He gave a talk on the proposal in 1966, after which a person from the Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) told him about Baran's work.

Apart from the MoD and DOS sites on the south side of the A3, Gala Cosmetics had a large production facility as did Andre Rubber ( who specialised in bonding rubber to metal and made components for cars, docks, armoured fighting vehicles, hospitals, warships and diving helmets )-now the site of the Hook Rise South Industrial Park.

The MoD has undertaken studies in 2006-09 to " up gun " the Royal Navy's main shipboard gun armament, the 4. 5 inch Mark 8 naval gun, to accept the 155 mm gun barrel and breech from the AS-90.

* Gallery of images from 20th Armoured Brigade's tour of Iraq during Op TELIC 8 ( MoD )

Of the seven European companies who responded to the initial Request for Information ( RFI ) from the UK Ministry of Defence ( MoD ), either individually or as part of a team, five are now part of MBDA and the other two are major risk-sharing partners on the programme.

An Integrated Project Team ( IPT ) was established at MoD Abbey Wood with representatives from all partner nations seconded to the team.

NATS staff were drawn from, and paid by, the CAA and the MoD.

Whilst the old Command HQ and most other buildings are now empty and being looked after under a care and maintenance programme, the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency ( formed by a merger of AFPAA and the Veterans Agency, in April 2007 ) including the MoD Medal Office and JCCC ( Tri-Service Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre ) continues to operate from the site and in 2010 the base became home to the NATO Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps ( HQ ARRC ) which relocated to Innsworth from the Rheindahlen Military Complex in Germany.

In order to service the extensive property, the MoD took over the virtually defunct Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway from 1941, and built extensive additional service tracks along the of railway line from Maesbrook to the former Ford and Crossgate railway station, south of the River Severn.

As of 2005 it contains derelict military barracks and buildings from the Napoleonic era, and a MoD radio mast.

A surprising but positive development was the Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) indicating an interest in using the line between Northallerton and Redmire to transport armoured vehicles to / from Catterick Garrison.

Furthermore he argued that Lord Hutton's " judgement is so unbalanced in its treatment of the BBC and of Downing Street and the MoD as to be worthless " except as a way for Tony Blair to " escape " from an investigation on " whether or not he did take us to war on a false prospectus ".

His interviews with the personnel involved confirmed the cursory nature of the investigation made by the MoD, and failed to find any evidence for any other reports on the incident made by the USAF or UK apart from the Halt memo.

Dr Clarke discusses them on his website In 2008 the files were transferred from MoD to The National Archives ( TNA ) and removed from the MoD website.

It was created on 1 April 2001 from the amalgamation of the " Naval Bases and Supply Agency " and the " Ship Support Agency " and had its headquarters initially in Bath, England, but later moved to the MoD Abbey Wood site in Bristol.

Barracks block accommodation for unmarrried police was built adjacent to Holm Park ; it was used from the 1970s onwards as a MoD Police social club.

In addition to providing policing and security to MoD property, the MDPGA contracts out its services to external users ; these can include other executive agencies of the British Government ( Dstl, Royal Mint ), commercial users ( QinetiQ ) and visiting armed forces from overseas.

The concept of Bowman dates from a 1989 UK MoD General Staff Requirement ( GSR ) for a system to replace the ageing Clansman radio system.

Bowman is managed from within the MoD DE & S by the BATCIS Integrated Project Team.

* UK MoD on-line training using Flash player

In June 1991, after competition with other tank manufacturers ' designs ( including the M1A2 Abrams and the Leopard 2 ( Improved )), the MoD placed a £ 520 million order for 127 MBTs and 13 driver training vehicles.

The MoD now own of land, making it the largest military training area in the United Kingdom.

* Defence Centre of Training Support-training military instructors and training managers, e-learning support services to the MoD, computer-based training production.

The site was also used by the MoD for civil contingency and emergency planning exercises, as well as EOD exercises for Police ; Fire and Rescue training.

Butlin used the war to his advantage, persuading the MoD to complete Filey and construct two more camps in Ayr and Pwllheli as training camps which he reclaimed when the war was over.

The DMOC was written off as it was deemed to be beyond economical repair ( and was used and eventually destroyed by the MoD for training purposes ) whilst the PTOSL, which sustained damage to the drag box and sole bar, was deemed to be repairable if needed.

The village and of surrounding heathland and chalk downland around the Purbeck Hills, were commandeered just before Christmas 1943 by the then War Office ( now MoD ) for use as firing ranges for training troops.

Until the mid-1990s, trade training took place at RAF Newton in Nottinghamshire, training then moved to RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire until the consolidation of all MoD policing training at Southwick Park in 2004.

In 2011 an MoD study recommended the downgrading of UOTCs to sub-units ( commanded by a Major rather than a Lt Col ) and the formation of 12 Officer Training Regiments comprising one or two OTC ' companies ' and a TA Officer Training Wing.

* Photos of the MoD side of the station taken in 2011

In 2011, an MoD study recommended the downgrading of UOTCs to sub-units ( commanded by a Major rather than a Lt Col ) and the formation of 12 Officer Training Regiments comprising one or two OTC ' companies ' and a TA Officer Training Wing.

" Previous to that in May 2011 the MoD seemed to have confirmed the program's existence.

Ordered by the MoD as the FASGW ( L ) missile on 5 April 2011 to be operated by the Royal Navy's new Lynx Wildcat helicopter.

* On March 2, 2011 it was revealed that several MoD files relating to the incident had been disposed of as part of a policy to destroy files of no historical interest.

It is now known as MoD Machrihanish and also incorporates Campbeltown Airport which has commercial flights to Glasgow, operated by Loganair.

The £ 38 billion “ black hole ” in MoD finances has been “ dealt with ” and the department's “ hand to mouth existence will come to an end ,” Philip Hammond said in February 2012.

" For too long the MoD has been top-heavy, with too many senior civilians and military.

The Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) has been since 2003 an integrated structure with civilian and military personnel.

The remaining MoD property, formerly enlisted men's quarters, has become married quarters for nearby RAF stations.

The FRES Integrated Project Team ( based at MoD Abbey Wood ) has disbanded.

It was reported in the media that the MoD has purchased the initial batch of 1000 rifles in 2009-2010.

Between March 2010 and mid-2011, the MoD has built 396 en-suite bed spaces in six new accommodation blocks to house 354 junior ranks and 42 for senior non-commissioned officers ( SNCOs ).

It has its Headquarters in Wethersfield, Essex and is headed by a Chief Executive, who also serves as the Chief Constable of the MoD Police.