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A2, Cody Technology Park, Farnborough Spearheading Innovation in Defence GU14 0LX. 3 Our Mission

To strengthen the defence sectors’ performance through partnering, contributing to the security and the prosperity of our Customers and the UK. 4 MARK BARCLAY Foreword CEO

The UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC) is a unique organisation, a “collaboration between industry, government and academia. Our impartial, inclusive approach is designed to promote broad engagement with all parts of the UK value chain and to help facilitate Team UK opportunities.

The UKDSC looks out across a 15-year horizon and is ideally positioned to respond to international needs for innovative and tailored world-class solutions during the precompetitive phase. I look forward to engaging with you. „

“Team UK is the UK Government, Defence Industry and Academia, working in partnership with you to deliver solutions” 5 About Us

Created as part of the implementation plan for the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) and jointly funded by government and industry, the UKDSC works closely with the UK Government and the best of the UK defence industry and academia.

Established as an independent entity in 2015, the UKDSC works to make the UK defence industry more successful in the global market through: l Better alignment with UK Government l Better collaboration within the UK value chain l Stimulating innovation and investment from a broad range of sources.

The UKDSC is the centralised coordinating and strategic planning function for UK industry. It provides a coherent view of future international needs and a view of strategic technologies and capabilities.

The UKDSC Market Intelligence Cell has analysed 307 capability themes across 32 32 countries which have high potential The UKDSC is a trusted and impartial for Team UK in the global market centre of defence expertise in the pre-competitive phase, facilitating innovation to help shape and satisfy customers’ defence needs whilst promoting UK prosperity.

6 Our Strategy

UKDSC STRATEGIC AIMS

FOCUS ON DEVELOP UK IMPROVE VALUE THE CUSTOMER CAPABILITY OF INVESTMENT

STRATEGIC ACTIONS Working closely with Determining compelling Exploring UK capabilities, Identifying ‘interventions’ Identify core UK defence Optimising investment government and industry propositions, promoting technologies and their to maximise the impact of enabling technology through cross sector to develop strategic collaboration and future maturation plans to UK capabilities; stimulating and services and innovation and targeted relationships with our advocating leading understand UK’s strengths innovation and facilitating investigate novel funding funding model and customers, focused on edge UK solutions, whilst and weaknesses and collaboration. constructs. aligned investments their needs. considering potential potential differentiators in which improves synergies with UK MOD. the international market. efficiency and maximises return. OUR VALUES 7 Our Values

Working for UK Defence TheWe areUKDSC’s proud to workoperations in the UK defence are underpinned industry with its long by history six coreof success and ability to shape the future through innovation. To facilitate innovation, values,identify opportunities namely: and seek routs to market for UK plc within the defence sector. By aligning potential customers’ needs and the worldclass capabilities l presentCustomer within FocusUK industry, we aim to improve the cometitive edge of the UK defence sector in both the domestic and export markets. l Communication l ActingTeamwork as UK Defence Sector Ambassadors We are committed to positioning the industry as a global technical leader, l encouragingLeadership investment in worldclass manufacturing, products and services. l Supporting Change l DemonstratingFinancial & Trust Commercial and Integrity Awareness The UKDSC operates in the pre-competitive space, developing trusted relationships with international customers advocating UK solutions to our customers’ complex defence problems and acting as the customer’s voice to align UK industry. We understand and value the importance of treating sensitive information appropriately.

Operating Independently and Innovatively Our team, drawing on reach back into stakeholder companies have a broad and deep sector expertise, allowing us to offer independent technical and strategic insight, challenging conventional methods and promoting innovation.

Responding with Agility We are a small team with a simple structure allowing us to respond swiftly to enquiries and to conduct our business in a fast and efficient manner. 8 Why Work With Us?

International Customers Academia The UKDSC combines the very The UKDSC makes it easier for best capability and expertise from academia and industry to work the UK Defence industry, to bring together. The UKDSC is uniquely international customers the strength positioned to connect the right of our knowledge, our insights and people to the right funding sources. our capabilities. Investors UK Government The UKDSC creates new, attractive The UKDSC can develop a unique investment opportunities in the high route to market for UK Defence tech sector of Defence and Security. capabilities, through innovation and Using the unique UK Defence industry collaboration that will also support ecosystem the UKDSC will connect the needs of the UK. innovation to opportunity.

Defence Industry The UKDSC brings a multiplier effect to what Defence Industry businesses OUR TEAM IS can do on their own. Broadening the l value chain by identifying front-end Experienced across industry, market opportunities that can be government and academia responded to with new capabilities. l Multi skilled and impartial l Well connected across different SMEs disciplines SMEs are a major source of future l Networked across defence, innovation. The UKDSC has a unique security and the innovation network of relationships and a UK ecosystem Government mandate to bring SME innovations through to the UK’s l Working collaboratively defence solutions. 9 ELECTRONICS Ultra ELECTRONICS Ultra UKDSC Associate Members UKDSC Associate DGP Founders TM TM TM Ministry of Defence Department for International Trade Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Ministry of Defence Department for International Trade Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Ministry of Defence Department for International Trade Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Government & Trade Bodies Government & Our Key Stakeholders Our Key 10 Get in Touch www.ukdsc.org

The UKDSC gives every part of the UK value chain the opportunity to engage with the defence industry, government and academia.

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