united kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD)









Set up to be a parent to Joint Services organisations and various executive agencies (typically but not exclusively, military) of the Ministry of Defence.

This catch-all includes previous organisations known as the War Department, Ministry of Aircraft Production and Ministry of Supply.


  News about Ministry of Defence (MoD)


Six Jupiter HC Mk2 for UK Brunei and Cyprus Operations

Six Jupiter HC Mk2 for UK Brunei and Cyprus Operations

14-Nov-23 - The UK ordered 6 Airbus H145 helicopters to be known as Jupiter HC Mk2 for the British Armed Forces in Brunei and Cyprus from 2024 #Jupiter
Fourth Review of Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) Programme

Fourth Review of Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) Programme

09-Feb-23 - The Aurora Engineering Partnership and the MoD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) team published the fourth edition of Annual Review of the Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) programme #EDP
UK MoD VTOL Drone Contract to Leonardo

UK MoD VTOL Drone Contract to Leonardo

25-Jul-22 - UK MoD awarded £60M 4-year RWUAS CCD Phase 3 TDP contract to Leonardo to design and develop unmanned helicopter demonstrator as part of Project Proteus #drones
Airbus Military Global Support Contracts

Airbus Military Global Support Contracts

19-May-21 - Airbus RBH (Repair by the Hour) and PBH (Parts by the Hour) support contracts are gaining ground in the military sector with customised offers still essential to meeting the widest range of demands #CustomerSupport
UK Wildcat-Drone Teaming Trials

UK Wildcat-Drone Teaming Trials

20-Oct-20 - Leonardo UK demonstrated integrated capabilities between a British Army AW159 Wildcat helicopter and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Callen-Lenz Associates during the Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) trials #drones
UK Manned/Unmanned Team Demo

UK Manned/Unmanned Team Demo

22-Jul-20 - QinetiQ completed UK’s first airborne manned/unmanned team demonstration with an helicopter and a drone #drones
Another Jupiter Arrived at RAF Shawbury

Another Jupiter Arrived at RAF Shawbury

27-May-20 - The Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) part of the United Kingdoms Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) took delivery at RAF Shawbury of a brand new Airbus EC145T2/H145 known as Jupiter HT1 in British service. It is the fourth delivered and three more are expected #Jupiter
RAF Training Building Named Duke of Cambridge

RAF Training Building Named Duke of Cambridge

10-Mar-20 - The training facility at RAF Shawbury named in honour of The Duke of Cambridge. The building is part of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) and houses flying simulators #UKMFTS
UK MoD Orders Four More H145 Jupiter

UK MoD Orders Four More H145 Jupiter

22-Jan-20 - British Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed £183M contract for 4 new H145/EC145T2, or Jupiter HT.1, and an additional simulator to be added to the 3 helicopters already in use by private contractor Ascent in the joint Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) #Jupiter
UK MoD Orders L3Harris WESCAM Image Sensors

UK MoD Orders L3Harris WESCAM Image Sensors

06-Nov-19 - L3Harris to provide 40 WESCAM MX-15 electro-optical, infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) #Imaging
First Graduates at British Juno / Jupiter School

First Graduates at British Juno / Jupiter School

27-Aug-19 - First 13 British Armed Forces pilots completed their training within the new Rotary Wing UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). The tri-Service Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) operating the Juno (H135) and Jupiter (H145) at RAF Shawbury since April 2018 under contract with Ascent #HelicopterSchool
10.000 Flight Hours for Juno in Less Than a Year

10.000 Flight Hours for Juno in Less Than a Year

19-Mar-19 - The United Kingdoms Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Juno HT.1 ( H135/EC135T3H ) achieved more than 10,000 flight hours in less than one year with the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) #Juno
AAR and Ontic Partners in UK Military MRO Business

AAR and Ontic Partners in UK Military MRO Business

30-Oct-18 - Ontic, appointed AAR as authorized inventory management partner and exclusive distributor in support its UK’s Military Maintenance, Repair and Overhault (MRO) business which includes the Sea King, EH101 Merlin and V-22 aircraft #Inventory
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  Units within this Organisation


UnitFromTo
  Military Forces
Defence Helicopter Flying School - DHFS DHFS1997
  Government
Airborne Forces Experimental EstablishmentAFEE19421950
Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation - NARO NARO19651999
Aircraft & Armament Evaluation Establishment - A&AEE A&AEE1992
Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment - A&AEE 19241992
Defence Aviation Repair Agency - DARA 19992008
Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering - DCAE DCAE2004
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency - DERA 19952001
Defence Research Agency - DRA DRA19911995
Defence Science and Technology LaboratoryDSTL2001
Empire Test Pilots School - ETPS ETPS1943
Joint Warfare EstablishmentJWE19631979
Proof and Experimental EstablishmentP&EE
Royal Aerospace Establishment - RAE 19881991
Royal Aircraft Establishment - RAE RAE19181988
Royal Armaments Research and Development EstablishmentRARDE19621991
Royal Radar EstablishmentRRE19531976
Royal Signals and Radar EstablishmentRSRE19761991
Testing & Evaluation EstablishmentT&EE19921995






  Bases and Locations


Base Unit
AAC Middle WallopDHFS
Boscombe DownETPS , A&AEE
closed 2012MoD LynehamDCAE
MoD ShoeburynessP&EE
RAF CosfordDCAE
RAF ShawburyDHFS
RAF ValleyDHFS


helicopter   Model Types


ModelDel'dFromTo
AH H145 / EC145T22018
AH H135 / EC135T32017
PZL SW-4 Solo2013
AW AW139 320092012
Westland Lynx1971??
Westland Sea King1969??
Westland Wessex1956??
Sikorsky S-51 / R-5 / H-5119471958




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