DE&S initially had a civilian and military workforce of around 29,000 (77 per cent civilian and 23 per cent military) in the UK and abroad. As of 2022 the DE&S workforce had reduced to around 11,500[2] with the majority based at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol.[3]
The Board provides strategic governance for DE&S and a robust forum for independent, non-executive support and constructive challenge to the Chief Executive and the Executive Committee. The DE&S Board delegates some activities to sub-committees of the Board, namely the Audit, Remuneration, Programme Review and Nomination Committees. The Chairman ensures that the Board receives feedback on these sub-Committees and that it is able to consider their recommendations.[1]
DE&S is led on a day-to-day basis by the Executive Committee, which consists of the Chief Executive Officer, Director Finance, Director Human Resources, Director Strategy & Corporate Operations, and five Director Generals who lead the delivery of the programme of work in their respective domains.[1]
Sub Committees
Includes: The following subordinate Committees provide specialised support to the Executive Committee.[1]
Name
Business Case Review Committee
Innovation & Prosperity Committee
People Committee
Performance Committee
Safety Committee
Security Committee
Transformation Committee
Administration of DE&S and senior leadership
The organisation has been under the leadership of a civilian Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support since 2015.
Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support
Director General for Air/Army/Navy/Strategic Enablers/Commercial/Resources
The Chiefs of Materiel (CofMs), now Director Generals (DGs), are responsible for managing key relationships with the Capability Sponsor and User. They work at the strategic level to make sure that the operational readiness and sustainability needs of the User are met.[12]
The DGs ensure an ethos of support to operations is in place to the User, throughout all DE&S activity.
Chief of Fleet Support
Chief of Materiel (Fleet)/Chief of Fleet Support/ [13][14][15]
DE&S manages over 600 defence procurement and support programmes for the UK's armed services.[31] Examples of current and future procurement projects include:
Responsibility for 'Logistics, Commodities and Services' (including storage and delivery of non-weaponry equipment, such as food and clothing, to soldiers)[34] was contracted out to the private sector in 2015 under an arrangement that included the transfer of 1,100 staff and construction of a new 'Defence Fulfilment Centre' at MoD Donnington.[33]
References
^ abcdef This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence:"Defence Equipment and Support Corporate Plan 2016 – 2019" (PDF). www.gov.uk. MOD UK, p.3. 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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Defence Equipment and Support DE amp S is a trading entity and joint defence organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence It began operating on 2 April 2007 following the merger of the MoD s Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Logistics Organisation under the Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support 1 Defence Equipment and SupportAgency overviewFormed2 April 2007JurisdictionUnited KingdomHeadquartersMoD Abbey Wood Bristol England United KingdomCoordinates 51 30 12 N 2 33 33 W 51 5033 N 2 55917 W 51 5033 2 55917Minister responsibleMinister of State for Defence ProcurementParent agencyMinistry of DefenceDE amp S initially had a civilian and military workforce of around 29 000 77 per cent civilian and 23 per cent military in the UK and abroad As of 2022 the DE amp S workforce had reduced to around 11 500 2 with the majority based at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol 3 Contents 1 History 2 Strategic governance 2 1 Defence Equipment and Support Board 3 Direction and oversight 3 1 Executive Committee Defence Equipment and Support 3 1 1 Sub Committees 4 Administration of DE amp S and senior leadership 4 1 Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support 4 2 Director General for Air Army Navy Strategic Enablers Commercial