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Lieutenant General [[Richard Applegate]] CB, OBE, is a retired British Army officer.
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{{Template:Revolving Door badge}}Lieutenant General [[Richard Applegate]] CB, OBE, is a retired [[British Army]] officer. [[Image:Dick applegate unsure.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Dick Applegate <ref> Image source: http://helihub.com/2011/05/13/lt-gen-ret-dick-applegate-appointed-chairman-of-elbit-systems-uk/ </ref>]]
  
In his last military appointment he was the first Chief of Materiel (Land) in the [[Defence Equipment and Support]] organisation and a member of the leadership board of the British Army for 3 years, latterly as Quartermaster General. Applegate left the UK armed forces in 2010.<ref>[http://www.heropreneurs.co.uk/2012/08/06/heropreneurs-appoints-distinguished-soldier-and-businessman-as-patron/ Heropreneurs appoints distinguished soldier and businessman as patron], Heropreneurs, accessed 14 October 2012.</ref>
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In his last military appointment, Applegate was the first Chief of Materiel (Land) in the [[Defence Equipment and Support]] organisation and a member of the leadership board of the British Army for three years, latterly as Quartermaster General.  
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Applegate left the UK armed forces in 2010.<ref>[http://www.heropreneurs.co.uk/2012/08/06/heropreneurs-appoints-distinguished-soldier-and-businessman-as-patron/ Heropreneurs appoints distinguished soldier and businessman as patron], Heropreneurs, accessed 14 October 2012.</ref>In December 2010 he was appointed an associate member of [[Niteworks]], a partnership between the UK [[Ministry of Defence]], including the [[Defence Science and Technology Laboratory]], and industry.<ref name="AC"> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/acoba/assets/acobatwelfthreport2010-2011.pdf Twelfth Report 2010-2011] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 8 December 2014 </ref>
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Applegate was later appointed the chairman of Israeli arms firm [[Elbit Systems UK]] in May 2011.<ref>[http://helihub.com/2011/05/13/lt-gen-ret-dick-applegate-appointed-chairman-of-elbit-systems-uk/ Lt.Gen (Ret.) Dick Applegate appointed Chairman of Elbit Systems UK], ''Helihub'', 13 May 2011.</ref>
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He is also in charge of Business Development at Remitia since 2015. <ref>[http://dev4.indigocontenthost.co.uk] </ref>
  
 
==''Sunday Times'' sting operation==
 
==''Sunday Times'' sting operation==
In 2012, Applegate was one of a number of retired senior army officers targeted in a sting operation by ''Sunday Times'' journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.</ref>
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In 2012, Applegate was one of a number of retired senior army officers targetted in a sting operation by ''Sunday Times'' journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.</ref>
  
 
Applegate was reportedly involved in a campaign to secure a £500 million contract for Israeli arms firm [[Elbit Systems]].<ref name="Insight">Secret campaign 'secured £500m', ''Insight, ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012.</ref> The ''Sunday Times'' reported:
 
Applegate was reportedly involved in a campaign to secure a £500 million contract for Israeli arms firm [[Elbit Systems]].<ref name="Insight">Secret campaign 'secured £500m', ''Insight, ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012.</ref> The ''Sunday Times'' reported:
  
::He confided that he used '''Westminster Connection''', a discreet lobbying firm with Israeli links, as a "firebreak" to ensure "that my fingerprints weren't over any of it". It could gain access to anyone "from the Prime Minister down". He said the firm, based in Victoria and co-owned by [[Scott Hamilton]], a former Conservative staffer, had used its links with [[Conservative Friends of Israel]] (CFI) to persuade MPs in the Commons to assist him in his campaign.<ref name="Insight">Secret campaign 'secured £500m', ''Insight, ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012.</ref>
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::He confided that he used [[Westminster Connection]], a discreet lobbying firm with Israeli links, as a "firebreak" to ensure "that my fingerprints weren't over any of it". It could gain access to anyone "from the Prime Minister down". He said the firm, based in Victoria and co-owned by [[Scott Hamilton]], a former Conservative staffer, had used its links with [[Conservative Friends of Israel]] (CFI) to persuade MPs in the Commons to assist him in his campaign.<ref name="Insight">Secret campaign 'secured £500m', ''Insight, ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012.</ref>
  
==Affiliations==
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*[[Elbit Systems (UK)]] - chairman
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*[[Elbit Systems UK]] - chairman
 
*[[Design Blue/d30 Ltd]] - director
 
*[[Design Blue/d30 Ltd]] - director
 
*[[Ferranti Technologies]] - director
 
*[[Ferranti Technologies]] - director
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*[[Hewlett-Packard Defence]] - senior adviser
 
*[[Hewlett-Packard Defence]] - senior adviser
 
*[[Renaissance Strategic Advisors]] - senior adviser<ref>[http://www.heropreneurs.co.uk/2012/08/06/heropreneurs-appoints-distinguished-soldier-and-businessman-as-patron/ Heropreneurs appoints distinguished soldier and businessman as patron], Heropreneurs, accessed 14 October 2012.</ref>
 
*[[Renaissance Strategic Advisors]] - senior adviser<ref>[http://www.heropreneurs.co.uk/2012/08/06/heropreneurs-appoints-distinguished-soldier-and-businessman-as-patron/ Heropreneurs appoints distinguished soldier and businessman as patron], Heropreneurs, accessed 14 October 2012.</ref>
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*Associate member, [[Niteworks]], December 2010. [[ACOBA]] gave him "unconditional approval, on the basis that the appointment would not involve him in lobbying the UK Government, but would include contacts with government which are a necessary part of the role being undertaken".<ref name="AC"/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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Lieutenant General Richard Applegate CB, OBE, is a retired British Army officer.

Dick Applegate [1]

In his last military appointment, Applegate was the first Chief of Materiel (Land) in the Defence Equipment and Support organisation and a member of the leadership board of the British Army for three years, latterly as Quartermaster General.

Applegate left the UK armed forces in 2010.[2]In December 2010 he was appointed an associate member of Niteworks, a partnership between the UK Ministry of Defence, including the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, and industry.[3]

Applegate was later appointed the chairman of Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems UK in May 2011.[4] He is also in charge of Business Development at Remitia since 2015. [5]

Sunday Times sting operation

In 2012, Applegate was one of a number of retired senior army officers targetted in a sting operation by Sunday Times journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.[6]

Applegate was reportedly involved in a campaign to secure a £500 million contract for Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems.[7] The Sunday Times reported:

He confided that he used Westminster Connection, a discreet lobbying firm with Israeli links, as a "firebreak" to ensure "that my fingerprints weren't over any of it". It could gain access to anyone "from the Prime Minister down". He said the firm, based in Victoria and co-owned by Scott Hamilton, a former Conservative staffer, had used its links with Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) to persuade MPs in the Commons to assist him in his campaign.[7]

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Notes

  1. Image source: http://helihub.com/2011/05/13/lt-gen-ret-dick-applegate-appointed-chairman-of-elbit-systems-uk/
  2. Heropreneurs appoints distinguished soldier and businessman as patron, Heropreneurs, accessed 14 October 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Twelfth Report 2010-2011 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 8 December 2014
  4. Lt.Gen (Ret.) Dick Applegate appointed Chairman of Elbit Systems UK, Helihub, 13 May 2011.
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  6. Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Secret campaign 'secured £500m', Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012.
  8. Heropreneurs appoints distinguished soldier and businessman as patron, Heropreneurs, accessed 14 October 2012.

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