As the Government continued to wrestle with the commercialisation, management and funding of UK Defence Research, DRA became part of DERA in 1995.

Locations | |
Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
1991/95 | Fort Halstead | |
1991/94 | Bedford (Thurleigh)![]() | EGVW |
1991/92 | Llanbedr | EGOD |
Models | Login to Edit | |
Years | Models | |
Westland Sea King HC.4 | ||
Westland Wessex HAS.1 | ||
Westland Wessex HC.2 | ||
Defence Research Agency List of helicopters | Help Us | |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |
![]() | wa 11 | has.1 | 1959 | XM330 : At RAE/DRA Farnborough until May ![]() | - XM330 : to International Helicopter Museum, May 1994 ![]() : pictured at The International Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare. ![]() |
wa128 | hc.2 | 1963 | XR503 : RAE Bedford by May 1984 still Jul 1989 DRA by Jun 1992 still 1995 ![]() : DRA; 13+14jun92 ATI 92 ![]() | ![]() ![]() : RAF type:HC.2; FSCTE Manston ![]() | |
![]() | wa 927 | hc.4 | ZB506 : Sea King Mk.4X f/f 19nov82, d/d 23dec82 Deld straight to RAE Bedford sti+ : 13+14jun92 with DRA at Air Tournament International ![]() : 1994 MoD Defence Research Agency ( DRA ) ![]() | ![]() ![]() : pictured at RNAS Yeovilton | |
![]() | wa 928 | hc.4 | 1982 | ZB507 : f/f 19 Jan 1983 as Mk.4X to RAE/DRA/DERA Farnborough by 1986 still 1993, E+ ![]() | ![]() ![]() : RN; jul00 848Sqn./ZN ![]() : 23 848Sqn./ZN ![]() : 848 NAS/WN noted in Hangar 10 at RNAS Yeovilton ![]() : 2007 846Sqn./F ![]() : 846Sq /F aboard HMS Bulwark during Navy Days 2009 ![]() : 23 pictured as 848Sqd /F at the RNAS Yeovilton airshow |