NEWS RELEASE
Issued: Thursday 22 July 2010 for immediate release
Our reference: A|D|S PR 2010 056
INDUSTRY WELCOMES GOVERNMENT DEFENCE EXPORT FIGURES
Over £7 billion in defence sales by UK in 2009 confirmed by UKTI DSO
A|D|S, the UK’s AeroSpace, Defence and Security trade organisation today (Thursday) welcomed the news from the Government’s UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) that the UK has retained its position as number two in the world in defence exports in 2009. The UK ranks number one in Europe and is behind only the US globally.
UKTI DSO revealed that the UK achieved over £7 billion of new defence exports orders in 2009, close to the long-term target for the UK of 20 per cent of the global export market.
Ian Godden, Chairman of A|D|S, said:
“As the Government seeks to rebalance the economy towards industries that represent high-technology manufacturing and services with strong export potential the defence sector is delivering on these priorities. It also has further room for strong growth in exports as the country recovers from recession.
“The defence industry is proud to support our armed forces directly and to work closely with our partners overseas. It also employs over 300,000 people across the whole of the UK and contributes over £35 billion to the economy each year. As we are demonstrating this week at the Farnborough International Airshow our industry offers solutions to the country’s needs. We look forward to working in partnership with the Government to deliver further benefits in the future to meet the nation’s requirements in terms of jobs and increased wealth.”
ENDS
For more information please contact:
* Matthew Knowles, Head of Media Relations, A|D|S
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 4538
Mobile: +44 (0) 7595 863 749
* Samuel Jones, Communications Manager, A|D|S
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 4521
Mobile: +44 (0) 7827 309 732
A|D|S is also on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ADSgroupUK.
Notes to Editors:
1. For more information from UKTI DSO please go to http://www.ukti.gov.uk/defencesecurity.html.
2. A|D|S is the trade organisation advancing UK AeroSpace, Defence and Security industries with Farnborough International Limited as a wholly-owned subsidiary. A|D|S also encompasses the British Aviation Group (BAG). It is formed from the merger of the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers (APPSS), the Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA) and the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC). For more information see www.adsgroup.org.uk.
 ADS PR 2010 056 - UKTI DSO defence export stats.pdf
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