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Military airfield in Wiltshire, England
MOD Boscombe Down (ICAO: EGDM) is the home of a military aircraft testing site, on the south-eastern outskirts of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
MOD_Boscombe_Down
University flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
from RAF Colerne to MOD Boscombe Down following the announcement of Colerne's closure in November 2016. The move to Boscombe Down was completed in 2022
Bristol University Air Squadron
Bristol_University_Air_Squadron
Military unit
Squadron (RWTES) is a tri-service UK military organisation based at MoD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. Primarily, the squadron is responsible for test and evaluation
Rotary Wing Test and Evaluation Squadron
Rotary_Wing_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron
of Defence (MOD), and are operated by defence contractor QinetiQ in the test and evaluation role. The main facility is MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire
List of Royal Air Force stations
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_stations
British military aviation research facility
Established at Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, the unit moved in 1939 to Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, where its work continues following privatisation as part
Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment
Aeroplane_and_Armament_Experimental_Establishment
Airport in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Sarum airfield Aerodrome Traffic Zone (ATZ) sits within the nearby MoD Boscombe Down Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone (MATZ). Old Sarum Airfield procedures
Old_Sarum_Airfield
British multinational defence technology company
become key sites for QinetiQ. These include Farnborough, Hampshire; MoD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire; and Malvern, Worcestershire. In February 2006, QinetiQ
Qinetiq
Air Space Warfare Centre at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England
branches elsewhere, including at RAF High Wycombe, RAF Brize Norton, MoD Boscombe Down, and RAF Odiham. The Air Warfare Centre was established in October
Air_and_Space_Warfare_Centre
Interceptor aircraft, British, 1960s–1980s
Museum, Coventry, England XL629 Lightning T.4 inside the main gate at MoD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, England Stored or under restoration XM172 Lightning F
English_Electric_Lightning
Military science park in Wiltshire, England
Porton Down is just north-east of the village of Porton, near Salisbury, in Wiltshire, England. To the north-west lies the MoD Boscombe Down airfield
Porton_Down
University flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
SUAS is parented by MoD Boscombe Down where it flies Tutor aircraft. Training nights are held on Tuesday evenings at MoD Boscombe Down and are compulsory
Southampton University Air Squadron
Southampton_University_Air_Squadron
German trainer aircraft
Birmingham Air Squadron – RAF Cosford Bristol University Air Squadron – MoD Boscombe Down Cambridge University Air Squadron – RAF Wittering East Midlands Universities
Grob_G_115
Series of military training aircraft
achieve the required stall speed of 60 kn. However, tests undertaken at MOD Boscombe Down later on that year indicated the need to re-engine the aircraft in
Short_Tucano
Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
the UK for testing at MOD Boscombe Down in April 2011, and entered service in April 2012. The Voyager received approval from the MOD on 16 May 2013 to begin
Royal_Air_Force
Test and evaluation squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
the test and evaluation of unmanned aircraft system (UAS), based at MOD Boscombe Down. The squadron’s UAS work includes the evaluation of systems such as
744_Naval_Air_Squadron
Italy/Japan/UK aircraft development and acquisition programme
completed its first phase of modification and flight testing from MOD Boscombe Down with the aircraft having been fitted with side and belly pods for
Global_Combat_Air_Programme
British training school for test pilots and flight test engineers
and flight test engineers of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, England. It was established in 1943, the first of its
Empire_Test_Pilots'_School
Village in Wiltshire, England
Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 December 2015. "MoD Boscombe Down: 1917–2007". RAeS Boscombe Down Branch. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022
Idmiston
British defence research unit in Surrey
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment
Military_Vehicles_and_Engineering_Establishment
1916 - 1919". RAF.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. "RAF Marham - Narborough Aerodrome". RAF.mod.uk. Royal Air Force
List of Royal Flying Corps airfields
List_of_Royal_Flying_Corps_airfields
Research vessel launched in 2000
Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. In August 1998, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded a contract to Vosper Thornycroft to construct the trimaran, at a
