Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

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The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) was a UK government defence research organization that provided scientific and technical support to the Ministry of Defence before being partially privatized and split into QinetiQ and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) in 2001.

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instanceOf government defence research organization
research agency
abbreviation DERA NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolutionCause partial privatization
dissolved 2001
field defence research
military technology
science and technology for defence
focus evaluation of defence systems
research into military technologies
support to UK armed forces
formedByMergerOf Defence Research Agency NERFINISHED
Defence Test and Evaluation Organisation NERFINISHED
legalStatus UK government agency
locationCountry United Kingdom
notableOutcome creation of Dstl
creation of QinetiQ
operatedBy UK Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED
ownedBy UK Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED
parentOrganization UK Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED
partiallyPrivatizedInto QinetiQ NERFINISHED
predecessor Admiralty Research Establishment NERFINISHED
Defence Research Agency NERFINISHED
Defence Test and Evaluation Organisation NERFINISHED
Royal Aircraft Establishment NERFINISHED
Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment NERFINISHED
primaryClient UK Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED
privatizationYear 2001
provided scientific support to the UK Ministry of Defence
technical support to the UK Ministry of Defence
retainedInPublicSectorAs Defence Science and Technology Laboratory NERFINISHED
sector defence
splitInto Defence Science and Technology Laboratory NERFINISHED
QinetiQ NERFINISHED
status defunct
successor Defence Science and Technology Laboratory NERFINISHED
Dstl NERFINISHED
QinetiQ NERFINISHED
timePeriod late 20th century
typeOfResearch applied research
experimental development

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Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment successor Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment dissolvedInto Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
this entity surface form: Defence Research Agency
Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment dissolvedInto Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
Ministry of Defence oversees Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
this entity surface form: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Royal Aircraft Establishment successor Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
this entity surface form: Defence Research Agency
Royal Aircraft Establishment successor Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
United Kingdom defence industrial base supportedBy Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
this entity surface form: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory