The Defence Support Group is an executive agency and wholly owned trading fund of the Ministry of Defence. It was established on 1 April 2008 by the merger of Defence Aviation Repair Agency and the Army Base Repair Organisation. It was created under The Defence Support Group Trading Fund Order 2008. DSG employs about 3,500 staff, with its Head Office in Andover. Annual turnover is in excess of £200 million. The Chief Executive is Archie Hughes, formerly from DARA.