Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)

It's not just colleagues hard at work at our HQ in Bristol, our Abbey Wood site is also home to a family of Canada geese and can be seen busy foraging for food. 🪿 💡 Canada geese are not native to this country; they were introduced from North America approximately 300 years ago. Then, after the Second World War, they spread across the UK, and these have found their sanctuary in Bristol.

It was a privilege to welcome the new Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry, Maria Eagle MP, to our HQ for the first time. Maria heard how we’re transforming DE&S to better equip and support the UK Armed Forces and our allies, Today, Tomorrow, Together. After spending time with some of our talented apprentices, graduates, veterans and reservists, Maria spoke to more than 1,000 DE&S colleagues, underlining the Government’s commitment to a stronger Defence enterprise and economy.

🎉 Special recognition awards have been presented to two of our colleagues during this year's Bristol City Council Stepping Up programme graduation ceremony. 👇 Congratulations to Ebi Cole (right), Chief of Staff in the Remotely Piloted Air Systems and Uncrewed Air Systems team and Denene Burton (center), Operations Manager in the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team, who each received a notable diversity and inclusion Recognition Award. The Stepping Up initiative develops leadership skills and provides learning opportunities for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, those with a protected characteristic , and all women who work in businesses in the city. Please join us in congratulating Ebi and Denene on their fantastic achievements. 👏 Stepping Up diversity and Inclusion

♻️ With a shared focus on sustainability, our Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) has partnered with The Royal Mint to provide an innovative and environmentally friendly solution for the recycling of redundant electronic Defence equipment. Richard Whalley, Head of DESA, recently visited The Royal Mint’s Precious Metal Recovery Plant in Llantrisant, South Wales, to learn more about how gold and other precious metals from electronic devices will be extracted. 👇

#ICYMI: We continue to deliver vast amounts of kit, including thousands of items of military clothing, for Ukrainian recruits to take back to the frontlines as they continue to defend their nation’s sovereignty against Russian invaders. We’ve also helped Ukraine to: ✅ Accelerate deployments. ✅ Rebuild their forces. ✅ Scale-up resistance. #StandWithUkraine #OpInterflex

HMS Trent, a Batch 2 River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel, proudly supported by DE&S, will be providing vital UK support to the Cayman Islands following devastation brought to the region by #HurricaneBeryl. Her crew will help communities affected by flooding and storm damage from winds of up to 155mph. Our experts worked tirelessly with UK Docks Marine Services and the Royal Navy to ensure ships like HMS Trent are deployable and sustained on operations across the globe. 🤝 📸 HMS Trent on previous deployments.

Check out some of our favourite photos from Defence Imagery so far this year... Defence Imagery is the Ministry of Defence imagery database showcasing the work of our armed forces at home and aboard, including equipment proudly procured by DE&S, captured by talented photographers and videographers across Defence. 👏 Let us know your favourite in the comments below.

Did you hear? 👇 Nominations for the UK Ministry of Defence Quality Awards 2024 are now open. These awards celebrate success, reward, and recognise those who have delivered significant business benefits and improvements through a quality approach. This is open to all service and civilian personnel, the MOD and Industry in all professions, not just Quality. It’s also open to MOD suppliers, including prime contractors, their suppliers and small to medium enterprises. ⏰ Nominations close on 31 July 2024. Find out how to nominate: https://ow.ly/VL3r50SgSOh These awards are sponsored by CQI | The Chartered Quality Institute.

On #ArmedForcesDay, we honour the brave service personnel who have dedicated their lives to serving and protecting our country. Their sacrifices and selflessness are inspirational and their efforts don’t go unnoticed. From everyone here at DE&S, thank you for your service. 🇬🇧 #SaluteOurForces

It’s the second anniversary of the UK-led training programme, Operation Interflex, which prepares Ukrainian recruits for the battlefield. We continue to deliver vast amounts of kit, including tens of thousands of items of military clothing, for Ukrainian recruits to undertake this training and take back to the frontlines. We’ve also helped Ukraine to accelerate deployments, rebuild their forces, and scale-up resistance as they continue to defend their nation’s sovereignty against Russian invaders. #StandWithUkraine