Equipping defence for the future: Acquisition and exports

Aug 4, 2025
41 mins

Episode Description

Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’.

In Episode 9, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Adjunct Fellow, are joined by Andy Start, acting National Armaments Director and Chief Executive, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), and Air Vice Marshal (rtd.) Gary Waterfall, Senior Military Adviser, DSEI UK.

Viktorija, Paul, Andy and Gary explore defence equipment and exports. They look at the fundamentals of equipment procurement and the importance of emerging technologies, exports and acquisition processes in preparing the defence sector for the future.

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