Defence Infrastructure Organisation
October 2025
34th MOD Sanctuary Awards celebrate sustainability achievements in Defence
Contract awarded to modernise Defence estate in East Midlands
September 2025
Infrastructure investment modernises Army estate in North West
New trailblazing public sector partnership to unlock Feltham’s future
New urban fighting facility supports operational readiness
New army accommodation under construction at Thorney Island
New Army accommodation completed at Kendrew Barracks
August 2025
Service personnel to benefit from nearly 1,800 new bedspaces
July 2025
New home for Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal troop
Striking images highlight impact of public interruption to military trainin…
RAF personnel to benefit from new SLA accommodation at Cosford
June 2025
Largest amphibious exercise on Braunton Burrows since WW2
Spades in the ground for new Whitehill & Bordon Sainsbury’s store
May 2025
DIO completes major improvement project in the Falkland Islands
Construction begins on new Civil Service office in Blackpool
Giants warning of dangers of military land to remain permanently
April 2025
New accommodation completed for soldiers in Bicester
March 2025
Army solar project generates green energy for Larkhill Garrison
Work begins on new accommodation for personnel at RAF Digby
Construction to begin on new accommodation at DM Kineton
Major military infrastructure upgrade completed at Leuchars
Storage facility for over 900 vehicles completed at MOD Ashchurch
February 2025
Runway repairs completed ahead of schedule in Falkland Islands
Leuchars medical and dental centre marks major milestone
RAF Digby personnel to benefit from £65 million new accommodation
New welfare centre opens for army recruits at Pirbright
Construction starts on new solar array at Weeton Barracks
January 2025
New army accommodation completed at Sandhurst
Duchess of Edinburgh opens Sandhurst facility for army musicians
Veterans and personnel uncover Iron Age treasures at RAF airfield
December 2024
New sustainable accommodation and facilities support students with ceremoni…
Upgraded facilities at Upavon for Military Intelligence Battalion
New accommodation under construction for junior ranks at RAF Marham
Demolition under way for new town centre development
November 2024
MOD’s new operational training buildings making huge carbon savings
Remembrance-themed military heritage trail improves safe access at Pirbrigh…
Completion of first phase of upgrade works at RAF Lakenheath
October 2024
New camera boosts public safety along east Devon coastline
DIO and Royal Navy sign contract for construction project in Cornwall
New Ajax facility fitted out at Warminster Garrison
Construction starts on new healthcare facility for British Army at Leuchars…
Contract awarded for runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkla…
September 2024
New home for Military Working Dogs at RAF Marham
New army accommodation under construction at Upavon
Major construction milestone for Catterick Integrated Care Campus
August 2024
MOD’s new approach to Single Living Accommodation pipeline
First armed forces families collect keys to new homes at Imjin Barracks
July 2024
New Hard FM arrangements for reserves and cadets come into force
Major refurbishment project delivers new conference centre for Aldershot Ga…
Working dogs’ regiment to relocate as contract awarded for refurbishment of…
Topping out at Gamecock Barracks
A striking new art display will warn the public about the dangers of milita…
£350 million programme to upgrade RAF Lossiemouth completed
May 2024
Ground breaking for new Single Living Accommodation at Royal Military Acade…
Rare birds shake their tail feathers in flamboyant mating dance on MOD firi…
April 2024
Major accommodation upgrade completed at RAF Lossiemouth
Construction completes on new music facility for British Army Band at Sandh…
Airfield resurfacing project in the Falkland Islands completed
DIO proudly enables NATO’s largest exercise in decades
March 2024
33rd Sanctuary Awards celebrate sustainability and conservation achievement…
Work begins on 138 new homes for service personnel and their families in Cy…
January 2024
Surge in red squirrels spotted on Scottish defence training estate
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation launches search to find the artist …
December 2023
Catterick Garrison’s Marne Barracks to see major upgrades for additional Ro…
Reserves and cadets to benefit from new Hard FM arrangements
Public urged to stay safe during busy seal pupping season at Donna Nook
Contract awarded to build 138 new homes for service families in Cyprus
DIO fully committed to training Ukraine Armed Forces
DIO supports largest military training exercise on Salisbury Plain
November 2023
Wildlife monitoring project on British Army training area in Belize capture…
First carbon neutral accommodation buildings in Scotland to support operati…
New £256 million MOD facilities management contract for Cyprus comes into s…
October 2023
Spooky species lurking on Salisbury Plain Training Area
Pioneering river restoration project completed on military land in Wiltshir…
Military training exercise in Cornwall boosts biodiversity
Completion of new maintenance facility for U.S. Air Force F-35 jets
September 2023
Structural works completed on new band facility at Royal Military Academy S…
August 2023
Drone display takes MOD public safety message to new heights
Historic 19th-century wall restored at Royal Marine base
July 2023