Resources 4 2 1 Chief of Fleet Support 4 2 2 Director General Ships 4 2 2 1 Directorate of Ships Support 4 2 2 2 Directorate of Ships Acquisition 4 2 3 Chief of Materiel Submarines 4 2 3 1 Directorate of Submarine Acquisitions 4 2 3 2 Directorate of Submarines Support 4 2 4 Director General Land 4 2 4 1 Directorate of Land Equipment 4 2 4 2 Directorate of Weapons 4 2 5 Director General Air 4 2 5 1 Directorate of Air Support 4 2 5 2 Directorate of Combat Air 4 2 6 Director General Strategic Enablers 4 2 6 1 Directorate of Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition amp Reconnaissance 4 2 6 2 Directorate of Engineering amp Safety 4 2 6 3 Directorate of Digital Information 4 2 6 4 Directorate of Programmes amp Change 4 2 6 5 Directorate of Helicopters 4 2 6 6 Directorate of Support 4 3 Directorate General Commercial 4 3 1 Commercial Operations 4 3 2 Commercial Capability 4 3 3 Commercial Improvements 4 3 4 Directorate General Resources 4 3 4 1 Financial Planning amp Analysis 4 3 5 Directorate Human Resources 4 3 5 1 Deputy Director HR Head of Function HR 4 3 5 2 HR Operations 4 3 5 3 Performance amp Reward 4 3 5 4 Talent amp Organisation Development 4 3 5 5 HR Strategic Enablers 4 3 5 6 HR Land 4 3 5 7 HR Air amp Ships 4 3 5 8 HR Military Human Resources amp Commanding Officer 4 3 6 Directorate Strategy amp Change 4 3 6 1 International Relations Group 4 3 6 2 Corporate Communications 4 3 6 3 COVID 19 Operations Cell 5 Major projects 5 1 Ships 5 2 Aircraft 5 3 Vehicles 5 4 Munitions 5 5 Other 6 Main locations 7 References 8 Attribution 9 External linksHistory Edit DE amp S headquarters Abbey Wood Bristol Defence Equipment and Support was established on 2 April 2007 It is overseen by the Minister of State for Defence Procurement The organisation supports Strategic Command and the individual armed services through Navy Command Army Headquarters and Headquarters Air Command Strategic governance EditDefence Equipment and Support Board Edit Includes 1 Title Name DateChairman and Non Executive Director Mark Russell 2019 MOD Permanent Secretary PUS David Williams 2021 Chief Executive Officer DE amp S Andy Start 2022 Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff Military Capability Lieutenant General Robert Magowan 2022 Mark Russell became chairman in November 2019 4 The Board provides strategic governance for DE amp S and a robust forum for independent non executive support and constructive challenge to the Chief Executive and the Executive Committee The DE amp S Board delegates some activities to sub committees of the Board namely the Audit Remuneration Programme Review and Nomination Committees The Chairman ensures that the Board receives feedback on these sub Committees and that it is able to consider their recommendations 1 Direction and oversight EditExecutive Committee Defence Equipment and Support Edit Includes 5 Title Name Start DateChief Executive Officer DE amp S Andy Start September 2022DG Ships Vice Admiral Paul Marshall 2022DG Land Chris Bushell 2020DG Air Vice Admiral Richard Thompson 2020DG Strategic Enablers Adrian Baguley 2018DG Commercial Andrew Forzani 2022Finance Director David Johnson 2019Director Human Resources Dr Jill Hatcher 2021Director Strategy amp Corporate Ops Kriahna Dhanak 2020DE amp S is led on a day to day basis by the Executive Committee which consists of the Chief Executive Officer Director Finance Director Human Resources Director Strategy amp Corporate Operations and five Director Generals who lead the delivery of the programme of work in their respective domains 1 Sub Committees Edit Includes The following subordinate Committees provide specialised support to the Executive Committee 1 NameBusiness Case Review CommitteeInnovation amp Prosperity CommitteePeople CommitteePerformance CommitteeSafety CommitteeSecurity CommitteeTransformation CommitteeAdministration of DE amp S and senior leadership EditThe organisation has been under the leadership of a civilian Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support since 2015 Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support Edit Chief of Defence Materiel Name Title Date heldGeneral Sir Kevin O Donoghue 6 Chief of Defence Materiel 2007 2010 7 Bernard Gray 8 Chief of Defence Materiel 2011 2015Tony Douglas 1 CEO 2015 2018Michael Bradley 9 CEO January 2018 May 2018Sir Simon Bollom 10 CEO May 2018 August 2022Andy Start 11 CEO September 2022 Director General for Air Army Navy Strategic Enablers Commercial Resources Edit The Chiefs of Materiel CofMs now Director Generals DGs are responsible for managing key relationships with the Capability Sponsor and User They work at the strategic level to make sure that the operational readiness and sustainability needs of the User are met 12 The DGs ensure an ethos of support to operations is in place to the User throughout all DE amp S activity Chief of Fleet Support Edit Chief of Materiel Fleet Chief of Fleet Support 13 14 15 Name Date heldVice Admiral Trevor Soar 16 January 2007 2009Vice Admiral Andrew Mathews 2009 2013Vice Admiral Simon Lister 17 18 2013 2017Director General Ships Edit Chief of Materiel Ships Name Date heldSir Simon Bollom 12 2017 2018Vice Admiral Christopher Gardner 19 2019 presentDirectorate of Ships Support Edit Director Ship Support Name Date heldNeal Lawson 12 2017 2020Russell Brown 20 2020 Directorate of Ships Acquisition Edit Director Ship Acquisition Name Date heldHenry Parker 12 2017 Chief of Materiel Submarines Edit This group now is part of the Submarine Delivery Agency 21 Chief Executive Name Date heldIan Booth 12 2017 Chief of Materiel Submarines post renamed as Chief Executive Submarine Delivery Agency Name Date heldVice Admiral Sir Simon Lister 12 2017 2017Directorate of Submarine Acquisitions Edit Director Submarine Acquisition Name Date heldRear Admiral Paul Methven 12 2017 Directorate of Submarines Support Edit Chief Strategic Systems Executive amp Director Submarines Support Name Date heldRear Admiral Keith Beckett 12 2017 Director General Land Edit Director General Land Quartermaster General to the Forces Name Date heldLieutenant General Dick Applegate 22 16 January 2007 23 1 September 2009Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward 1 September 2009 24 May 2012Lieutenant General Christopher Deverell May 2012 8 March 2016 25 Lieutenant General Paul Jaques 12 8 March 2016 7 December 2019 26 Chris Bushell 20 7 December 2019 presentDirectorate of Land Equipment Edit Director Land Equipment Name Date heldMajor General Robert Talbot Rice 12 2017 2017Major General Colin McClean 27 2017 2019Major General Darren Crook 28 2019 presentDirectorate of Weapons Edit Director Weapons Name Date heldRichard Smart 12 2017 2020Ed Cutts 20 2020 Director General Air Edit Director General Air Name Date heldAir Marshal Sir Barry Thornton 22 1 April 2007 30 April 2009Air Marshal Sir Kevin Leeson 1 May 2009 29 October 2012Air Marshal Simon Bollom October 2012 April 2016Air Marshal Julian Young 12 April 2016 September 2020Vice Admiral Richard Thompson 30 September 2020 presentDirectorate of Air Support Edit Director Air Support Name Date heldAdrian Baguley 12 2017 Richard Murray 12 2019 Directorate of Combat Air Edit Director Combat Air Name Date heldAir Vice Marshal Keith Bethell 12 2017 Director General Strategic Enablers Edit Director General Strategic Enablers Name Date heldDr Andrew Tyler 1 May 2011 21 June 2011Trevor Woolley 1 June 2011Peter Worrall 12 October 2013 Adrian Baguley 12 20 July 2019 presentDirectorate of Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition amp Reconnaissance Edit Director ISTAR Name Date heldDr Simon Dakin 20 2020 Directorate of Engineering amp Safety Edit Director Engineering amp Safety Name Date heldStephen Wilcock 20 2020 presentDirectorate of Digital Information Edit Director Chief Digital Information Officer CIO Name Date heldNigel Shaw 20 2020 Directorate of Programmes amp Change Edit Director Programmes amp Change Name Date heldSimon Hughes 20 2020 Directorate of Helicopters Edit Director Helicopters Name Date heldAir Vice Marshal Graham Russell 12 20 2017 Directorate of Support Edit Director Support Name Date heldSteve Glass 20 2020 Directorate General Commercial Edit Director General Commercial Name Date heldNick Elliot 12 2015 2020Morag Stuart 20 2020 Commercial Operations Edit Director DE amp S Commercial Operations Name Date heldAlan Peter 12 2017 Phil Tozer 12 20 2017 Commercial Capability