Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS)

Introduction

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The UK Defence Industrial Strategy was announced on 15 December 05 in Parliament by the Secretary of State for Defence.

The strategy is squarely aimed at ensuring that our Armed Forces are provided with the equipment that they require , on time, and at best value for money. We need to be assured that we can procure from a sustainable industrial base, that retains within the UK those industrial capabilities (including infrastructure, skills, intellectual property and capacity) that are required, from a national security perspective, to ensure our appropriate sovereignty.

SofS stated in the Commons that the DIS ‘will – for the first time – give industry and investors a much clearer idea of our priorities, allowing it more assuredly to plan for the future. It will allow industry to invest in sustaining the key skills, technologies and capabilities that we need; and to face up to the tough choices that are required to deliver improved performance and reduce costs' .

Speaking at the launch, Lord Drayson explained the challenges ‘Delivering the DIS will require substantial changes in the way both industry and the MoD do business. This won't always be easy but is essential if we are to make it work'.

A copy of the Defence Industrial Strategy can be found here: Defence Industrial Strategy: Defence White Paper (Cm 6697) (PDF 4Mb) (15 December 05)

Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS)

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