£150 million MOD facilities management contract awarded for Germany and Ita…
Veterans and archaeologists uncover ‘richest grave this year' on final dig …
Red Arrows celebrate opening of new Dye Bay with fly-past
£219 million contract awarded for US Air Force works at RAF Molesworth
Sale of MOD site in Cambridgeshire to bring new lease of life to area
June 2023
New net zero accommodation opens at Defence School of Transport, Leconfield
First steel frame erected for new facility to protect and preserve Army veh…
May 2023
MOD urges public to stay safe on military land as weather warms and holiday…
Service families in Cyprus benefit from new homes as first phase of £20m pr…
491 new bedspaces for soldiers
DIO and partners provide round the clock support to the Coronation
April 2023
Falkland Islands runway refurbishment completed
New £256 million facilities management contract for Cyprus awarded
First modules land for Single Living Accommodation at Imjin Barracks
March 2023
Mike Tindall backs military message to help public stay safe on MOD land th…
Minister for Defence People and Veterans meets veterans taking part in arch…
Construction begins on new welfare centre for Army recruits at Pirbright
New ‘King Charles III’ hall opened in Nepal
Significant progress at MOD Ashchurch for the Vehicle Storage and Support P…
February 2023
Army families at Imjin Barracks to benefit from over 170 new homes
Work to refurbish Falkland Islands runway begins
British Army Band to benefit from new music facilities at Sandhurst
January 2023
Global database revolutionises how MOD manages its historic sites and build…
December 2022
Ground breaking marks the start of infrastructure improvement works at Upav…
Work starts on new urban fighting skills facility at Whinny Hill
Built Estate contracts delivering improvements for Armed Forces one year on
£25m final stage of RAF Fairford airfield surfaces refurbishment complete
Gosport oil fuel depot upgraded to benefit future Navy requirements
First joint MOD and NHS Primary Healthcare Facility opens in Wiltshire
Facilities management contracts worth £117m to support US Visiting Forces c…
November 2022
Military training exercise helps sand dune habitat restoration and boosts b…
New RAF Lossiemouth fire station completed
Public urged to stay safe during busy seal pupping season
Boost to biodiversity as thousands of trees are planted on the British Army…
Construction begins on new Single Living Accommodation at Imjin Barracks
New £155m facilities management contract comes into service in Gibraltar
September 2022
Marking the first demolition at MOD Ashchurch
June 2022
DIO awards £117m worth of contracts to support US Visiting Forces
April 2022
DIO welcomes new Chief Executive
New housing services for thousands of UK military families comes into force
March 2022
2021 Sanctuary Award winners announced
January 2022
DIO encourages return of red squirrels to Kirkcudbright Training Centre
December 2021
First of new FDIS contracts comes into force in Scotland and Northern Irela…
November 2021
Defence Infrastructure Organisation completes £10m Royal Marines accommodat…
September 2021
DM Kineton new, safer access and main entrance completed
Seed bombing project in Kenya takes root
June 2021
Thousands of service families receive £650-million accommodation boost
May 2021
MOD confirms licence awarded for work at Dalgety Bay
March 2021
MOD launches film to urge public to Respect the Range
February 2021
Defence Secretary opens £70-million British Army facility in Kenya
Contract awarded to clear unexploded ordnance from Mappleton Beach
New kitchen and dining facility at Cameron Barracks enhances training exper…
January 2021
New carbon efficient accommodation marks start of nationwide improvements o…
Baby red squirrels born on Ballykinler Training Area
December 2020
British Army family gets new home for Christmas as they move into the first…
Major step forward for RAF Lossiemouth upgrades as runway refurbishment fin…
November 2020
DIO delivers world class submarine simulator to HMNB Clyde
October 2020
Ministry of Defence Police clamp down on illegal activity and keep the trai…
New Nesscliff kitchen and dining facility improves experience for armed for…
Milestone for runway works at RAF Lossiemouth as aircraft return
Defence Infrastructure Organisation sets out future spending with launch of…
September 2020
DIO completes new homes for forces families in Cyprus
Completion of training facility at RAF Waddington
Royal Marines accommodation in Lympstone reaches milestone
DIO awards new cost price analysis contract
DIO awarded RoSPA Gold for the fourth consecutive year
August 2020
DIO completes state-of-the-art gym for Royal Navy
Temporary closure of A345 to remove diseased trees
July 2020
Glen Mallan jetty refurbishment to support Royal Navy’s surface fleets
June 2020
£20-million contract awarded for Typhoon infrastructure at RAF Lossiemouth
May 2020
Coronavirus precautions on the Defence Training Estate
MOD awards places on specialist nuclear technical services framework
February 2020
Dalgety Bay clean-up to begin as contract awarded
Defence Infrastructure Organisation new headquarters contract
April 2019
Work starts on new £4 million kitchen and dining area to boost training fac…
February 2019
Second phase of work to transform Worthy Down gathers pace
First Homes Handed Over in Ludgershall
May 2016
Memorial wood takes shape at Ballykinler Training Centre
New Chief Executive starts at Defence Infrastructure Organisation
March 2015
