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The Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the acquisition of materiel, equipment and services, for the British armed forces.

    Defence Procurement Agency
        History
        Major projects
            Vessels
            Aircraft
            Vehicles
            Munitions
            Other
        See also

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History
The Defence Procurement Agency was established on April 1, 1999, after the announcement in the Strategic Defence Review of a specialised agency to succeed the Procurement Executive.

The DPA is headed by the Chief Executive, Sir Peter Spencer, who also holds the title Chief of Defence Procurement. The Minister for Defence Procurement is Lord Drayson.

Its headquarters are located in Bristol and shares its site with the Director General Logistics (Fleet)-DGLog(Fleet)- element of the Defence Logistics Organisation.

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Major projects
The Defence Procurement Agency manage a variety of procurement projects. Examples of current and future procurement projects include:

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Vessels

Type 45 destroyer class.

Astute submarine class.

Albion landing platform dock class.

Bay landing ship dock class.

Future Aircraft Carrier class.

Future Surface Combatant warship class.

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Aircraft

Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft.

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fighter aircraft.

Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol aircraft.

A400M transport aircraft.

C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft.

Raytheon Sentinel Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR).

Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA)/Airbus A330 MRTT aerial refueling tanker.

Apache MkI attack helicopter.

Merlin HC3 support and Merlin HM1 anti-submarine warfare helicopters.

Hawk 128 advanced jet trainer.

Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Future Offensive Air System.

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Vehicles

Future Rapid Effect System medium weight vehicle family.

Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle.

Viking armoured personnel carrier.

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Munitions

AIM-132 ASRAAM (air-to-air missile).

Meteor air-to-air missile.

Storm Shadow cruise missile.

Brimstone air-launched anti-tank guided missile.

FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile.

Main Battle Tank and Light Armour Weapon (MBT LAW) anti-tank missile.

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Other

Future Integrated Soldier Technology modular infantry equipment system.

Bowman tactical communications system.

Skynet 5 strategic communications satellite system.

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