Industry representatives have lauded the announcement by the Government’s new Defence Industrial Strategy to create a new scheme to drive UK economic growth through a defence inward investment scheme when buying defence equipment from overseas.

The Defence Industrial Strategy, published today (8 September 2025) said that the MOD will launch a new defence inward investment scheme known as ‘offset’ next year – arguing that the policy “can be an effective way to create opportunities for firms to enter global supply chains, boosting the domestic industrial base, creating jobs and supporting economic growth”.

Director General of Make UK Defence Andrew Kinniburgh has described the announcement as a “major win for UK industry”.

The trade body, which represents over 700 SMEs in the defence indu

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