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[[File:Boundary Fence, Fort Halstead.jpg|thumb|Fort Halstead former MOD establishment in Kent UK, viewed in 2011. At intervals there is a projection in the fence line, this is to allow those guards inside to get a better view along the outside of the fence.]]
'''Fort Halstead''' is a research site of [[Dstl]], an [[executive agency]] of the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|UK Ministry of Defence]]. It is situated on the crest of the [[Kent]]ish [[North Downs]], overlooking the town of [[Sevenoaks]],
The base became home to the '''Projectile Development Establishment''', the [[Ministry of Supply]] and later was the headquarters of the '''Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment''' ('''RARDE''').<ref name="BBC">{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2006/04/11/off_beaten_track_halstead_feature.shtml| last=Ogley| first=Bob| date=12 April 2006| title=Off the beaten track: Halstead| publisher=BBC| accessdate=19 February 2007}}</ref>
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