Chapter 1 - Finance
                           
Table 1.13 Estimates of Identified Export Orders: Defence Equipment & Services
This table provides data on identified export orders of defence equipment and services. These are taken from the annual survey of known defence contractors conducted by the Defence and Security Organisation within UK Trade & Industry (UKTI). It should be noted that export orders can subsequently be cancelled, prolonged or changed at any time in the future after the initial order has been placed.

Further information about the quality of data and methods used in the production of these statistics, along with details of their intended use can be found in the Background Quality Report - Trade Statistics.

The data in this table are outside the scope of National Statistics because they do not meet all of the high professional quality assurance standards set out in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Current Prices (£ million)
  2000   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1 2008 2009 2 2010 3
Identified Export Orders for Defence Equipment and Services 4 737   4 882 4 546 3 989 5 527 9 651   4 357 7 251   5 829  
                           
Split by Equipment Type:
                          
 
Air Sector
 3 501   3 526 3 199 2 491 4 133 7 525   2 940 5 263   3 941  
Land Sector
 616   303 475 584 670 762   447 940   514  
Sea Sector
 475   252 209 369 280 1 017   355 520   319  
Not Specified4
 145   801 663 546 444 347   615 528   1 056  
Source: UKTI Defence and Security Organisation
1. The large increase in the 2007 export orders figures can be attributed to a large order from Saudi Arabia for Typhoon aircraft (valued initially at £4.4 billion), and orders from Oman and Trinidad & Tobago for offshore patrol vessels.
2. The increase in 2009 aerospace orders is due to the high level of business with Saudi Arabia, including a contract for Typhoon Aircraft Support Services. Other orders included the United States purchase of communications equipment from Cobham and M777 Howitzers from BAE Systems.
3. The 2010 aerospace orders were boosted by orders for Hawk Aircraft and EH101 Helicopters from India.
4. The "Not Specified" value includes export business won by some companies, who were only willing to provide, in the survey response, their total figures for orders of components, instead of a breakdown of individual orders by sector.
Chart to Table 1.13 Estimates of Identified Export Orders: Defence Equipment & Services: 2010