Guidance

Defence Gateway

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

The Defence Gateway (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’s 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, MOD Civil servants, members of the armed forces cadet organisations, and 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 request support by raising a DG Help Desk ticket.

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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