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DE&S Sparks Development of New NATO Multi-Role Helicopter www.des.mod.uk Issue 153 May 2021 the magazine for defence equipment desider and support DE&S sparks development of new NATO multi-role helicopter desider May 2021 Foreword ForewordBy Sir Simon Bollom, CEO Following the ambitious the Indo-Pacific region and the Integrated Review and the task of sustaining the Carrier associated Defence Command Strike Group with vital stores Paper and Defence and Security and technical support will be a Industrial Strategy, we have an 24/7 task for our teams. important role in turning the COVID 19 has accelerated the strategy into reality. move to new ways of working This investment in Defence and we have shown that we will enable the UK to accelerate can work either remotely, in the development and acquisition person or a hybrid of the two. of next-generation and Keeping the business needs innovative capabilities faster and and our people’s safety in mind, more efficiently, while supporting I encourage you all to support skills and economic growth one another with personalised across the UK. DE&S is central ways of working. It is our people to the development of this. that are at the heart of what we We are pivotal in pioneering a do and we must champion our world-class defence for the UK. decisions as we maintain the We must be agile and adaptable delivery of premium equipment to the rapidly changing and support. character of conflict and global The exceptional work of our engagement. The Integrated people was recently recognised Review signals a pivot towards at the Minister for Defence the technologies and industrial Procurement Acquisition capabilities needed and DE&S awards. I was proud to see that must invest in these capabilities. our performance, innovation, It is an exciting time of great effort and commitment in the change and renewed energy. field of acquisition with DE&S In an era of systemic teams receiving seven of the competition and changing awards. threats, the upcoming Carrier I would also like to highlight We are pivotal in Strike Group’s (CSG21) maiden the recent success of our “ operational deployment will apprentices and graduates pioneering a world-class bolster the UK’s ability to deliver who raised £10,000 for the its defence, foreign policy and Princes Trust charity and were defence for the UK trade objectives alongside key recognized with the Dream allies. CSG21 will comprise Team Award. It is inspiring to the aircraft carrier HMS Queen learn of their hard work and Elizabeth, Type 45 destroyers, commitment to raising money Type 23 anti-submarine frigates, for young people. Very well ” tanker and support ships, F-35B done. Lightning II-fast jets, and Wildcat Finally, I should mark the and Merlin helicopters. It makes passing of His Royal Highness me extremely proud to know The Prince Philip. The Duke that our talented people, across of Edinburgh epitomised the whole of the organisation, commitment and duty and have played a huge part in remained devoted to the Armed providing this to our Armed Forces throughout his life. Let Forces. But it doesn’t finish us all mirror his dedication as here. The Group will travel we continue to provide the very more than 26,000 nautical miles best equipment and support for throughout its deployment to our Armed Forces. 3 desider May 2021 Contents Contents Twitter: @DefenceES On the cover Facebook: @DefenceES Image shows an RAF Bell 212 helicopter in transit. New NATO helicopter not pictured LinkedIn: Defence Equipment & Support (Sgt 'Matty' Matthews RAF) YouTube: DE&S www.gov.uk/government/publications/desider-2021 Editor: Louisa Keefe Louisa Keefe - 07971 013054 [email protected] Contributors: Daniel Evans, Louise Allford, Tom Morris, Lowri Jones, Hannah Swingler and Paul McLennan Photography and Design: Katherine Williams, Jack Eckersley, Charlie Perham, Andrew Linnett, Geraint Vaughan, Hannah Bone, Michael Tanner and Mark Hawke Distribution Manager: Dick Naughton - 0117 9134342 [email protected] Advertising Manager: Edwin Rodrigues [email protected] 6Senior Leader Comment 8HMS Glasgow 07482 571535 Director General Land rolled out of the build hall at Chris Bushell shipyard on the Clyde Printing 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 and www.des.mod.