UK defence exports dependent on aerospace sector

The UK’s reliance on its aerospace industry to secure defence exports has been highlighted in a report by UK Defence and Security Exports (UKDSE), itself part of the Department of International Trade, which detailed that 91% of combined order or contract value from 2011-2020 came from the sector. Over the past decade the report stated that the UK had secured a number of key aerospace contract, including the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman,