Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether operational experience of the Ministry of Defence’s air assets is being leveraged to assist companies based in the United Kingdom in export markets, and if so, how.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is fully committed to the Government's growth agenda and actively supports responsible defence exports, the value of which totalled £8.5 billion in 2014. Recognising that international customers often require more than just first-rate capabilities, the MOD works together with the UK's world-leading defence industry to offer products and services that leverage on the training, skills and experience of our Service personnel. This can include sharing lessons learned from using equipment on operations, particularly in the air sector where the RAF makes a vital contribution to both UK air defence and coalition operations around the world. In doing so, the unrivalled reputation enjoyed by our Armed Forces can provide the winning edge in an increasingly competitive global export market.