Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a trading entity and joint-defence organisation within the UK

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. It began operating on 2 April 2007, following the merger of the MoD's Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Logistics Organisation, under the Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support. DE&S initially had a civilian and military workforce of around 29,000 (77 per cent civilian and 23 per cent military) in the UK and abroad. As of 2022 the DE&S workforce had reduced to around 11,500 with the majority based at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol.

History

Defence Equipment and Support was established on 2 April 2007. It is overseen by the

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. The organisation supports Strategic Command and the individual armed services through Navy Command, Army Headquarters and

Headquarters Air Command Air Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force. It was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training commands on 1 April 2007, and has its headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. ...

Strategic governance

Defence Equipment and Support Board

Includes: Mark Russell became chairman in November 2019. The Board provides strategic governance for DE&S and a robust forum for independent, non-executive support and constructive challenge to the Chief Executive and the Executive Committee. The DE&S Board delegates some activities to sub-committees of the Board, namely the Audit, Remuneration, Programme Review and Nomination Committees. The Chairman ensures that the Board receives feedback on these sub-Committees and that it is able to consider their recommendations.

Direction and oversight

Executive Committee Defence Equipment and Support

Includes: DE&S is led on a day-to-day basis by the Executive Committee, which consists of the Chief Executive Officer, Director Finance, Director Human Resources, Director Strategy & Corporate Operations, and five Director Generals who lead the delivery of the programme of work in their respective domains.

Sub Committees

Includes: The following subordinate Committees provide specialised support to the Executive Committee.

Administration of DE&S and senior leadership

The organisation has been under the leadership of a civilian Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support since 2015.

Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support

Director General for Air/Army/Navy/Strategic Enablers/Commercial/Resources

The Chiefs of Materiel (CofMs), now Director Generals (DGs), are responsible for managing key relationships with the Capability Sponsor and User. They work at the strategic level to make sure that the operational readiness and sustainability needs of the User are met. The DGs ensure an ethos of support to operations is in place to the User, throughout all DE&S activity.

Chief of Fleet Support

Director General (Ships)

=Directorate of Ships Support

=Directorate of Ships Acquisition

Chief of Materiel (Submarines)

This group now is part of the Submarine Delivery Agency.

=Directorate of Submarine Acquisitions

=Directorate of Submarines Support

Director General (Land)

=Directorate of Land Equipment

=Directorate of Weapons

Director General (Air)

=Directorate of Air Support

=Directorate of Combat Air

Director General Strategic Enablers

=Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance, Target, Acquisition & Reconnaissance

=Directorate of Engineering & Safety

=Directorate of Digital Information

=Directorate of Programmes & Change

=Directorate of Helicopters

=Directorate of Support

Directorate-General (Commercial)

Commercial Operations

Commercial Capability

Commercial Improvements

Directorate-General (Resources)

= Financial Planning & Analysis

Directorate Human Resources

=Deputy Director HR Head of Function - HR

=HR Operations

=Performance & Reward

=Talent & Organisation Development

=HR (Strategic Enablers)

=HR (Land)

=HR (Air & Ships)

=HR (Military Human Resources & Commanding Officer)

Directorate Strategy & Change

=International Relations Group

=Corporate Communications

=COVID-19 Operations Cell

Major projects

DE&S manages over 600 defence procurement and support programmes for the UK's armed services. Examples of current and future procurement projects include:

Ships

* Type 45

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class *

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class * landing platform dock class * landing ship dock class * class * Type 26 frigate warship class * Type 31 frigate class * * * Solid Support Ship *

class * – replacement class for the ''Vanguard'' class

Aircraft

* Eurofighter Typhoon

fighter aircraft Fighter aircraft are fixed-wing military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air superiority of the battlespace. Domination of the airspace above a battlefield ...

