Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency was a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) from its creation in April 1995 until July 2, 2001. At the time it was the United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation. On 2 July 2001 DERA was split into two organisations: one was the privatised company Qinetiq and the other was the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, an agency of the UK Ministry of Defence.[1][2]
DERA was formed in April 1995 as an amalgamation of the following organisations:
- Defence Research Agency (DRA) which was set up in April 1991 and comprised the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE); Admiralty Research Establishment (ARE); Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (RARDE); and, Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE)
- Defence Test and Evaluation Organisation (DTEO)
- Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment (CBDE at Porton Down), which became part of the Protection and Life Sciences Division (PLSD)
- Centre for Defence Analysis (CDA).[3]
The chief executive throughout DERA's existence was John Chisholm.[4] DERA's staffing level was around 9000 scientists, technologists and support staff.
Contents
Structure
- Army Urban Warfare Training Team reportedly involved in investigating the production of 'thermobaric' weapons in 2001.[5][6]
People
Mils Hills | Jamie Macintosh | Ian Orr, in 2001[7][8] |
Contact
Circa 1998: Central Enquiry Desk, DERA, Ively Road, Farnborough Hampshire GU14 0LX, United Kingdom[9]
Resources
- Wikipedia Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
- The former DERA website (Internet Archive link)
- QinetiQ website
- Dstl website
- Historic Farnborough - the home to DERA and now QinetiQ
Notes
- ↑ From 2 July 2001, DERA (Defence Evaluation and Research Agency) separated into two organisations, DERA website, version placed in web archive 20 Feb 2006, accessed in web archive 27 Mar 2010
- ↑ History and the Future: What is QinetiQ?, QinetiQ website, version placed in web archive 2004, accessed in web archive 27 Mar 2010
- ↑ History and the Future: What is QinetiQ?, QinetiQ website, version placed in web archive 2004, accessed in web archive 27 Mar 2010
- ↑ Dominic O’Connell, £20m boss of Qinetiq set to retire, The Times, 8 Feb 2009, acc 27 Mar 2010
- ↑ 'MoD "making Russian-style horror weapon"' Belfast Telegraph January 4, 2001
- ↑ Richard Norton-Taylor 'MoD developing 'fuel-air' bomb: Doubts raised over legality of urban warfare device with impact of a tactical nuclear weapon' The Guardian (London) January 5, 2001, Guardian Home Pages, Pg. 2
- ↑ 'MoD "making Russian-style horror weapon"' Belfast Telegraph January 4, 2001
- ↑ Richard Norton-Taylor 'MoD developing 'fuel-air' bomb: Doubts raised over legality of urban warfare device with impact of a tactical nuclear weapon' The Guardian (London) January 5, 2001, Guardian Home Pages, Pg. 2
- ↑ DERA ANNUAL REPORT 1997/98, Accessed 7 April 2010
