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HMS Queen Elizabeth sets off for F-35B fighter jet trials
Royal Navy aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, departs her home port of Portsmouth today, bound for the USA to land fast jets on deck for the very first time.
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RFA Tideforce docks in Falmouth ahead of entering service
The fourth and final Tide class tanker, RFA Tideforce, has arrived in Cornwall for customisation.
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RAF recieves 20th Atlas transport aircraft
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has taken delivery of the 20th next-generation Atlas transport aircraft as the programme continues to meet key development milestones.
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Britain’s most advanced jets touch down on home soil
The first of Britain’s next-generation fighter jets have arrived home 2 months ahead of schedule in a major milestone for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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Defence Secretary announces massive £2.5bn investment in UK nuclear submarines
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson today announced the Ministry of Defence is investing a massive £2.5 billion in boosting Britain’s submarine building projects.
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Royal Navy gets first unmanned minesweeping system
An autonomous minesweeper system that can safely clear sea lanes of mines has been handed over to the Royal Navy, Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced.
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What Defence Equipment and Support does
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 part of the Ministry of Defence.
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- Sexual offences in the Service Justice System: 2018
- MOD Shoeburyness and Pendine ranges noise and vibration study 2016: assessment criteria
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DE&S Secretariat
Maple 0a, #2043
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Copyright and Intellectual Property Group
Poplar 2 #2214
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
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Ground floor, zone D
Main Building
Whitehall
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SW1A 2HB
United Kingdom
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