The recent amalgamation of the OEUs and Test Sqns was in my opinion a move that was way over due and would potentially offer significant synergies. I do however think that the dispersing of the T&E functions over multiple sites will undo much of this potential. The ATEC/Qinetiq partnership whilst well understood at Boscombe suffered in the wider MOD/RAF community due in part to not being part of an easily visible RAF command chain (eg AWC).