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The UK Defence Industry in the 21 Century
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The Five Forces of Americanisation

F-35B Short Takeoff
An F-35B test aircraft is cleared for short takeoff from the deck of the USS Wasp.
A helicopter supporting ship operations is in the background.
(Source: Lockheed Martin)

Notes

1. Taylor & Francis Policy Studies Issue 3-4: The effects of wars: lessons from the war in
Ukraine; Ancinetti, J, March 2024

2. “THE ITAR & USML are The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) & United States Munitions List
(USML). The ITAR governs the manufacture, export, and temporary import of defense articles, the furnishing
of defense services, and brokering activities involving items described on the USML.”
(U.S. Department of State; Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. April, 2025)
The ITAR is regularly updated and revised to reflect changes in technological developments and in U.S.
national security and foreign policy interests.
3. “BAE Systems, Inc. is a Delaware corporation that has mitigated our foreign ownership through a Special
Security Agreement between the U.S. Government, BAE Systems, Inc. and BAE Systems plc. That agreement
calls for the appointment of outside directors who, in conjunction with other U.S. based board members,
comprise a Government Security Committee. The Government Security Committee has the responsibility
for overseeing the company’s compliance with U.S. Government Security and Export regulations, and meets
regularly with U.S. Government oversight agencies to provide feedback on that compliance. Our long history
of successful compliance with the SSA allows BAE Systems to supply products and services to the
Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and Homeland Security on some of the Nations most
sensitive programs.”
(Source: BAE Systems PLC website)
4. Opacity in control – the Ferranti case
“The Ferranti Defence Systems Limited group was formed in 1984/85 from the Ferranti Scottish Group but
can trace its origins back to 1943. The Scottish Group was formed in that year with the establishment of a

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