Centre for Defence Engineering

The Centre for Defence Engineering is the focus for all Defence Engineering and Technology activity within the Department of Engineering and Applied Science. The Centre consists of the following groups:

Aeromechanical Systems Group

Future Combat Systems

Impact and Armour Group

Weapons and Vehicle Systems Group

The above groups within the Centre provide education, research and consultancy advice to the defence sector.

Teaching

The Centre is responsible for the following courses:

MSc courses

Gun Systems Design
Guided Weapons
Military Aerospace and Airworthiness MSc
Military Vehicle Technology
Weapon and Vehicle Systems
Battlespace Technology

Long Courses

Land Systems Engineering Programme
Acquisition Employment Training
Force Protection Course

Short Courses

The Centre for Defence Engineering offers a wide range of short courses in Defence Engineering both at Shrivenham and also on customer’s premises. Our academics are regularly invited to deliver courses in USA, Singapore, UAE, Chile, Jordan, Malaysia and many more. Some popular courses which are tailored to meet the educational needs of our major clients are:

Fighting Vehicle Design
Gun Systems Technology
Fundamentals of Ballistics
Vehicle Systems Integration
Armour Protection for Asymmetric Conflict

For detailed information on the above and other courses, please visit our Short Courses Website

Research

Research is an important element of academic activity. The majority of our students are sponsored by the MoD and industrial sponsors, and currently the Centre is sponsoring 8 PhD and 2 MSc by research candidates. The subject areas cover a wide range of disciplines including ammunition design, vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics and airframe studies.

Consultancy:

Our academic staff work closely with defence industry to deliver good solutions for defence. Recent projects include: