The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for implementing the defence policy set by the government and serves as the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.
The Communications Security Establishment,formerly called the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC),is the Government of Canada's national cryptologic agency. It is responsible for foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT) and communications security (COMSEC),protecting federal government electronic information and communication networks,and is the technical authority for cyber security and information assurance.
The Meteorological Office,abbreviated as the Met Office,is the United Kingdom's national weather and climate service. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Science,Innovation and Technology and is led by CEO Penelope Endersby,who took on the role as Chief Executive in December 2018 and is the first woman to do so. The Met Office makes meteorological predictions across all timescales from weather forecasts to climate change.
Porton Down is a science and defence technology campus in Wiltshire,England,just north-east of the village of Porton,near Salisbury. It is home to two British government facilities:a site of the Ministry of Defence's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory –known for over 100 years as one of the UK's most secretive and controversial military research facilities,occupying 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) –and a site of the UK Health Security Agency. Since 2018,part of the campus has housed Porton Science Park,which is owned and operated by Wiltshire Council and has private sector companies in the health,life science and defence and security sectors.
QinetiQ is a multinational defence technology company headquartered in Farnborough,Hampshire. It operates primarily in the defence,security and critical national infrastructure markets and run testing and evaluation capabilities for air,land,sea and target systems.
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom. Its stated purpose is "to maximise the impact of science and technology for the defence and security of the UK". The agency is headed by Paul Hollinshead as its chief executive,with the board being chaired by Adrian Belton. Ministerial responsibility lies with the Minister for Defence Procurement.
Fort Halstead was a research site of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl),an executive agency of the UK Ministry of Defence. It is situated on the crest of the Kentish North Downs,overlooking the town of Sevenoaks,southeast of London. Originally constructed in 1892 as part of a ring of fortresses around London,Fort Halstead was to be staffed by volunteers in the event of a crisis.
Martin John Earwicker was Director of the National Museum of Science and Industry group of British museums from 2006 until 2009. Prior to taking on this role,he was Chief Executive of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
Penelope Mary"Penny" Mordaunt is a British former Conservative politician who served as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons from 2022 until 2024. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth North from 2010 to 2024. She ran twice for the Conservative party leadership in July–September and October 2022,losing to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak respectively. In the 2024 general election,Mordaunt lost her Portsmouth North seat to Labour's Amanda Martin.
The Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry is,as a Minister of State,a mid-level defence minister in the Ministry of Defence of the British Government. The current incumbent of the post,Labour MP Maria Eagle,was appointed in July 2024.
Penelope Anne Wensley,is an Australian former public servant and diplomat who served as the 25th Governor of Queensland from 2008 to 2014. She was previously High Commissioner to India from 2001 to 2004 and Ambassador to France from 2005 to 2008.
The Safety-Critical Systems Club (SCSC) is a professional association in the United Kingdom. It aims to share knowledge about safety-critical systems,including current and emerging practices in safety engineering,software engineering,and product and process safety standards.
P2i is a nanotechnology development company that works with manufacturers to produce liquid repellent nano-coating protection to products for the electronics,lifestyle,life sciences,filtration and Energy,and military and institutional sectors.
The Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment (MVEE) was a British defence research unit on Chobham Lane,Chertsey in Surrey. It was responsible for many innovations in armoured vehicle design,including ceramic Chobham armour.
Dame Frances Carolyn Saunders is a British scientist and former civil servant. She was the chief executive of Dstl between August 2007 and March 2012. Prior to this Saunders was a policy officer at the Office of Science and Technology and research scientist into liquid crystal devices at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment. Saunders was the president of the Institute of Physics from 2013 to 2015.
Jonathan Henry Lyle CB is a British engineer and former senior civil servant. He served as chief executive of Dstl between March 2012 and September 2017.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is an organisation of the United Kingdom Government that provides advice and support for the public and private sector in how to avoid computer security threats. It is the UK's National technical authority for cyber threats and Information Assurance. Based in Victoria,London,it became operational in October 2016,and its parent organisation is GCHQ.
Mariarosaria Taddeo is an Italian philosopher working on the ethics of digital technologies. She is Professor of Digital Ethics and Defence Technologies at the Oxford Internet Institute,University of Oxford and Dslt Ethics Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute,London.
Toni Scullion is a Scottish computer science teacher who founded the charity dressCode,which aims to advance computing science in schools,with a particular focus on closing the gender gap. She also co-founded the Ada Scotland Festival,which "brings together partners involved in addressing the issue of gender balance in computing science education in Scotland."
This is the structure of the British Armed Forces.
