| Danish Defence Maintenance Service | |
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| Forsvarets Vedligeholdelsestjeneste | |
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| Active | 1 January 2020 |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Branch | Joint |
| Role | Maintenance |
| Size | c. 1.700 |
| Headquarters | Sødalsparken 20, 8220 Brabrand |
| Website | Official website (in Danish) |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of the FVT | Flotille admiral Per Hesselberg |
The Danish Defence Maintenance Service (Danish : Forsvarets Vedligeholdelsestjeneste, abbr. FVT) is the element of the Danish Defence responsible for maintenance and service for all equipment.
In 2019, it was decided that to join the three branches' maintenance services, in order to focus more effectively on the resource management. It was created with a 1:1 move of personnel, from the branch maintenance services. [1]
FVT is split into three departments, FVT Land, Maritime and Air, each responsible for their own branch. [2]
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