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UKTI DSO at IDEX 2011
27 January 2011
IDEX 2009 was “one of the most successful defence shows for exhibitors to achieve signed business agreements”. Read more.
UK and India are bosom buddies
13 January 2011
“I am delighted at the strong British presence at Aero India 2009 which highlights the importance of the market”, said Richard Paniguian. Read more.
UKTI DSO in South America
30 November 2010
Chile is host to the seventh International Maritime and Naval Exhibition and Conference for Latin America, Exponaval. Read more.
UK joins human rights abusers
27 April 2010
Everybody who wants to be up-to-date in the arms business travelled to Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, last week where the Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA) was held. Read more.
UKTI DSO at LIMA arms fair
3 December 2009
From 1 - 5 December UKTI DSO attends the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace arms fair in Malysia. It is one of the biggest arms fairs in the region and arms companies like BAE Systems are attending. Read more.
UKTI DSO in Dubai
12 November 2009
From 15 - 19 November arms companies from all over the world meet in Dubai at one of the biggest arms fairs in this region. UKTI DSO confirmed their attendance to CAAT in Freedom of Information request. Read more.
Liam Fox embraces arms industry
28 September 2009
The Conservative Shadow Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, gave a speech on 7 September where he promised that a Conservative government would increase government support for arms exports. Read more.
CAAT's protest against DSEi and UKTI DSO
08 September 2009
This year's DSEi protests focused on UKTI DSO's support for the arms fair. We started our protests at the ExCel Centre and then drove in two traditional routemaster buses to the UKTI DSO office. Read more...
High-level political interventions in Libya
28 August 2009
Despite the controversy around the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds UKTI DSO is keen on doing business with Libya. See our press release or read more...
Meetings with China despite military embargo
31 July 2009
Even though the FCO human rights report lists China as a major country of concern, UKTI DSO does not see a problem in meeting military representatives from China to foster the trade of military equipment. Read more...
UKTI DSO is co-organising DSEi
01 July 2009
This year UKTI DSO are playing an intrinsic role in the organisation of DSEi, one of the largest international arms fairs. Read more and get involved.
March 30th
30 March 2009
Marking the first anniversary of UKTI DSO, the UKTI board met to assess its progress. CAAT supporters where there with an alternative report and a giant cuckoo raising awareness of UKTI DSO's disproportionate support. Read more...
Parliamentary Pressure
2009
With the UKTI board ultimately responsible to ministers, and industry resistance to a reduction in support, it is vitally important to make parliamentarians aware of our message and arguments. Write to your MP, or read more...
Magnum Photo Blog - Inside an arms fair
22-26 February 2009
Martin Parr's Magnum photo blog provides a rare insight, and photographs, behind the heavily guarded doors of an international arms fair. Read more...
UKTI DSO attend IDEAS arms fair
24-28 November 2008
This week UKTI DSO staff have been exhibiting at IDEAS. Just one in a litter of international arms fairs they participate in, and assist British manufacturers to attend, IDEAS is notable for its open invitation list. Read more...
UKTI HQ feel the heat
24 November 2008
This morning CAAT supporters surrounded the entrance to UKTI headquarters, Kingsgate House to raise awareness amongst both staff and passers-by, that arms dealers were operating in the building. Read more...
Wooooosh – another counter-offensive!
08 November 2008
Almost 100 supporters and staff turned out for CAAT's annual National Gathering to witness the launch of our new core campaign UKTI: Armed and Dangerous. Read more...
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