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Home » Posts tagged 'Urgent Operational Request'

  • What do they do at DE&S

    • February 17, 2010
    • By Think Defence
    • Business and Politics
    • 11 comments

    This might be old news but what exactly do DE&S actually do From the MoD web site Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) equips and supports the UK’s armed forces for current and future operations. Employing approximately 22,500 people, with a budget of £13 billion, its Headquarters is located in Bristol with other sites located across the UK and overseas. DE&S [...]

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  • The Dangers of ‘Off Someone Else’s Shelf’

    • May 19, 2009
    • By Think Defence
    • Business and Politics
    • 5 comments

    One often hears the call for more military equipment to be obtained off the shelf to reduce in service timescales and costs. It is a well trodden path but it is not without its own particular set of issues and is not the panacea that is often supposed. There are couple of variants of off the shelf; Military Off the [...]

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