RV_Triton
Royal Air Force operations group
Air Experience Flight – Grob Tutor T1 (MOD St Athan) No. 2 Air Experience Flight – Grob Tutor T1 (MOD Boscombe Down) No. 3 Air Experience Flight – Grob Tutor
No._22_Group_RAF
Military bases operated by the British Armed Forces
Sands Air Weapons Range Tain Air Weapons Range MOD Aberporth MOD Boscombe Down MOD Hebrides MOD St Athan MOD West Freugh Aldergrove Flying Station Kenley
List of British military bases
List_of_British_military_bases
Series of British target drones
Qinetiq. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024. "Ukrainian Military Shot Down Several Drones In Danish Skies". Charter 97. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4
QinetiQ_Banshee
Series of military transport helicopters
of the eight modified Chinook HC3s made its first test flight at MOD Boscombe Down as part of the flight testing and evaluation phase of the HC3 "reversion"
Boeing_Chinook_(UK_variants)
American cybersecurity company
blocked on GitHub. Some of the blocked repositories were owned by CyanogenMod, Sony Mobile and even one of Qualcomm's own repositories leading to speculation
Cyveillance
Series of lightweight solar-powered UAV
Intelligence LLC. "MoD to buy high-flying solar planes". BBC. 2 February 2016. "MOD buys third record-breaking UAV" (Press release). UK MOD. 17 August 2016
Airbus_Zephyr
American tracked military robot
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Foster-Miller_TALON
Former executive agency in the UK
Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) was a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) between 1995 and 2 July 2001. At the time it was the United Kingdom's largest
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
Defence_Evaluation_and_Research_Agency
Historic UK scientific research establishment
was a scientific research establishment within the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the United Kingdom. It was located primarily at Malvern in Worcestershire
Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
Royal_Signals_and_Radar_Establishment
Royal Air Force operations group
Empire Test Pilots' School (MOD Boscombe Down) Rotary Wing Test and Evaluation Squadron – various helicopters (MOD Boscombe Down) Joint Air Delivery Test
No._1_Group_RAF
Royal Air Force squadrons directory
Southampton University Air Squadron – MOD Boscombe Down Swansea University Air Squadron Universities of Wales Air Squadron – MOD St Athan Wolverhampton University
List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons
Business computer
to customers who included GE Research Laboratories, Thorn, Esso, MoD Boscombe Down, Royal Aircraft Establishment and RAE, Bedford (they had two for wind
Hollerith_Electronic_Computer
UK military joint aircraft recovery unit
until the Autumn of 2010 when they were combined at MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire. Boscombe Down's location near RAF Benson and RAF Odiham, AAC Middle
Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron
Joint_Aircraft_Recovery_and_Transportation_Squadron
British electric aircraft demonstrator
Innovation, had successfully completed its first flight, flying from MoD Boscombe Down for fifteen minutes. It subsequently reached a top speed of 336 kn
Rolls-Royce_ACCEL
Armor system
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Q-Net
Military unit
Air Force" (PDF). recruitment.raf.mod.uk. "RAF Recruitment | Fitness Test | Royal Air Force". recruitment.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Margiotta
University_Air_Squadron
Software company in United Kingdom
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Boldon_James
Former executive agency in the UK
Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) – major site Boscombe Down[citation needed] Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment
Defence Research Agency (United Kingdom)
Defence_Research_Agency_(United_Kingdom)
Aviation arm of the Royal Navy
Naval Air Squadron | Royal Navy". royalnavy.mod.uk. "THE ROYAL NAVY'S SURFACE FLEET" (PDF). royalnavy.mod.uk. MOD UK. Archived (PDF) from the original on
Fleet_Air_Arm
RAF military unit
Havilland Chipmunk T.10 aircraft. In 1978 it moved to Hurn and in 1996 to MoD Boscombe Down. "No 2 Air Experience Flight". Air of Authority - A History of RAF
No. 2 Air Experience Flight RAF
No._2_Air_Experience_Flight_RAF
American company
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Omni-ID
Experience Flight RAF – MoD St Athan No. 2 Air Experience Flight RAF – MoD Boscombe Down No. 3 Air Experience Flight RAF – MoD Boscombe Down No. 4 Air Experience
Air_Experience_Flight
the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for test and evaluation purposes. The principal site is the former RAF station at Boscombe Down in Wiltshire and is home
List of air stations of the Royal Navy
List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy
American pharmaceuticals company
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
EyePoint,_Inc.
