Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)

From the Arctic Circle to the South Atlantic, we've delivered 1.4 million ration packs and 3.3 million medical supplies to the UK Armed Forces this year. 🚑🍝🌍 Our troops stand ready wherever and whenever – and we stand with them, ensuring they're well-nourished and protected with the essentials they need to serve. 💪

🎁 Did you know? Operation Christmas Box began in 1914 when Princess Mary sent festive brass boxes to WW1 troops, filled with treats like tobacco, sweets and chocolate. #FactFriday 355,000+ boxes later, this tradition lives on, spreading Christmas cheer through the Operation Christmas Box charity and our British Forces Post Office, to our service personnel! Today, 8,500 boxes are already on their way around the world to those servicemen and servicewomen who will be on operations over Christmas this year. 🫂

📢 Senior Leadership opportunity. We are recruiting for one of the biggest and most exciting roles in Defence. The Director General Core Delivery (SCS3) at DE&S will play a vital part in keeping the UK and our allies safe. You will: 🔹 Lead 8,000+ specialists 🔹 Deliver an equipment programme worth £100bn+ over the next 10 years 🔹 Based in Bristol with UK-wide travel. Help shape the future of UK defence capability and support our Armed Forces. Apply today and join us in this unique leadership challenge. ⏰ Apply by 26 Jan 2025: https://lnkd.in/euDnF9Tp #UKDefence #Leadership #SeniorJobs #CivilService

💡 £133M investment in cutting-edge RAF fighter pilot helmet. BAE Systems will further develop the Striker® II - the most advanced helmet display for Typhoon pilots. This joint European investment shows our commitment to staying at the forefront of defence innovation. We are proud to support this investment for the future.

🇬🇧 2024: A landmark year of strengthening the UK's defence and supporting Ukraine. Through powerful collaboration between our dedicated experts, industry partners and the British Army Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) we've achieved significant progress. Stay tuned for our key highlights... 👇 More information: https://ow.ly/5vRm50UtoMr UK Ministry of Defence

From innovation to impact: How we are transforming the UK's defence capabilities. In this month’s edition of Desider, we showcase some of our most recent innovative projects and milestones that are going to accelerate our Armed Forces’ future capabilities. 🗞️👇

General Sir Roly Walker, Chief of the General Staff, visited our Abbey Wood site to hear from our experts about how our approach to defence procurement is changing for the better. Our modernised approach ensures our Armed Forces receive the equipment they need, when they need it – putting our military partners at the heart of everything we do. 🇬🇧

Did you know? 🤔 The European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk2, which will equip Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots with the ability to locate, identify and suppress enemy air defences, took to the skies for the first time earlier this year. 📸 🗣️“The ECRS Mk2 radar will further transform Eurofighter Typhoon’s control of the air and provide exceptional capability our adversaries will struggle to match.” - Typhoon DepHd Capability Acquisition at DE&S.

We recently hosted new House of Commons Defence Committee (HCDC) members at our HQ in Bristol as part of their introduction to UK Ministry of Defence organisations. 🤝 Committee Chair and MP for Slough, Tan Dhesi, along with fellow MPs Calvin Bailey MBE MP and Fred Thomas MP, met with our people, including apprentices and graduates, from across teams and programmes who are instrumental in delivering for our Armed Forces and ensuring the security of our nation. 🇬🇧 The Committee was appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the MOD and its associated public bodies. Through some excellent conversations, they left feeling a lot clearer about DE&S’ enormous contribution to Defence.

Have you heard about the Type 26 frigates, expected to enter Royal Navy service between 2028 and 2035?🚢 #FactFriday The Type 26 fleet will comprise of eight ships in total. They have been specifically designed to hunt for enemy submarines as well as support counter piracy, humanitarian and disaster relief work.🌊 Fun Facts: 👉🏻149.9m length 👉🏻Can accommodate 161 crew members. 👉🏻The manufacture contract with BAE Systems Maritime sustains around 6,000 jobs across the UK. #Type26Frigate #FutureWarships