The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) () is a joint service unit under the Ministry of Defence, tasked with purchase, service and support of equipment within the Danish Defence. It used to be known as the Danish Defence Material Service ().
Tasks DALO acquires, maintains and phases out equipment for all of the military authorities - from tanks, ships and aircraft to boots and pocket knives. In collaboration with the Joint Defence Command, FMI ensures support and supplies for the Armed Forces ongoing operations at home and abroad.
Organisation In 2006, Army Materiel Command, Navy Materiel Command and Air Materiel Command, were merged to form the joint materiel command (FMT). As part of the Danish Defence Agreement 2013-2017, FMT was reorganized into FMI.
The new FMI (pr. 1 October 2014) is subject to the Ministry of Defence department, and manages nearly DKK 7 billion (approx. US$1 billion) of the total defence budget. Ministry of Defence department and FMI worked together to prepare a performance where, among other FMI's role, mission and vision are described.
Commander Portrait Name Term of office Defence branch Took office Left office Time in office Defence Material Service 1 Counter admiral 1 January 2006 15 March 2008 Navy 2 Lieutenant general 15 March 2008 15 March 2011 Army 3 Lieutenant general 15 March 2011 1 March 2015 Air force Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation 4 Lieutenant generalNiels Henrik Bundsgaard 1 March 2015 1 July 2017 Army 5 Lieutenant generalFlemming Lentfer 1 July 2017 1 December 2020 Air force – Brigadier generalPeter Christian Alexa 1 December 2020 14 December 2020 Air force 6 Lieutenant generalKim Jesper Jørgensen 14 December 2020 1 May 2024 Air force (3) Lieutenant general 1 May 2024 Incumbent Air force
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