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<p>The government’s Export Strategy addresses how government will maximise the impact
of work for UK businesses and the UK economy across all sectors. In relation to defence
exports, the Department for International Trade (DIT) supports the Defence Growth
Partnership (DGP) which aims to secure a competitive, sustainable and globally successful
UK defence sector.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a track record of success in its defence
industry, achieving defence orders worth £9bn in 2017 and sustaining tens of thousands
of highly skilled manufacturing and engineering-based jobs across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>HMG
takes its arms export responsibilities very seriously and operates one of the most
robust arms export control regimes in the world. We rigorously assess every application
on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing
Criteria.</p>
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