Admiralty Research Establishment

The Admiralty Research Establishment (commonly known as ARE) was formed on 1 April 1984 from various Admiralty establishments. It became part of the Defence Research Agency on 1 April 1991.

Admiralty Research Establishment

Establishment overview
Formed	1984 (1984)
Preceding agencies	Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment
Dissolved	April 1, 1991 (1991-04-01)
Superseding Establishment	Defence Research Agency
Type	Establishment

Old Admiralty Research Establishment Portland – geograph.org.uk – 719311

Constituent parts on formation

• Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment (ASWE), Portsdown, Portsmouth (1959–1984)^[1]
• Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment (1978–1984) – formed from amalgamation of other research departments in 1977
• Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment (AUWE), Portland, Dorset (1959–1984).^[2]