Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a trading entity and joint-defence organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. It is responsible for procuring and supporting all the equipment and services for the UK armed forces, ensuring they have the necessary capabilities to operate effectively.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Thursday, 06 March 2025
The 50th AH-64E Apache has been secured for the British Army, completing the new fleet of the world’s most advanced attack helicopter. ...
Monday, 17 February 2025
Final tests and upgrades are being carried out on the first of the Royal Navy’s MEWSIC electronic warfare (EW) systems....
Monday, 10 February 2025
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) joined forces with His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) to help prisoners develop their horticulture ...
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Upgrades to the amphibious Royal Navy Commando Merlin helicopters have achieved full operating capability....
Monday, 20 January 2025
DE&S have created 150 apprenticeships and graduate jobs based primarily in Bristol....
Friday, 10 January 2025
The Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry, Maria Eagle MP, has paid her first visit to the DE&S-owned Defence Fulfilment Centre (DFC) in Telfo...
Friday, 13 December 2024
The Field Army has received an early Christmas delivery of 20 support trucks bought under a rapid procurement process....
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
World-leading advanced autonomous mine hunting capabilities for the Royal Navy are a step closer after a prototype uncrewed boat was successfully trai...
Wednesday, 06 March 2024
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 tempera...
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
The contracts will develop innovative software to provide a robust, secure and automated satellite control system for future UK MOD satellites....
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Forty programmers demonstrated how AI-enabled robotic dogs could carry out potentially dangerous tasks that would otherwise be undertaken by Army bomb...
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
DE&S has welcomed two new Non-Executive Directors to the DE&S Board....
Friday, 31 March 2023
The first ever UK trial of heavy uncrewed ground systems (H-UGVs) has taken place, testing their effectiveness in battlefield situations....
Thursday, 30 March 2023
New innovative software that will map the Defence supply chain to identify risks and areas of fragility has been unveiled today....
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has procured a new multi-role weapon system to equip the British Army on operations....
Thursday, 16 March 2023
UK scientists are taking a ground-breaking approach to ensure Royal Navy ships can operate more sustainably and limit impact on marine biodiversity....
Thursday, 09 March 2023
Crews primed to operate the Royal Air Force’s updated Shadow Mk2 surveillance aircraft fleet are set to benefit from a bespoke UK-based training syste...
Thursday, 23 February 2023
The contract awarded to Supacat will secure 70 High Mobility Truck Variant (HMTV) Mk 2 Extenda platforms....
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
The final of six new boats to improve support to Royal Navy divers has been delivered....
Friday, 10 February 2023
The Royal Navy will have new uncrewed aerial technology to find and track surface contacts of interest to enable freedom of navigation and good order ...
Thursday, 19 January 2023
A ‘mother ship’ has been purchased by DE&S to carry cutting-edge equipment that will protect Britain’s critical subsea cables and pipelines from hosti...
Friday, 02 December 2022
The Royal Navy’s Merlin helicopters have been upgraded, extending the life of the platform to 2030....
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
The Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) will merge into Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the procurement arm of the MOD, from 1 Apri...
Wednesday, 05 October 2022
Air Vice-Marshal Simon Ellard, Director Combat Air at DE&S accepted the first world-class Protector aircraft off-contract on behalf of the UK MOD....
Thursday, 09 June 2022
Soldiers, sailors, and aviators will race from arctic warfare to fast jet landings thanks to a new virtual reality training system, under a £7.2 milli...
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Teams of expert coders used their skills to discover what capabilities state-of-the-art robotic dogs could offer the British Army....
Monday, 06 December 2021
The Defence Electronics and Components Agency has once again been recognised for its support to the Armed Forces receiving the ERS Gold Award...
Monday, 06 December 2021
Ian Cole, Business Development Director has been awarded OBE for his outstanding contribution to the community and services to defence...
Thursday, 26 March 2020
The Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) remains operational during the COVID-19 emergency...
Friday, 28 September 2018
The Special Projects Communications and Force Protection Delivery Team (SPCFP DT) has placed a £4.8 million task with the Defence Electronic Component...