The Defence Safety Authority (DSA) is an agency of the United Kingdom
Ministry of Defence
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which regulates safety and investigates accidents in the UK's Armed Forces.
The DSA was launched on 1 April 2015 and brings together the Defence Safety and Environment Authority (DSEA),
Military Aviation Authority (MAA) and Defence Fire Safety Regulator (DFSR), to form a single common managed organization under the leadership of a 3-star Director General (DG) – DG DSA.
The Director-General is also the head of the Defence Accident Investigation Branch (DAIB) (Formerly the Military Air Accident Investigation Branch (MilAAIB) and the Land Accident Investigation Team (LAIT)).
Directors-General
The Directors-General have been:
The Directors-General have been:
*2015–2017: Air Marshal
Richard Garwood[
*2017–2019: Lieutenant-General Richard Felton
*2019–2022: Air Marshal Sue Gray
*2022–present: Air Marshal Stephen Shell]
References
External links
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Aviation organisations based in the United Kingdom
Aviation safety in the United Kingdom
British military aviation
Defence agencies of the United Kingdom
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