▁MC ▁AD C . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁further ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Arm ament ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Est ab lish ment ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Research ▁Agency ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁re organ ization ▁into ▁the ▁Def ence ▁E valu ation ▁and ▁Research ▁Agency ▁followed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁before ▁a ▁split ▁into ▁the ▁public ly ▁owned ▁Def ence ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Labor atory ▁and ▁the ▁priv at ised ▁Q inet i Q ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁organisation ▁worked ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁test ▁new ▁techniques ▁and ▁equipment ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army . ▁ ▁The ▁latter ▁including ▁brid ges , ▁ra ft s , ▁c ran es , ▁earth mov ing ▁equipment ▁and ▁road ▁pa vers . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁M EX E ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Christ ch urch . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁many ▁reg iments ▁and ▁corps ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁had ▁been ▁so ▁hon oured ▁M EX E ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁experimental ▁establishment ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁such . ▁ ▁Development al ▁work ▁▁ ▁The ▁organisation ▁developed ▁many ▁new ▁products ▁and ▁techniques ▁for ▁the ▁army , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁named ▁after ▁itself ▁– ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁M EX E ▁pad ▁vertical ▁landing ▁pad ▁or ▁the ▁M EX E FL OT E ▁p onto on . ▁ ▁M