Ministry of Defence
UK Government department responsible for defence
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| 2022 | Paul Hollinshead was appointed as chief executive. |
| September 2022 | Andy Start takes over as CEO of Defence Equipment and Support, beginning his leadership in September 2022. |
| April 2021 | Doug Umbers became interim chief executive. |
| January 2021 | Approximately 300 Dstl scientists were involved in COVID-19 support efforts. |
| 2020 | Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Thompson appointed as Director General (Air) |
| 2020 | Krishna Dhanak takes over as Director Strategy & Change, succeeding Barry Burton |
| 2020 | Closure of former CAST sites at Langhurst, West Sussex and Sandridge, Hertfordshire following the 2018 merger. |
| December 1 2020 | Research Cloud (R-Cloud) Version 4 went live, serving as Dstl's supply chain marketplace for science and technology research. |
| March 2020 | Dstl scientists began supporting Public Health England to better understand COVID-19 during the pandemic. |
| 2019 | Mark Russell appointed as Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Defence Equipment and Support |
| 2019 | David Johnson appointed as Finance Director |
| 2019 | Dstl opened a new satellite ground control station at Portsdown West to support future space research. |
| 2018 | Michael Bradley's tenure as Director-General of Resources ended |
| 2018 | Gary Aitkenhead was appointed as chief executive. |
| April 2018 | Dstl absorbed the Home Office's Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST), expanding its role to support Home Office operations, policy evidence, and regulatory functions. |
| 2017 | Dstl began a five-year programme of innovation in space science. |
| September 2017 | David Marsh became acting chief executive, succeeding Jonathan Lyle. |
| 2016 | Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced the 'Defence and Security Accelerator' with access to an £800m innovation fund, building on the 'Centre for Defence Enterprise' model. |
| 2015 | A Ministry of Defence Chief Scientific Advisor-led review recommended that science and technology commissioning should be independent of delivery. |
| April 2015 | Dstl completed a major reorganisation, merging twelve operating departments into five divisions to improve delivery and simplify supplier access. |
| April 1 2015 | The remaining part of DARA transformed into the Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA), completing the agency's reorganization process. |
| April 1 2015 | Sale of DSG's land repair and maintenance business to Babcock International was completed. The remaining air division and Electronics and Components business unit became the Defence Electronics and Components Agency under MOD ownership. |
| December 2014 | Final sale agreement reached for DSG's land repair and maintenance business to Babcock International. |
| November 2014 | Babcock International was announced as the preferred buyer of DSG's land repair and maintenance business, with a sale price of £140 million. |
| March 2012 | Jonathan Lyle, formerly Director of the Programme Office, was appointed as chief executive. |
| June 29 2011 | Frances Saunders announced to staff that her chief executive post had been advertised and she would not be applying. |
| October 2010 | UK government announced the planned sale of Defence Support Group (DSG) as part of a broader divestment of corporate assets and infrastructure. |
| August 1 2010 | The Defence Storage and Distribution Agency (DSDA) lost its executive agency status and was integrated into the Joint Support Chain (Services), marking the end of its independent operational existence. |
| April 1 2010 | Dstl became responsible for formulating and commissioning the Ministry of Defence's non-nuclear research programme, with 16 domains established as Science and Technology Centres, including areas like Armour and Protection, Cyber and Influence, Counter Terrorism, and CBR. |
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