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.
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
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 #JupiterFourth 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 #EDPUK 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 #dronesAirbus 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 #CustomerSupportUK 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 #dronesUK Manned/Unmanned Team Demo
22-Jul-20 - QinetiQ completed UK’s first airborne manned/unmanned team demonstration with an helicopter and a drone #dronesAnother 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 #JupiterRAF 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 #UKMFTSUK 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) #JupiterUK 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) #ImagingFirst 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 #HelicopterSchool10.000 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) #JunoAAR 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 #InventoryMore News ... | |
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Units within this Organisation |
Unit | From | To | |||
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Military Forces | |||||
Defence Helicopter Flying School - DHFS | DHFS | 1997 | |||
Government | |||||
Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | AFEE | 1942 | 1950 | ||
Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation - NARO | NARO | 1965 | 1999 | ||
Aircraft & Armament Evaluation Establishment - A&AEE | A&AEE | 1992 | |||
Aeroplane & Armaments Experimental Establishment - A&AEE | 1924 | 1992 | |||
Defence Aviation Repair Agency - DARA | 1999 | 2008 | |||
Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering - DCAE | DCAE | 2004 | |||
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency - DERA | 1995 | 2001 | |||
Defence Research Agency - DRA | DRA | 1991 | 1995 | ||
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | DSTL | 2001 | |||
Empire Test Pilots School - ETPS | ETPS | 1943 | |||
Joint Warfare Establishment | JWE | 1963 | 1979 | ||
Proof and Experimental Establishment | P&EE | ||||
Royal Aerospace Establishment - RAE | 1988 | 1991 | |||
Royal Aircraft Establishment - RAE | RAE | 1918 | 1988 | ||
Royal Armaments Research and Development Establishment | RARDE | 1962 | 1991 | ||
Royal Radar Establishment | RRE | 1953 | 1976 | ||
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment | RSRE | 1976 | 1991 | ||
Testing & Evaluation Establishment | T&EE | 1992 | 1995 |
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