
ALT Graphic reads: DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY: Making Defence an Engine for Growth Our Vision: People across the UK feel the maximum benefit from increasing defence spending, and the UK has a more competitive, integrated, innovative and resilient defence sector.

ALT John Healey: โOur Defence Industrial Strategy will make Defence an engine for growth, backing British jobs, British industry and British innovation. The UK has one of the most advanced and innovative defence industrial bases the world over, but we are in a new era of threat, which demands a new era for UK defence. To move to warfighting readiness to deter threats and strengthen security in the Euro-Atlantic, we will REFORM procurement, INNOVATE at wartime pace, and GROW our industrial base.โ

ALT Graphic shows the locations of the initial 5 Defence Growth Deals: Plymouth โ Home to the largest naval base in Western Europe, which will see ยฃ4 billion of investment over a 10-year period, the city has recently been designated as the national centre for marine autonomy to drive further innovation in the crucial maritime autonomous systems sector. South Yorkshire - A key region for the research, development and engineering of high-grade components and materials critical to the next generation of maritime, land and air capabilities. Wales โ The country is becoming a leader in UAV development and testing. Scotland โ Home to a dynamic mix of growth industries, from a rapidly advancing space sector, to next generation maritime innovation centred around the Clyde and Rosyth. Northern Ireland โ Home to a diverse range of defence and dual use SMEs, the country is recognised as a leading cyber security hub.






















