International Collaboration & Exporting
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A panel examining the prospects and obstacles for genuinely collaborative European defence procurement programmes, with contributions from trade association export desks, and where the UK fits in.

A fireside conversation on growing defence procurement opportunities across the Indo-Pacific region — including through the GCAP partnership with Japan — and what UK suppliers need to understand about entering these markets.

A panel discussing how NATO standardisation requirements affect export competitiveness, and whether they help or hinder smaller UK suppliers entering allied markets.

A candid look at the geopolitical, reputational and compliance risk factors that should inform decisions about which export markets to pursue or avoid.

A sponsor-led session on the Northern Navies initiative building a hybrid fleet with the Netherlands and other Joint Expeditionary Force allies, and the supply chain opportunities it creates.

Beyond Europe, rising Gulf and Indo-Pacific demand is reshaping where UK exporters should be looking next; this session maps the opportunities in both regions.

A sponsor-led session on how UK Defence and Security Exports, now part of the National Armaments Director Group, supports SMEs breaking into new export markets — including the free Export Faculty resource, a dedicated SME engagement team and the SME Action Plan's commitment to build exportability into products from the very start of development.

A look at the continuing ripple effects of the £8bn Türkiye Typhoon deal, and what it signals for future UK combat air export prospects.