Defence Equipment and Support

Defence Equipment and Support
Agency overview
Formed	2 April 2007
Preceding agencies	Defence Procurement Agency; Defence Logistics Organisation;
Superseding agency	Submarine Delivery Agency (partial);
Jurisdiction	United Kingdom
Headquarters	MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol, England; 51°30′12″N 2°33′33″W / 51.5033°N 2.55917°W
Minister responsible	Rt Hon Maria Eagle, MP, Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry;
Agency executive	Andy Start, Chief Executive Officer of Defence Equipment and Support;
Parent department	Ministry of Defence
Child agencies	DE&S Deca; Defence Munitions;
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.^[1]

In 2022, the DE&S workforce was around 11,500^[2] with the majority based at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol.^[3]

^ This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence: "Defence Equipment and Support Corporate Plan 2016 – 2019" (PDF). www.gov.uk. MOD UK, p.3. 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ "DE&S 2022–2025 Corporate Plan" (PDF). GOV.UK. p. 5.
^ "Filton Abbey Wood: Crocodile and missile rumours at 'UK Pentagon'". BBC News. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.