Published 23 April 2024 DE&S has secured a contract for the British Army’s Heavy Equipment Transport (HET) capability. HET enables the Army to rapidly move heavy armour, such as Challenger 2 tanks, to where it is needed, using an operationally proven vehicle platform. The vehicles were [...] The post DE&S secures vital transport vehicles for British Army appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more

Published 18 April 2024 Defence Equipment & Support has awarded a £122m contract for six Airbus H145 helicopters to provide aviation support for UK troops in Brunei and the island of Cyprus. In November 2023 the MOD announced its intention to procure the Airbus H145s through [...] The post £122m contract sees UK’s fleet of Airbus H145s expanded with six procured for overseas duties appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more

Published 15 April 2024 Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps used his visit to DE&S as an opportunity to highlight our work supplying kit to Ukraine as well as underscoring how the new defence procurement model will deliver equipment to our Armed Forces quicker than [...] The post Secretary of State praises the work of DE&S on visit to Abbey Wood appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more

Published 11 April 2024 As the MOD’s Integrated Procurement Model goes live, Paul Marshall, Director General Gateway, explains how DE&S’ new front door is already delivering benefits to the Armed Forces and how the two fit together. Paul Marshall, Director General Gateway [...] The post “Think of the Gateway as a Formula 1 pitlane” appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more

Published 11 April 2024 A mothership to host a suite of cutting-edge remotely-operated and autonomous systems to keep UK waters safe has been welcomed into the Royal Navy. Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Stirling Castle was procured at pace by DE&S’ for the Royal Navy’s Mine Hunting Capability [...] The post Mine hunting mothership RFA Stirling Castle welcomed into Royal Navy appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more

Published 11 April 2024 More than 550 tonnes of steel have been supplied by a company local to RAF Lossiemouth as facilities for supporting the UK’s E-7 Wedgetail fleet continue to take shape. DE&S placed a £83 million contract in March 2023 with Boeing Defence UK [...] The post E-7 facilities continue to take shape at RAF Lossiemouth appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more

Published 03 April 2024 Availability of the Royal Navy’s fleet of 55 Merlin helicopters is set to increase thanks to a new engine support contract award which runs through to 2030. Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has placed a £241m, six-year contract with Safran Helicopter Engines [...] The post New support contract award for Merlin helicopter engines appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more

Published 27 March 2024 We opened our doors for our first Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Open Day at Abbey Wood on Wednesday 20 March, and we are delighted to see the positive impact it has already made for hundreds of attendees. Our procurement teams, [...] The post SME Open Day at Abbey Wood a resounding success appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more

Published 22 March 2024 The first part of the new DE&S operating model is now in place marking a major step toward implementing our future ways of working. Designed to support UK Defence in setting up new programmes for success from the start, the Gateway provides, [...] The post Standing up the Gateway appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more

Published 16 March 2024 DE&S’ Future Capability Innovation team will collaborate with McLaren Racing to apply motorsport innovation, insights and a high-performance mindset into projects across DE&S and the wider MOD. McLaren’s Accelerator arm has a team of highly-skilled practitioners who have acquired a wealth of [...] The post DE&S revved up and ready to work with McLaren Racing to drive innovation appeared first on Defence Equipment & Support ..read more