In order to ensure that military capability is maximised through optimal levels of equipment Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) it is essential that MOD and industry co-operate to their mutual advantage. The Committee on Defence Equipment Reliability & Maintainability (CoDERM) was established to provide a Community of Practice to facilitate that co-operation.

The CoDERM provides a mechanism for:

• MOD and industry to develop mutually beneficial R&M practices, techniques, research programmes and training.
• Equipment R&M improvements.
• The resolution of difficulties arising from MOD or industry practices.