{"id":74004,"date":"2016-09-09T11:01:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T11:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b08560a0b7e97a8292d23a4102bf2b10"},"modified":"2016-09-09T11:01:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T11:01:43","slug":"news-story-defence-minister-attends-land-event-dynamic-vehicle-demonstration-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=74004","title":{"rendered":"News story: Defence Minister attends land event Dynamic Vehicle Demonstration 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The Defence Vehicle Demonstration (<abbr title=\"Defence Vehicle Demonstration\">DVD<\/abbr>) 2016, held at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, brings together more than 250 companies and is focussed on demonstrating the equipment and technology \u2013 current and future &#8211; which will keep the British Army\u2014and the UK\u2014at the forefront of global capability.<\/p>\n<p>Among the equipment on show were the Army\u2019s tank carrier, the Heavy Equipment Transporter and Virtus, one of the most advanced integrated body armour systems in the world. Defence Minister Harriet Baldwin toured the showcase and met with leading members of Defence industry, alongside the Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, and the CEO of the Minstry of Defence\u2019s (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support body (<abbr title=\"Defence Equipment and Support\">DE&amp;S<\/abbr>), Tony Douglas. On the day the UK celebrates its reserves, the Minister was delighted to meet reservist personnel from all three services.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Over the next decade we are committed to spending over \u00a3178 billion on equipment and equipment support. To capitalise on our national security strengths, Government and industry work more efficiently, more innovatively, and more internationally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">It\u2019s at events like these \u2013 with its potent mix of Army, Industry, and Defence procurement experts \u2013 that ideas take hold, relationships are formed, and things get done.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"Defence Vehicle Demonstration\">DVD<\/abbr> 2016 is jointly sponsored by the Army and <abbr title=\"Defence Equipment and Support\">DE&amp;S<\/abbr>, and seeks to foster ever more effective innovation and collaboration between Government and industry\u2014from large companies to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)\u2014to develop ideas and generate greater understanding of technologies, capabilities and requirements.<\/p>\n<p>This year, <abbr title=\"Defence Vehicle Demonstration\">DVD<\/abbr> is organised around three mutually supportive themes: Ready Forces, Strike, and Reducing Logistic Need. Each of these underpins the Army\u2019s fitness to meet future challenges: to develop, modernise, and sustain capability in a complex and developing world.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Strike. The in-service and future platforms required to deliver the Army\u2019s new Strike capability: the ability to rapidly project land power and dominate the ground.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Reducing Logistic Need. The technologies and innovations to make the Army as efficient as possible<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ready Forces. The capabilities to enable the right forces, at the right readiness, to deal with the full range of operational demands that could be placed upon them.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tony Douglas, CEO of Defence Equipment &amp; Support, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Our aim is, and always will be, to deliver outstanding equipment and support to our Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"Defence Vehicle Demonstration\">DVD<\/abbr> is of great importance in helping us achieve this goal. It is an excellent opportunity for suppliers, including SMEs, to bring innovative solutions to the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The event also allows <abbr title=\"Defence Equipment and Support\">DE&amp;S<\/abbr> to continue strengthening its relationship with industry to ensure we have a shared vision on innovation and prosperity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister for Defence Procurement Harriet Baldwin has visited a two-day showcase of land equipment and technology, helping the British Army maintain its edge to meet future challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74004"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74004\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}