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  • Army's construction vehicles boosted by £240-million contract

    The military's fleet of bulldozers, cranes and forklifts will soon be refreshed thanks to a £240-million maintenance contract.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Gibraltar squadron to receive two cutting-edge Fast Patrol Craft

    A £9.9-million contract has been signed with Merseyside-based Marine Specialised Technology (MST) for 2 new boats to replace the Gibraltar Squadron Fast Patrol Craft.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Scottish home for Poseidon fleet reaches major milestone

    Facilities to house the Poseidon MRA Mk1 fleet have been handed over to Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), marking a major milestone in the Poseidon programme.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • MOD signs £65-million contract for Protector aircraft

    A £65-million contract to build the UK’s first three Protector aircraft, the first UK operated system capable of strike missions anywhere in the world, has been signed.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • MOD delivers 10,000 items of critical medical equipment to NHS

    The DE&S Logistics Delivery Operating Centre at MOD Donnington have coordinated the delivery of over 10,000 pieces of critical medical equipment.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • MOD negotiates 10 billion PPE items

    Over the last 12 weeks a dedicated team fronted by MOD experts have negotiated contracts for more than 10 billion items of PPE for NHS workers in the battle against Covid-19.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £26.7-million engine support contract for Oxfordshire company

    A £26.7-million contract has been awarded to supply and maintain outboard and inboard motors fitted to the Ministry of Defence's small boats fleet.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Defence Electronics and Components Agency COVID-19 update

    The Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) remains operational during the COVID-19 emergency

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • RAF submarine hunters first touchdown in UK

    The first Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft has arrived in the UK.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £2.8-billion armoured vehicle contract secured for British Army

    A contract worth £2.8-billion has been signed to provide state-of-the-art armoured fighting vehicles to the British Army.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Production starts on world-leading respirators for UK armed forces

    UK service personnel will be equipped with world-class respirators under a £16-million contract.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • HMS Pembroke back in action after Fife refit

    HMS Pembroke is back with the Royal Navy ahead of schedule and ready for action after a successful 42-week, £8-million refit at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard in Fife.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £100-million boost for cutting-edge Protector aircraft

    The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth approximately £100-million to test the performance of the UK’s ground-breaking Protector aircraft.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Italy partners with the UK on Tempest

    Sir Simon Bollom, CEO of Defence Equipment & Support, and Lieutenant General Nicolò Falsaperna, Italian Secretary General of Defence, have signed a Statement of Intent to partner on Tempest in their roles as National Arm…

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • DE&S and British Army launch the Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) 20 experimentation project

    The latest in the AWE series will engage with all suppliers to explore emerging technology in Agile Command, Control and Communication.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New high-tech Army reconaissance vehicles built in Merthyr Tydfil

    Minister Kevin Foster MP to visit General Dynamics, responsible for assembling and testing the AJAX vehicle.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK and Norway Reinforce North Atlantic Security

    The UK and Norway reinforced their commitment to joint anti-submarine operations in the North Atlantic at RAF Lossiemouth today.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • First steel cut for HMS Cardiff

    The first steel has been cut for HMS Cardiff, the second ship in the Royal Navy’s next generation of Type 26 anti-submarine frigates.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £350-million Typhoon engine support contract

    The MOD has signed a contract worth almost £350-million to support the engines that power the UK’s fleet of Typhoon fighter jets.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • MOD announces new DE&S Chair

    Mark Russell CBE has been named as the new Chair of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government