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Defence Procurement Agency

"Equipping the Armed Forces" is the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA)'s central mission. It procures new equipment for the Armed Forces and provides other procurement-related services to its customers.

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News Stories

One of the new CUTLASS six-wheeled remote controlled robots [Picture: MOD]

'Bomb squad' to get new robotic colleagues

Defence Procurement Minister Lord Drayson has announced that British troops are to get a fleet of... 3 Jan 07

Nimrod MRA4 in US trials

MRA4 hard at work in US trials

The second Nimrod MRA4 aircraft – ZJ518 – is halfway through one of the trials programme’s most... 22 Nov 06

Packing a punch: New grenade launcher is put through its paces [Picture: FOCUS]

Rapid-fire grenade launcher will be a welcome Christmas present for Royal Marines in Afghanistan

A potent new battlefield weapon will soon be on its way to British troops in Afghanistan. 15 Nov 06

New fleet of training aircraft for UK's jet pilots

24 Oct 06

DPA/DLO merger team up the pace

23 Nov 06

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Our Publications

Key documents

ECC Organisation chart
July edition of the ECC chart with contact details of key staff.
DPA wall chart
DPA wall chart with contact details of the Executive Board and Team Leaders.
Procedures for Naval Technical Publications
Procedures for Naval Technical Publications
Preview - November 2006
Preview - November 2006

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Our Teams

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DPA key facts

  • The DPA employs 5,400 staff.
  • It has an annual budget of approximately £7Bn.
  • We have over 70 project teams managing around 1,000 projects.
  • Approximately 19% of staff are military, the rest are civilian.
  • We employ over 1800 Engineers and Scientists.

Defence Procurement Agency

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DPA main switchboard number is 0117 9691166.