UK is committed to strengthening UK-India defence ties
Tuesday, 19 February 2019 09:40
The UK will attend Aero India in force again this year, reflecting
the importance of the UK-India defence relationship. Industry and
government representatives will be present to promote some of the
world’s most innovative defence and aviation technologies and
strengthen relationships with Indian partners. The UK delegation
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The UK will attend Aero India in force again this year,
reflecting the importance of the UK-India defence
relationship. Industry and government representatives will
be present to promote some of the world’s most innovative
defence and aviation technologies and strengthen
relationships with Indian partners.
The UK delegation will include:
- Air Marshal Stuart Evans Royal Air Force, Deputy
Air Commander, Allied Air Command
- Fleur Thomas, Director Export Policy, UK Ministry
of Defence
- Air Vice Marshal Nigel Maddox, Senior Military
Adviser to Department for International Trade’s Defence
and Security Organisation
- Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG, British High Commissioner
to India
Speaking about UK objectives for the show, Sir Dominic
said:
The UK is proud to have a defence partnership with
India that benefits both our countries immensely. In
the last year, we have worked together in multiple
areas: our services have strengthened naval and
marine links through Exercises Indradhanush and
Konkan; and the visit of the Indian Navy to the Queen
Elizabeth – the most advanced aircraft carrier of its
class in the world – gave us the opportunity to
explore potential joint work on naval capabilities.
We want this strong relationship to continue. Future
defence technologies are increasingly going to be
delivered by collaborative programmes, in which India
has the potential to take its place. Last year at
Farnborough Air Show, the UK launched its Future
Combat Air Strategy, which committed £1.9 biilion of
Government funding to develop next-generation combat
air technologies, including via international
partnerships. This week, we look forward to exploring
with India the potential for future collaboration,
through which we could jointly build knowledge,
security and prosperity.
UK companies present at the show include:
- Aerospace Wales
- BAE Systems
- Cobham plc
- Collins Aerospace
- Cranfield University
- Gardner Aerospace
- GKN
- MBDA UK
- Rolls-Royce
- Sherborne Sensors
- Strongfield Technologies Ltd
- Techtest Ltd (HR Smith Group)
- Thales UK
UK Defence Exports in 2017 were worth £9 billion making
the UK the second highest defence exporter in the
world.
The UK is the top destination in Europe for inward
investment and second globally only to the US.
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