2011 British Royal Air Force accident
investigation. On 25 August 2011, the wreckage of XX179 was recovered to MOD Boscombe Down. On 31 August 2011, it was reported that Dorset Police were investigating
Death_of_Jon_Egging
Royal Air Force main operating base in Lincolnshire, England
was formed by merging the Strike Attack OEU (previously based at MOD Boscombe Down) and the Tornado F3 OEU (now returned to its home base of RAF Coningsby
RAF_Coningsby
British/Belgian remote sensing system
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Qinetiq_Mercator
British Earth observation satellite
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
TopSat
Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England
of the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine relocated to Scampton from MOD Boscombe Down after retiring their BAE Systems Hawk T1 aircraft. The moves allowed
RAF_Scampton
British military training aircraft
single-engined turboprop aircraft to fly. Early handling trials at MOD Boscombe Down revealed the aircraft to possess relatively gentle and easy flight
Boulton_Paul_Balliol
Diver detection device
Cerberus is an ultrasound diver detection sonar to detect submerged divers. Mod 1 was made by Qinetiq, in their underwater business division. It was unveiled
Cerberus_(sonar)
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
QinetiQ_1
American robotics manufacturer
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Foster-Miller
British Army facility in Wiltshire, England
from several universities in south-west England, until their move to MoD Boscombe Down in 2022. The site is a ground station for the Skynet 5 military satellite
Colerne_Airfield
Remotely-piloted air system squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
AgustaWestland and the QinetiQ Rotary Wing Test and Evaluation Squadron at MOD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, to evaluate the Wildcat HMA2, although no formal aircraft
700_Naval_Air_Squadron
UK Ministry of Defence agency
incidents in military transport, has its head office in Building 120 at MOD Boscombe Down. It was formerly known as the Military Air Accident Investigation
Defence_Safety_Authority
Civilian airliner
the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at MOD Boscombe Down and the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough Airport
Handley_Page_Hermes
1950s family of British fighter aircraft
longer. Hunters were also used by the Empire Test Pilots' School at MoD Boscombe Down. The Hunter is unusual among swept wing jet aircraft in being able
Hawker_Hunter
Village in Wiltshire, England
Boscombe Down, northwest of Boscombe towards Amesbury. Since 1939 the site has been a military aircraft test and research facility, now known as MoD Boscombe
Boscombe,_Wiltshire
British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut (born 1972)
then served on Rotary Wing Test and Evaluation Squadron (RWTES) at MOD Boscombe Down completing trials on Apache helicopters. Peake completed a BSc (Hons)
Tim_Peake
British businessman (born 1954)
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Graham_Love
Aerobatics display team of the Royal Navy
pilot at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at MOD Boscombe Down and was commanding officer of 766 Squadron from approximately mid-1961
Fred's_Five
Organisation conducting aerospace medicine research in the UK
the centre retired its two BAE Systems Hawk T1 which were based at MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire. The aircraft were used for trials by the centre's Aviation
RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
RAF_Centre_of_Aviation_Medicine
Defunct aerospace research organization and aircraft manufacturer
history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.
Royal_Aircraft_Establishment
British volunteer youth organisation, primarily focussing on military aviation
The course is held at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, and as of 2011, also at MOD Boscombe Down (as of RAF Linton-on-Ouse's closure in December 2020, the North centre
Air_Training_Corps
335 4,380 Asphalt South West England Amesbury Wiltshire EGDM QUA MoD Boscombe Down Military 3,212 10,538 Concrete/asphalt Bodmin Cornwall EGLA Bodmin
List of airports in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies
List_of_airports_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_Crown_Dependencies
TC2 and TC3 together cover the "Old World" (Africa-Eurasia) and the "Land Down Under". IATA airport code ICAO airport code IATA Traffic Conference Areas
List_of_airline_codes_(U)
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1898-1974)
of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), MOD Boscombe Down, after which he became Assistant Chief of the Air Staff. In 1943,
Ralph_Sorley
British naval research institution
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Admiralty Research Establishment
Admiralty_Research_Establishment
Series of interceptor aircraft
customised by QinetiQ for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) trials at MoD Boscombe Down. In November 1987, No. 29 (Fighter) Squadron became the first RAF
Panavia_Tornado_ADV
airfields during World War II List of Royal Air Force stations, current MoD and RAF stations List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds List of
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
British military training ground
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down (much of whose work is secret), Boscombe Down airfield, and Middle Wallop Army Air Corps Base in
Salisbury_Plain_Training_Area
British engineer
