ðə dᵻfˈɛns mətˈɪɹiəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wɛn ðə ðˈɛn dᵻfˈɛns ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən mˈɜːdʒd wɪð səpˈoːɹt kəmˈænd ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, bɹˈɪŋɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚ ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz kˈæpɪɾəl ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ænd lədʒˈɪstɪks ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃənz ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ˈɛntᵻɾi.
The Defence Materiel Organisation was formed in 2000 when the then Defence Acquisition Organisation merged with Support Command Australia, bringing together the Department of Defence's capital acquisition and logistics organisations into a single entity.