Defence Equipment and Support
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2 April 2007 |
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| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol, England 51°30′12″N 2°33′33″W / 51.5033°N 2.55917°W |
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| Agency executive | |
| Parent department | Ministry of Defence |
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| Website | https://des.mod.uk/ |
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a trading entity and joint-defence organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. It began operating on 2 April 2007, following the merger of the MoD's Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Logistics Organisation, under the Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support.
In 2022, the DE&S workforce was around 11,500 with the majority based at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol.