“DSEI 23 the theme is going to be Achieving An Integrated Force”

“Russia’s attack on Ukraine actually raised the stakes in terms of the importance of driving integration”

“In an age of increasing global competition, DSEI 2023 will bring the key players together to ensure that we’re constantly moving forward alongside our Armed Forces and industry partners"

“DSEI convening power acts as an important power which showcases the United Kingdom’s armed forces and novel and emerging technologies.”

“I'm really looking forward to the engagement, not only with the big primes and industry that are there but actually the SMEs that are around. And having the visibility as such that SMEs can come up to us and ask us questions."

“The SME and the mid-tier community is incredibly fast to react and fast to respond and need a degree of education I think."

“Part of the value of DSEI to the armed forces is its convening power, you get that concentration of thought, of technology, of energy, of focus on shared threats and focused on shared opportunities, all together in one very large opportunity”

“It is important to highlight the work towards Achieving an Integrated Force as we continue to drive for a stronger, more competitive industry, procuring the right equipment for our people at the right price and at the right time - promoting collaboration between allies and partners as well as supporting British industry to thrive in the international exports market.”