Guidance

Defence Gateway

The Defence Gateway gives members of the Defence community access to Defence web applications from privately-owned devices.

The (DG) provides members of the wider Defence community with secure access to a selection of Defence web applications from a privately-owned mobile or desktop device.

The functions available depend on the user鈥檚 profile but may include:

  • communication and collaboration
  • career administration
  • education and training administration
  • file sharing
  • health and wellbeing information
  • HR administration
  • logistical services
  • official email, calendar, tasks and contacts
  • reference libraries
  • welfare services

DG can be accessed from any web browser and self-registration for a user account is offered to regular and reserve Service personnel,聽MOD Civil servants, members of the armed forces cadet organisations, and聽other Defence staff with trusted domain email accounts, for example ending @mod.gov.uk.

Other categories of users, such as Defence contractors and Service family members will need to have their application for an account sponsored by an existing user.

Users can .

Updates to this page

Published 3 May 2013
Last updated 10 August 2023 show all updates
  1. Page updated with latest information.

  2. Updated information about the Defence Gateway.

  3. Added details of MOD staff/service personnel access to online services.

  4. First published.

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