* F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fighter aircraft * A400M transport aircraft * C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft * Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft * Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA)/

Airbus A330 MRTT The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is a European aerial refuelling and military transport aircraft based on the civilian Airbus A330. A total of 16 countries have placed firm orders for approximately 68 aircraft, of which 51 ha ...

aerial refueling Aerial refueling, also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) while both aircraft a ...

tanker Tanker may refer to: Transportation * Tanker, a tank crewman (US) * Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids ** Chemical tanker, a type of tanker designed to transport chemicals in bulk ** Oil tanker, also known as a petroleum ta ...

* Apache MkI attack helicopter * Merlin HC4 support and

Merlin Mk2 The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium-lift helicopter in military and civil use. First flown in 1987, it was developed by a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the United Kingdom and Agusta in Italy in response to national requirement ...

anti-submarine warfare helicopters * Hawk 128 advanced

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trainer * Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle *

Sentinel R1 The Raytheon Sentinel is an airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft formerly operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). While based on the Bombardier Global Express ultra long-range business jet, the prime contractor for the Sentine ...

* Beechcraft Shadow R1 * Airseeker * Protector UAV * Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA Mk1

Vehicles

* Warrior and Warrior Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme * Challenger 2 and Challenger Challenger 2 Life Extension Programme * Mastiff Cougar (MRAP) Protected Patrol Vehicle * Ajax (Scout SV) * Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle * Jackal * Viking

armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world. Acc ...

* Mechanised Infantry Vehicle, ie

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Multi Role Vehicle-Protected (MRV-P) The Multi Role Vehicle-Protected (MRV-P) is a programme to deliver future wheeled utility and logistics vehicles for the British Army. The vehicle formed part of the projected future equipment for the army as envisaged in the Army 2020 programme ...

(MRV-P)

Munitions

* AIM-132 ASRAAM (

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) * Meteor air-to-air missile * Storm Shadow

cruise missile A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial or naval targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhe ...

* Brimstone air-launched anti-tank guided missile * FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile * NLAW (MBT LAW)

anti-tank Anti-tank warfare originated from the need to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks during World War I. Since the Triple Entente deployed the first tanks in 1916, the German Empire developed the first anti-tank weapons. The first deve ...

missile * SPEAR, Selective Precision Effects At Range munitions; see, for example, SPEAR 3

Other

Future Integrated Soldier Technology The Future Integrated Soldier Technology (or FIST) sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Future Infantry System Technology or Future Infantry Soldier Technology is a project by the British Army, which aims to enhance the infantry's combat effec ...

modular infantry equipment system * Bowman tactical communications system * Skynet 5 strategic communications satellite system *Light weapons, photography and batteries (LWPB)

Main locations

As of 2016 the main locations (with staff numbers) were: * MoD Abbey Wood (7,920) - Head Office * DM Beith (220) - Defence Munitions * MoD Bicester (140) - Logistics * HMNB Clyde (100) - Fleet Support and Defence Munitions *

HMNB Devonport His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Roy ...

(220) - Fleet Support and Defence Munitions * DM Kineton (240) - Defence Munitions * DM Longtown (120) - Defence Munitions *

, London (90) - Policy * RAF Northolt (210) -

British Forces Post Office The British Forces Post Office (BFPO) provides a postal service to HM Forces, separate from that provided by Royal Mail in the United Kingdom. BFPO addresses are used for the delivery of mail in the UK and around the world. BFPO moved from its o ...

HMNB Portsmouth His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport). Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is lo ...

and DM Gosport (350) - Fleet Support and Defence Munitions * Rosyth Dockyard (120) - Fleet Support and Defence Munitions * RAF Waddington (170) - ISTAR Support * Yeovil (410) - Helicopter Support Responsibility for 'Logistics, Commodities and Services' (including storage and delivery of non-weaponry equipment, such as food and clothing, to soldiers) was contracted out to the private sector in 2015 under an arrangement that included the transfer of 1,100 staff and construction of a new 'Defence Fulfilment Centre' at MoD Donnington.

References

Attribution

This article contains text from this source: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526950/DES_Corporate_Plan_201619-20160526.pdf. © Crown copyright, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0

External links

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