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Defence Equipment and Support
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Featured
6 March 2024
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News story
DE&S drive successful Ajax cold weather trials
Members of the DE&S Ajax delivery team worked with the British Army Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) to put Ajax through its paces in sub-zero temperatures in Sweden.
17 May 2023
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News story
New DE&S Non-Executive Directors announced
DE&S has welcomed two new Non-Executive Directors to the DE&S Board.
4 April 2023
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Press release
£161 million contract for F-35 jet maintenance supports 140 UK jobs
The UK’s fleet of F-35 Lightning stealth jets will be maintained and supported in a new £161 million contract, keeping them ready for global combat operations
4 April 2023
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Press release
HMS Birmingham steel cut milestone supports thousands of UK jobs
Steel has been cut on the first of the second batch of Type 26 warships, following a £4.2 billion contract awarded to BAE Systems in November 2022.
31 March 2023
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Press release
5T+ uncrewed ground vehicles gives glimpse of future battlefield
The first ever UK trial of heavy uncrewed ground systems (H-UGVs) has taken place, testing their effectiveness in battlefield situations.
16 November 2023
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News story
Can robot dogs programmed with AI find hidden explosive devices?
Forty programmers demonstrated how AI-enabled robotic dogs could carry out potentially dangerous tasks that would otherwise be undertaken by Army bomb disposal experts at the Defence AI Centre (DAIC) sponsored Hackathon on 7 to 9 November.
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15 April 2026
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24 March 2026
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What we do
As an arm’s length body of the Ministry of Defence, we deliver equipment and support services to the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force.
DE&S
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Ministry of Defence
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Documents
Guidance and regulation
UK Defence Standardization
30 January 2024
Guidance
MOD surplus inventory for sale
15 May 2024
Guidance
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News and communications
UK hands over modernised rehabilitation wards to Ukraine Armed Forces
16 February 2026
News story
UK high-altitude research and intelligence balloon soars to new heights
27 July 2025
Press release
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Research and statistics
MOD Shoeburyness and Pendine ranges noise and vibration study 2016: assessment criteria
28 October 2016
Independent report
Noise and vibration study: MOD Shoeburyness range
28 October 2016
Independent report
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Policy papers and consultations
Defence Equipment & Support Strategy
12 September 2023
Policy paper
DE&S innovation strategy
24 March 2017
Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases
Defence Equipment & Support annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
21 July 2025
Corporate report
Defence Equipment and Support: Corporate Plan (2025 to 2026)
17 July 2025
Corporate report
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Our management
Andy Start
Chief Executive of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)
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Head Office
Ministry of Defence
DE&S Secretariat
Maple 0a, #2043
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
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DE&S Secretariat
Maple 0a, #2043, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
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dessec-parliamentarybusiness@mod.gov.uk
If you have a complaint about DE&S, please contact us at the address above.
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