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Clear B2B attends Defence Growth Partnership launch at Farnborough Airshow
The vision of The Defence Growth Partnership is to secure a thriving UK Defence Sector delivering security, growth and prosperity for our nation.
At Farnborough International Airshow 2014, the Prime Minister unveiled a package of measures underpinning the implementation plan of the Defence Growth Partnership.
This plan includes:
- Establishing a UK Defence Solutions Centre in Farnborough to bring together industry, with support from Government, to develop the new defence technologies of the future, identify future market opportunities and work together to ensure they have the products and solutions that will be in demand. The global defence market is estimated to be worth around £82 billion a year to 2022.
- Launching a £4 million UK Centre for Maritime Intelligent Systems based in Portsmouth. Government, industry and the Local Enterprise Partnership will bring together academics, scientists, engineers and naval specialists to develop cutting-edge technology for use in autonomous unmanned boats, submarines or other vessels.
- Building skills for the future through a new Defence Apprenticeship Trailblazer to attract new graduates to the Industry as well as up-skilling the existing workforce. This Trailblazer will develop a new Masters level standard in Advanced Systems Engineering, a critical skill to deliver competitive advantage.
The DGP implementation plan is the culmination of two years of work and will see government and industry align £30m of resources over the next three years.
Speaking at FIA2014, Prime Minister David Cameron said:
“Having modern, technologically advanced and flexible Armed Forces to protect us and our interests is vital. Because of the difficult decisions we have taken to tackle the deficit we are able to make these vital investments in our defence capabilities. We are also taking action to sustain our thriving defence industry, as part of our long-term economic plan to back business, create jobs and secure a brighter future for hardworking people.”
(source ADS website)
Companies involved in the Defence Growth Partnership include Airbus Group, Atkins, Babcock, ADS, BAE Systems, Cobham, Finmeccanica, General Dynamics, hp, Lockheed Martin, Marshall, MBDA, QinetiQ, Raytheon, Rolls-Royce, Serco and Thales.
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