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Development of innovative robotic equipment to give the UK military an operational advantage will be accelerated by a specialist organisation.

DE&S launches new Strategy
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The new strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025 and is our response to the Government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.

British Army to possess most lethal tank in Europe
Press release
The British Army will receive a fleet of 148 Challenger 3 main battle tanks as part of an £800 million contract with Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), the Defence Secretary has announced today.

A £98.4 million contract, supporting 119 jobs, has been extended to maintain Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD) for the British Army and Royal Marines.

A £180-million contract to deliver cutting edge threat detection technology for the British Army’s new Boxer vehicles will support hundreds of jobs in Scotland, it is announced today.

The British Army has invested £102-million in a high-end surveillance system which allows frontline soldiers to detect and engage enemy targets in seconds.

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We are a bespoke trading entity, and arm’s length body of the Ministry of Defence. We manage a vast range of complex projects to buy and support all the equipment and services that the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force need to operate effectively. We work closely with industry, including through partnering agreements and private finance initiatives.
DE&S is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence.
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- MOD Shoeburyness and Pendine ranges noise and vibration study 2016: assessment criteria
- Noise and vibration study: MOD Shoeburyness range
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- Defence Equipment & Support annual report and accounts 2020 to 2021
- Defence Equipment and Support: framework document 2021
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