Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has procured a new multi-role weapon system to equip the British Army on operations. A £4.6M order has been placed with Saab for a delivery of Carl-Gustaf M4s, plus a package of ammunition and training. They will replace the Anti-Structure Munitions the UK sent to support Ukraine ...
New innovative software that will map the Defence supply chain to identify risks and areas of fragility has been unveiled at DPRTE. Developed with defence suppliers and industry partners the Supplier Management and Resilience Team (SM&RT) at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the procurement arm of the Ministry of Defence, has ...
Defence Equipment and Support awarded a £51M contract to Dorset company Atlas Elektronik (AEUK) in 2017 to deliver the Vahana Workboat programme over a five-year period. As part of the programme, six support vessels have just been delivered to the Royal Navy. Replacing outdated vessels, the 15m Vahana boats provide improved speed, ...
DE&S has purchased the first of two Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) ships that will carry cutting-edge equipment to protect Britain’s critical subsea cables and pipelines from hostile attack. The ‘mother-ship’ which will be operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is vital to national security through protection of the UK’s critical ...