Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) is the name of the merged procurement and Support organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. It came into being in early 2007, bringing together the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) and the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) under the leadership of Sir Kevin O’Donoghue as the first Chief of Defence Material.
DE&S is charged with providing the UK’s armed forces with its equipment and support services. It has an annual expenditure of £13 billion, which equates to 43% of the UK Defence budget. It operates from a variety of sites across the UK and further afield, but its main headquarters are located in Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West England.
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