Other titles:DEFENCE EXPORT SERVICES ORGANISATION (DESO) COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Unedited coverage of IMDEX Asia 1999 (the biannual International Maritime Defence Exhibition in Singapore).
Description: I. Interior of British Pavilion: shots of stands, focusing on Marconi (missiles including Stonefish and Archerfish). Head of Defence Export Services (HDES) Tony Edwards and Rear Admiral John Tolhurst are shown around (prior to official opening).
II. Delegates board RSS Endurance in Singapore harbour for the formal opening ceremony of IMDEX ASIA, which takes place under a marquee on the deck; extracts from the opening address by Rear Admiral (National Service) Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence in Singapore.
III. Further scenes in the British Pavilion: RADM(NS) Teo Chee Hean visits, and is shown around by Tony Edwards: stands visited include GKN Westland (Super Lynx display), BAe Defence Systems, DERA (emphasis on model of the Trimaran warship concept), Slinsby (DSRV model), Marconi and "Flagship" (the commercial marketing arm of the Royal Navy).
Alternative Title:DEFENCE EXPORT SERVICES ORGANISATION (DESO) COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
