International Engagement

Strengthening Exports and International Collaboration.

Supporting UK government initiatives to drive growth through exports and increase international cooperation.

Nicki Gabelle
Assistant Director, International Engagement

“I lead the International Engagement team, which is comprised of several highly experienced industry internationalists, some with a military background. We are in a unique position to work impartially with industry and government. We foster a collective, or aligned, approach to export or collaboration opportunities to enable the UK to be more competitive in the international defence market.”

International Engagement

The team utilises its breadth of industry and international expertise, combined with UKDSC’s analysis, to identify and address export opportunities and challenges, shaping the activity required to facilitate strengthened relations and growth for the UK.

The team also undertakes requirements from industry and HMG focused on specific international markets, groups such as NATO and exportable aspects of future capability.

The team works across internal UKDSC functions and many external stakeholders with the purpose of coalescing UK industry and HMG to collectively deliver prosperity for the UK through export and collaboration led growth.

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UKDSC’S offer of short-term secondment support into MOD has been of tremendous value-add, bringing sage insights and supporting our teams in areas that have the potential to result in bilateral or multilateral partnership."

International Capability Strategy (ICS), Strategic Programmes, Financial and Military Capability (FMC)