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
John_Chisholm_(engineer)
Airfields used by the Royal Air Force in 1940
ST590802 1916 2012 1960s Bristol Filton Airport RAF Boscombe Down SA SU176393 1939 - MoD Boscombe Down RAF Colerne SA ST800712 1940 - 21st Signal Regiment
List of Battle of Britain airfields
List_of_Battle_of_Britain_airfields
Executive airport in Hampshire, England
operations at Farnborough. All experimental aircraft were moved to MoD Boscombe Down; the airport was taken over by TAG Aviation. On 27 September 2019
Farnborough_Airport
The course is held at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, and as of 2011, also at MOD Boscombe Down (as of RAF Linton-on-Ouse's closure in December 2020, the North centre
Activities of the Air Training Corps
Activities_of_the_Air_Training_Corps
Village in Wiltshire, England
establishment now known as MoD Boscombe Down encroaches on the northwest part of the parish. There was a small airfield on Boscombe Down in the First World War
Allington,_Salisbury
UK military science research centre
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Defence_Technology_Centre
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
PyTEC
Bolberry Down, clifftop area on the coast of Devon, England MoD Boscombe Down, aircraft testing site in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England Botley Down, biological
List_of_downs
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
On 1 April 2010, the Fast Jet Test Squadron (FJTS), then based at MOD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, was amalgamated into No. 41 (Reserve) Squadron to create
No._41_Squadron_RAF
Military unit
Williamtown and Richmond. Richmond was ultimately absorbed by Amberley. MoD Boscombe Down Air Force Test Center Flight Test Society of Australia Air Force News
Aircraft Research and Development Unit RAAF
Aircraft_Research_and_Development_Unit_RAAF
Military unit
Martin Mayer RAF(R), a former OC of the Empire Test Pilot School at MoD Boscombe Down. Sqn Ldr Mayer was responsible for updating the aircraft from Chipmunks
No. 10 Air Experience Flight RAF
No._10_Air_Experience_Flight_RAF
British joint-venture defense company
sites to about 10 in the future, with a main campus to be located at an MOD site at St Athan in southern Wales. On 31 January 2008, the Government announced
Metrix_UK
Flying Training School of the Royal Air Force
RAF (6 AEF) MoD Boscombe Down Bristol University Air Squadron Southampton University Air Squadron No. 2 Air Experience Flight RAF (2 AEF) MOD St Athan Universities
No. 6 Flying Training School RAF
No._6_Flying_Training_School_RAF
American novelist
211", 2021 "Without a Trace: 1970–2016", May 2019 "Yak-52 Crash at MoD Boscombe Down", 2019 "Without a Trace: 1881–1968", March 2018 "Why Planes Crash:
Sylvia_Spruck_Wrigley
Banshee Q-Net QinetiQ Mercator QinetiQ Zephyr TopSat Places and vessels MOD Boscombe Down RAE Bedford RV Triton Predecessors Defence Evaluation and Research
Automatika
Group command element of the Royal Air Force
Details. "RAF - A4 Force". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2016. here, RAF Details. "RAF - About us". www.raf.mod.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2016. "Centre
No._38_Group_RAF
British military aviation magazine
the MoD and in the defence industry, both in Britain and in the US". In 1997, an AFM report that a military aircraft crash during takeoff at Boscombe Down
Air_Forces_Monthly
Region of England
are many military establishments, notably MoD Boscombe Down, the training sites on Salisbury Plain and at MoD Lyneham, and the army bases around Tidworth
South_West_England
(closed)) EGDM MoD Boscombe Down Amesbury England 51°09′27″N 1°44′49″W / 51.15750°N 1.74694°W / 51.15750; -1.74694 (EGDM - MoD Boscombe Down) EGDN Netheravon
List of airports by ICAO code: EB-EG
List_of_airports_by_ICAO_code:_EB-EG
(Ilminster) 2401 (Dawlish School) 2469 (Exeter St Thomas) Wing HQ MoD Boscombe Down 7 Overseas (Jersey) 68 (Westbury) 130 (Bournemouth) 149 (Poole) 171
List of Air Training Corps squadrons
List_of_Air_Training_Corps_squadrons
trained Observer as Executive Officer, both previously assigned to MoD Boscombe Down, the unit was well placed to act as the centre of excellence for trials
Lynx_OEU
Unmanned aerial vehicle in the British Army
£800m. This figure includes construction of new basing facilities at Boscombe Down airfield, ground training facilities and simulators at the School of
Thales_Watchkeeper_WK450
Regiment, RLC: 12 March 2016. The Mercian Regiment: 26 January 2010. MoD Boscombe Down: 8 April 2018. 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment: 18
List of Freedom of the City recipients
List_of_Freedom_of_the_City_recipients
British former test pilot and former Fleet Air Arm pilot
School at Farnborough and completed the Empire Test Pilots' Course. At MoD Boscombe Down for three years with the Naval Test Squadron, he flight-tested the
David_Eagles
Rumored aircraft
Aurora. A few weeks earlier, there had been "an unexplained incident at Boscombe Down apparently involving an emergency landing by an unknown US aircraft
Aurora_(aircraft)
British military operation to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic
assisted with the first COVID-19 repatriation flight from Wuhan. MoD Boscombe Down was subsequently designated the preferred airfield for future COVID-19
Operation_Rescript
British experimental aircraft (1949–1967)
September 1949, the first Avro 707 performed its maiden flight from RAF Boscombe Down; low-speed testing began shortly thereafter. Higher speed testing commenced
Avro_707
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