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UK MoD announces merger of ABRO, DARA
By Keri Smith
23 May 2007
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced its decision to merge the Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO) and the Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) to form a new, in-house defence support group.
The new group will formally merge by April 2008 and, according to the MoD "will focus on providing a cost competitive, in-house maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade capability in support of the Armed Forces, operating where appropriate in partnership with industry".
A spokesperson for the MoD told Jane's: "It's about a clear strategy that recognises ABRO and DARA's role in the Defence Industrial Strategy [DIS]. They are two very successful organisations."