UK Aerospace Industrial Strategy

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1 UK Aerospace Industrial Strategy The establishment of the Aerospace Technology Institute Dr Ray Kingcombe Chris Newbold Head of Technology UK Aerodynamics Centre Aerospace, Marine & Defence Department for Business, Innovation and Skills AirTN Forum 11 December 2013

2 Industry and Government Industrial strategy Government working in partnership with industry Long term approach Supporting economic growth Industrial strategy has five main strands: Sectors Technologies Skills Creating the British Business Bank Government procurement

3 Industrial Strategy But it is not just Aerospace. The Industrial strategy spans: 1. Aerospace 2. Agriculture 3. Construction 4. Information economy 5. Automotive 6. International education 7. Life sciences 8. Oil and Gas 9. Nuclear 10. Professional and Business services 11. Off shore wind

4 The Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) AGP established as a partnership between industry and Government to create a vision and strategy for the future of the UK aerospace industry. The AGP is jointly chaired by Michael Fallon, Minister of Business & Enterprise at BIS, and Marcus Bryson, CEO of GKN Aerospace.

5 The Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) The AGP finalised its strategic vision document in summer The full Industrial Strategy Lifting Off published in March ng-off-implementing-the-strategic-vision-for-ukaerospace

6 Background and Context: Need for a long term substantial investment in UK Aerospace R&T to enable: Increase the UK global aerospace market share through targeted technology development Increase UK exports of high specification products from the aerospace sector Leverage technology advancements into other high growth sectors, such as automotive, for the benefit of the UK as a whole Scale up education and academic work in advanced engineering subjects Attract well-educated engineers into careers in the aerospace industry Build up and maintain a full understanding of the UK s aerospace technology resources (people, technology, facilities) 6

7 Proposal & Vision Establish a single, coherent, national aerospace technology development programme, with long-term Government and industry funding, that with pace and cohesion will secure and grow the UK s share of the global aerospace market. The scale and ambition of this vision will be realised through the UK s Aerospace Technology Institute 7

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10 Core Functions of the ATI Provide UK leadership for the Aerospace Technology Strategy Direct funds for Aerospace research in line with strategic priorities Supply industry and government with high-level technical analysis Provide economic evaluation and impact as a result of aerospace research Ensure dissemination of developments to appropriate stakeholders Represent the UK in international Aerospace forums Develop connections with other programmes including manufacturing, supply chain and skills. 10

11 Proposed Scope and Role of the Institute ATI will encompass 4 pillars: Aerodynamics (UK Aerodynamics Centre launched at Farnborough 2012) Structures Propulsion and Advanced systems technologies Shape and direct a UK Aerospace R&T strategy and proposed programmes that would operate a 300m p.a. co-investment by industry and Government with industrial leadership Forge strong and focused university links with close involvement of BIS, TSB and EPSRC Represent UK Aerospace R&T internationally Report on the economic impact Disseminate and report The go to place for UK Aerospace R&T nationally and internationally 11

12 How the ATI Will Work The Government and industry will each contribute 150m p.a. to the new Aerospace Technology Institute The ATI will consist of a small core team and secondees from industry and academia. Their role will be: lead on the development of a technology road map prioritise areas for work and scope programmes map competency across the UK coordinate expertise-building activities The research and technology programmes will be based on collaborative projects embedding vital capability into the UK supply chain. 12

13 Types of ATI programmes Small scale, open call collaborative research projects and. Complex umbrella programmes,.through to.. Large-scale demonstrators, which could combine and integrate the results of smaller projects and take them to a higher level of maturity.plus the alignment of investments in.. Physical facilities Educational centres, e.g. Doctoral Training Centres 13

14 Location The Aerospace Technology Institute will be located at Martell House on the Cranfield Technology Park: As a virtual centre, there are no onsite Research and Development projects Cranfield Technology Park is a credible location for the Aerospace Technology Institute, being close to a leading aerospace research centre as well as the ARA The current facilities enable co-location of all aspects of ATI which will enable complex technical studies of whole aircraft Collocation of the elements of ATI is key to the Aerospace Industrial Strategy. Existing services are sufficient to locate the ATI at no incremental cost. 14

15 ATI Structure Key Points The ATI will be a private company, limited by guarantee The Board of ATI will comprise the Chair, Head and 10 others The Chair - UK national, knowledgeable of the aerospace sector, and capable of acting independently The ATI technology strategy will include a long term plan and annual programme, subject to approval by the ATI Board A technical advisory structure is to be developed 15

16 Questions? The establishment of the Aerospace Technology Institute Dr Ray Kingcombe Chris Newbold Head of Technology UK Aerodynamics Centre Aerospace, Marine & Defence Unit Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 16