Edit Director Commercial Capability Name Date heldMike Greatwich 12 2017 Commercial Improvements Edit Director Commercial Improvements Name Date heldMorag Stuart 12 2017 2020Graham Hyndman 20 2020 Directorate General Resources Edit Director General Resources Name Date heldMichael Bradley 12 2016 2018David Johnson 12 2019 presentFinancial Planning amp Analysis Edit Director Financial Planning amp Analysis Name Date heldDavid Johnson 12 2017 2019Ann Underwood 12 20 2017 Directorate Human Resources Edit Director Human Resources Name Date heldDon Cuthbert 12 2016Daniel Griffiths 12 2019 presentDeputy Director HR Head of Function HR Edit Deputy Director HR Head of Function HR Name Date heldKatie Sloggett 20 2020 presentHR Operations Edit Head of HR Operations Name Date heldScott Murray 20 2020 presentPerformance amp Reward Edit Head of Performance amp Reward Name Date heldNick Jackson interim 20 2020 presentTalent amp Organisation Development Edit Head of Talent amp Organisation Development Name Date heldAmanda Lammonby 20 2020 presentHR Strategic Enablers Edit Head of HR Strategic Enablers Name Date heldRuth Moesby 20 2020 presentHR Land Edit Head of HR Land Name Date heldMaureen Doherty 20 2020 presentHR Air amp Ships Edit Head of HR Air amp Ships Name Date heldRachel Tothill 20 2020 presentHR Military Human Resources amp Commanding Officer Edit Head of HR Military Human Resources amp Commanding Officer Name Date heldCaptain Nicholas Dodd 20 2020 presentDirectorate Strategy amp Change Edit Director Strategy amp Change Name Date heldBarry Burton 12 2019 2020Krishna Dhanak 20 2020 International Relations Group Edit International Relations Group Name Date heldValerie Evans 12 20 2019 presentCorporate Communications Edit Corporate Communications Name Date heldDawn Cunningham Martin 20 2020 presentCOVID 19 Operations Cell Edit COVID 19 Operations Cell Name Date heldAir Commodore Rob Woods 20 2020 presentMajor projects EditDE amp S manages over 600 defence procurement and support programmes for the UK s armed services 31 Examples of current and future procurement projects include Ships Edit Type 45 destroyer class Astute submarine class Albion landing platform dock class Bay landing ship dock class Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier class Type 26 frigate warship class Type 31 frigate class River class patrol vessel Tide class tanker Solid Support Ship Vanguard submarine class Dreadnought class submarine replacement class for the Vanguard classAircraft Edit Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft F 35 Joint Strike Fighter fighter aircraft A400M transport aircraft C 17 Globemaster III transport aircraft Lockheed C 130 Hercules transport aircraft Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft FSTA Airbus A330 MRTT aerial refueling tanker Apache MkI attack helicopter Merlin HC4 support and Merlin Mk2 anti submarine warfare helicopters Hawk 128 advanced jet trainer Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Sentinel R1 Beechcraft Shadow R1 Airseeker Protector UAV Boeing P 8A Poseidon MRA Mk1Vehicles Edit Warrior and Warrior Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme Challenger 2 and Challenger Challenger 2 Life Extension Programme Mastiff Cougar MRAP Protected Patrol Vehicle Ajax Scout SV Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle Jackal Viking armoured personnel carrier Mechanised Infantry Vehicle ie Boxer Multi Role Vehicle Protected MRV P MRV P 32 Munitions Edit AIM 132 ASRAAM air to air missile Meteor air to air missile Storm Shadow cruise missile Brimstone air launched anti tank guided missile FGM 148 Javelin anti tank guided missile NLAW MBT LAW anti tank missile SPEAR Selective Precision Effects At Range munitions see for example SPEAR 3Other Edit Future Integrated Soldier Technology modular infantry equipment system Bowman tactical communications system Skynet 5 strategic communications satellite system Light weapons photography and batteries LWPB Main locations EditAs of 2016 the main locations with staff numbers were 33 MoD Abbey Wood 7 920 Head Office DM Beith 220 Defence Munitions MoD Bicester 140 Logistics HMNB Clyde 100 Fleet Support and Defence Munitions HMNB Devonport 220 Fleet