&EQT Engineering Group Information Manager What do you most enjoy about your job? I really enjoy the challenge of my work and the How long have you worked for DE&S? variety of people that I work with. I have worked in the MOD for nearly 36 years – and in DE&S since it formed in 2008. What’s you ambition? I’m reaching the latter stages of my career – my Why did you choose to pursue a career in DE&S? ambition is focussed on the difference I can make. As My father worked in Defence for over 35 years much as anything it’s about using my experience to and was a member of the Royal Core of Naval give something back. Constructors. I grew up going to Navy Days and with the original ambition to become a Royal Marine What’s the greatest achievement (in your role) to – unfortunately a serious accident stopped me date? enlisting, but joining the MOD seemed a very natural The work I’ve done in the last year to provide analysis second choice. and support to the creation of a new Joint Service Publication to improve the management of technical What does your role entail? risks. My role is quite varied, which I really enjoy. The majority of my time is spent helping Director Safety, Why would you recommend DE&S to others as a Environment Quality and Technology in his role great place to work? as Defence Authority for Technical and Quality I would highlight three reasons – the levels of Assurance. I am also working on changing our responsibility, the variety of opportunities and, most approach to Systems Awareness Training to make importantly, the interest that DE&S has in the care better use of our MODNET capabilities and I am and development of its people. Function Development Officer for six data scientists who are deployed across the business. What are the social benefits of working for DE&S? There are tangible benefits such as the Defence u What are the opportunities to develop and discount scheme, but the best aspect is flexible desdu progress within your function? working – being able to adapt how, when and where One of the best things about the creation of I work to meet my objectives really helps me, as a the functions is that I now have a much clearer parent, juggle priorities. professional home. The function has done a great

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Here are six great reasons to work for DE&S

Bonuses & Pension Flexible Recognition Our Alpha pension is Working conservatively valued at 21% Annual bonus and one- of your salary. Most private Balancing work and life, off payments based on companies only offer 6-12% various working patterns performance for going above and beyond

Professional Holiday Facilities Development 25 days rising to 30 days after We provide a modern, 5 years safe and convenient work Choose a career path that’s environment right for you

For even more reasons see our 'Little Book of Big Benefits' at www.des.mod.uk

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Future Vacancies

Business Manager DE&S Bristol £30,000 - £34,500pa Professional II Estimated timeline: July 2018 Post type Permanent Job Description: As a Business Manager within our Corporate Service Function you can expect a challenging, broad and varied role which will test your stakeholder management, analytical and managerial skills. The role will stretch your communication skills, problem solving ability, your decision making and management of resources and your strengths in working autonomously.

Data Scientist DE&S Bristol £19,000 - £35,000pa Senior Admin/Specialist Estimated timeline: September 2018 Post type Permanent Job Description: A This role sits within the IM&IT function and is responsible for the assimilation of different types of raw data, the drawing of meaningful conclusions from that data and the presentation of the data in a clear format, in order to reach a wide audience. Keep an eye out on our website for more details of this upcoming post.

Engineering Manager DE&S Bristol £42,000 - £52,000pa Professional I Estimated timeline: July 2018 Post type Permanent Job Description: As an Engineering Manager, you will use your skills and subject matter knowledge to help us ensure that equipment is safe, available and capable of operating in the most demanding environments. Working in assignments across maritime you will take the lead on engineering aspects of projects within Ships or the Submarine Delivery Agency.

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