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 printed on Novatech Matt FS 115gsm which is Forest Stewardship Council certified material from well-managed forests and elemental chlorine free. Combat10 water system delivered to British Army 4 desider May 2021 Contents 12Paying tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 14NATO Helicopter: 16DE&S success DE&S sparks development of new multi-role aircraft at the Minister Defence Procurement Acquisition Awards 20Million makers challenge: 22Mastiff DE&S set ‘Gold Standard’ on operation in Mali 5 desider May 2021 Senior Leader Comment Chris Bushell, Director General Land, talks to Desider about the future of defence. As you will all be aware, the opportunities long-awaited Integrated Review of a Global (IR) has now been released. The Britain. IR sets out a vision for Global Change can Britain in a more competitive age. be unsettling, but It outlines a new framework that there will be many defines the UK’s national security new opportunities created and international objectives. as a result of the IR. What is Following the IR, the Defence clear is that we will need to be Command Paper (DCP) and the flexible and reconfigure quickly Defence and Security Industrial to accommodate the evolving Strategy review (DSIS) were also Defence landscape and match the published. The DCP underpins demands of our customers. the IR’s vision for a stronger, more As we move forward together secure, prosperous and resilient into a new financial year, we nation. This paper sets out the can anticipate that in the future detailed outcomes from the IR our Armed Forces will be more and the changes to our equipment persistently engaged around programme. the globe. They will be a more The DCP follows up on productive, relevant and ready the commitment to rapid force, supporting UK interests modernisation, shipbuilding around the world with a more and accelerated research and consistent and focused global development in Defence, driving presence, while being ready to I know that together, with DE&S’ strategic advantage and prosperity reconfigure for war-fighting with “ for the UK. It also reinforces decisive, lethal effect if required. unfailing commitment and steadfast the importance of being more To do this they need our continued determination, we will continue to proactive and adaptable, engaging drive and determination to with partners to protect our people succeed. succeed, evolve and deliver to meet and compete with our adversaries. To assist us the new DE&S DSIS provides the new policy Strategy will soon be published. the needs of our Armed Forces, now foundation for the way in which The key tenets of which will and in the future. we will approach acquisition in the percolate down throughout context of the IR. the business to every level and Engaging with our industrial function. The strategy will realign and international partners on our strategic direction, vision and what the IR means to them will be areas of focus for the next four ” critical and will be pivotal to our years. This will be an exciting and success going forward. challenging time for us all. Following any review of this I know that together, with DE&S’ scale there will be a degree of unfailing commitment and uncertainty. The IR, DSIS and CDP steadfast determination, we will all describe how we must change continue to succeed, evolve and in order to be able to adapt quickly deliver to meet the needs of our to the new and evolving threats Armed Forces, now and in of a more competitive age and the the future. 6 Chosen as the design for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 Frigate, Arrowhead 140 is a proven, capable and adaptable platform for modern, global navies. Primed for export, driven by innovation and backed by heritage. www.arrowhead140.com desider May 2021 News HMS Glasgow one step closer to completion The aft block and bow of the “The roll out is a huge milestone first City Class Type 26 frigate for the Type 26 programme. It’s have now joined together bringing evidence of our solid progress in HMS Glasgow another step closer building the first of a new class and to completion. presents an opportunity for us to The forward section of HMS celebrate the progress being made Glasgow – known as the bow – with our colleagues, our suppliers, contains the bridge, operations our customer and the City of room and accommodation Glasgow.” spaces and was manoeuvred into While HMS Glasgow moves position in just 90 minutes on the out into the open air for the first hardstand at the Govan yard. time, work continues on the Pat Browning, DE&S Type second in class, HMS Cardiff, with 26 Programme Team Leader, construction to start on HMS said: "The Type 26 is a highly Belfast later in the year. capable anti-submarine warfare The Type 26 frigate is an warship designed for joint and advanced anti-submarine warship multinational operations across that will deliver critical protection the full spectrum of warfare and of the Royal Navy’s Continuous at will serve at the heart of the Royal Sea Deterrent and Carrier Strike Navy's surface fleet for decades to Group.
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