Support and Defence Munitions DM Kineton 240 Defence Munitions DM Longtown 120 Defence Munitions Ministry of Defence London 90 Policy RAF Northolt 210 British Forces Post Office HMNB Portsmouth and DM Gosport 350 Fleet Support and Defence Munitions Rosyth Dockyard 120 Fleet Support and Defence Munitions RAF Waddington 170 ISTAR Support Yeovil 410 Helicopter SupportResponsibility for Logistics Commodities and Services including storage and delivery of non weaponry equipment such as food and clothing to soldiers 34 was contracted out to the private sector in 2015 under an arrangement that included the transfer of 1 100 staff and construction of a new Defence Fulfilment Centre at MoD Donnington 33 References Edit a b c d e f This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence Defence Equipment and Support Corporate Plan 2016 2019 PDF www gov uk MOD UK p 3 2015 Retrieved 23 March 2018 DE amp S 2022 2025 Corporate Plan PDF DE amp S 2022 2025 Corporate Plan 5 Filton Abbey Wood Crocodile and missile rumours at UK Pentagon BBC News 19 July 2021 Retrieved 21 October 2022 Russell to chair DE amp S from November Janes 31 July 2019 Retrieved 28 October 2019 DE amp S Organisation chart PDF www gov uk MOD UK 2021 Retrieved 17 August 2022 DE amp S Organisation Chart retrieved October 2008 Chief of Defence Materiel MOD uk Retrieved 20 June 2009 Bernard Gray appointed Chief of Defence Materiel Ministry of Defence 16 December 2010 Michael Bradley Ministry of Defence Retrieved 3 April 2018 Sir Simon Bollom appointed Chief Executive of Defence Equipment and Support Ministry of Defence 27 April 2018 Retrieved 27 April 2018 Andy Start appointed as DE amp S Chief Executive GOV UK Retrieved 9 September 2022 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae DE amp S Organisation chart PDF Defence Equipment and Support Retrieved 2 January 2019 Chief of Fleet Support Royal Navy 22 May 2017 Retrieved 4 July 2017 Royal Navy Appoints New Senior Officers Forces Network 18 February 2019 Retrieved 3 November 2020 No 62610 The London Gazette Supplement 9 April 2019 p 6430 Admiral sailes into snobs bible permanent dead link New submarine agency in place PDF Desider p 11 Retrieved 4 July 2017 New head of alliance delivering nation s Carriers amongst appointments welcomed by Defence Secretary MOD Retrieved 2 September 2017 Royal Navy Appoints New Senior Officers Forces News Retrieved 19 February 2019 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z DE amp S Organisation Chart 2020 PDF assets publishing service gov uk DE amp S 7 August 2020 Retrieved 10 October 2020 Submarine Delivery Agency About Us gov uk Submarine Delivery Agency 10 October 2020 Retrieved 10 October 2020 a b Defence Equipment amp Support April 2007 PDF MoD April 2007 Retrieved 1 July 2009 permanent dead link London Gazette 58252 dated 20 February 2007 London Gazette 59191 dated 22 September 2009 Defence View points June 2011 No 62850 The London Gazette Supplement 10 December 2019 p 22294 No 62082 The London Gazette Supplement 17 October 2017 p 19198 No 62864 The London Gazette Supplement 24 December 2019 p 23312 Royal Air Force Air Rank Appointments List 08 09 Archived 2009 04 18 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 17 November 2008 New Director General Air named des mod uk 6 August 2020 Retrieved 5 September 2020 British Army Equipment Procurement and Support DE amp S Defence Equipment amp Support Retrieved 21 October 2022 Defence Equipment and Support Defence Equipment and Support Corporate Plan 2016 2019 PDF Ministry of Defence p 23 a b DE amp S Corporate Plan 2016 2019 PDF UK Government Retrieved 13 September 2016 Giant MoD Donnington Buildings Take Shape Shropshire Star Retrieved 13 September 2016 Attribution EditThis article contains text from this source https www gov uk government uploads system uploads attachment data file 526950 DES Corporate Plan 201619 20160526 pdf c Crown copyright which is available under the Open Government Licence v3 0External links EditDefence Equipment Support Home Defence Equipment Support at Gov uk Defence Equipment Support Organisation Structure Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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