*7.4.1 Military certification procedure in the United Kingdom*

With effect from 1 April 2010, the Secretary of State (SofS) for Defence created the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) by charter as the single independent regulatory body for all defence aviation activities in the United Kingdom. The Director General of the MAA (DGMAA) is accountable to SofS, for:


Accordingly DGMAA prepares and releases regulatory publications (MRP) and has the authority to issue them on behalf of the SofS. The MAA has published the document 'RA 1500 – Certification of UK Military Air Systems'. This document has now been superseded by RA 5800 and RA 5820 [19–21].
