• Industry recognises the need for a strategic review of defence, with a desire for decisions to be made so that clarity and certainty can be reinforced in the acquisition process.
• However, concerns were raised that a strategic defence review may lead to a significant and permanent reduction in UK defence industrial capability.
• Broadly, industry welcomed the original DIS but commonly felt it was not properly funded and so has not made as much progress as would be liked (except possibly in marine). However, there is no real support for an update to the DIS (or DIS v2).
• Furthermore exportability of equipment made on a bespoke basis for the UK MoD was a key concern.