DIO provides energy efficiency for service homes and substantial savings fo…
Graduates key to success of Beacon Barracks development
DIO provides new accommodation at Europe’s biggest residential driving scho…
Improvements to urban training on Salisbury Plain
February 2015
David Mitchard announced as the new Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastr…
New officers' rooms completed in £10 million project
DIO provides army medics' new home
January 2015
Plans for new army homes on display
November 2014
Welsh Guards’ new Surrey base £20 million revamp
Crest Nicholson to be new partner for major new community in Cambridgeshire
DIO provides new logistics facility in Surrey
Work begins on £250 million defence college
October 2014
First trees planted within Scotland’s WW1 Centenary Wood
Dalgety Bay contamination control progress continues with survey work
Major milestones for Beacon Barracks project
DIO delivers better facilities for Suffolk-based forces
September 2014
DIO on track for Wildcats' arrival in Somerset
MOD awards contract to build Typhoon facilities in Moray
Trainee infantry soldiers get new range at Catterick
DIO energy savings see the light
DIO delivers new accommodation for armed forces in Andover
Soldiers get fighting fit with new dining facilities in Colchester
DIO welcomes new strategic business partner
July 2014
DIO provides new top-quality bedrooms at RAF Wyton
Allez Yorkshire! DIO supports 2014 Tour de France
Soldiers sleep in 'stone tents' at STANTA
June 2014
Cadets aim to raise £1 million for tree project honouring war dead
DIO supports emergency response rehearsal
DIO awards contract for strategic business partner
Scottish military accommodation upgraded
May 2014
Essex soldiers and their families get new homes
Defence estate strategic business partner contract
Salisbury Plain area development masterplan
Welsh training area supports troops' Afghanistan preparation
£1.1 billion defence estate contracts awarded
Troops launch onto Salisbury Plain
'Lost' Welsh village unearthed by injured military personnel
April 2014
Youngsters search for Great War secrets
New facilities for Wildcat pilots
New woodland boosts army training and flood defences
New facilities for Wattisham military families
DIO supports Imber Ultra Marathon
March 2014
Capel Curig supports army cyclists' epic challenge
Extreme weather tests exercising troops in Canada
New construction contracts for southern England
Kent coastal redoubt protected once again
MOD unveils facilities management contract
Barn owl conservation in Northern Ireland
First World War trenches uncovered at Ballykinler
Storms unearth 19th century remains on MOD island
Disused tube station sells for £53 million
February 2014
Future troops and vehicle commanders train on Salisbury Plain
Okehampton supports Ambulance Service exercise
Soldiers roar onto Salisbury Plain
January 2014
Troops dig deep on Salisbury Plain
MOD publishes options report for future management of Dalgety Bay
December 2013
MOD awards contracts for large-scale UK construction projects
DIO announces bidders for Scottish construction framework
DIO presents Plain proposals in Wiltshire
Troops get back to basics on Salisbury Plain
November 2013
DIO staff reunite lost dog with owner
Osprey training on Salisbury Plain
Military protects rare species in Northern Ireland
Soldiers battle against 'thinking enemy' on Salisbury Plain
Major military accommodation upgrade marks project milestone
MOD awards regional construction contracts
Children bury treasures beneath new Portsmouth Navy block
October 2013
Training areas in Scotland support major multinational exercise
International troops get tough in Wales
Military students learn valuable lessons
MOD honours conservation and energy award winners
Track system completed at UK's largest training area
Dutch marines exercise on Salisbury Plain
September 2013
Greenlaning good practice guide
DIO delivers new vehicle workshops
Salisbury Plain hosts largest military exercise in 10 years
French join British soldiers for big guns' return to Norfolk
Paras take infantry masterclass at STANTA
DIO and NFU tackle dog attacks on Salisbury Plain
Apaches fire first shots at STANTA
August 2013
Body-worn cameras set to reduce crime and support military training
Scotland and Northern Ireland defence estate procurement enters final phase
July 2013
Sports pitch for returning Scots fusiliers
Cyprus military bases soft facilities management partner sought
Soldiers take part in award-winning archaeology project
Rare moth thriving at Northern Ireland training centre
Troops get set to manoeuvre onto Salisbury Plain
June 2013
Troops thunder onto Salisbury Plain
Trenches survey prompts preservation calls
Troops gather for mission specific training at Otterburn
Better, energy-saving facilities for troops training in Wales
May 2013
Armoured manoeuvres underway on Salisbury Plain
Soldiers help teenagers break new ground in archaeology project
DIO delivers bonnie Service homes on the Clyde
MOD hosts industry event for Scottish construction projects
April 2013
Development Manager appointed for Berkshire military site
Teenagers dig deep on Salisbury Plain to expand horizons
Soldiers help excavate Roman site in Wales
New facilities for soldiers build opportunity for civilian homes
March 2013
DIO to host French fighter jets in Wales
February 2013
Royal seal of approval for new Jubilee Wood at MOD Police Headquarters
Military archaeologists begin work at Edinburgh historic site
Lighting the way to bright hangars and low bills at RAF Benson