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The Overton Defence Sentiment Index

The Overton Defence Sentiment Index (DSI) surveys senior defence-sector leaders on business outlook, policy delivery, and industrial priorities in the UK market. The results are published in aggregated form and used to inform industry and government debate.

Although answers are anonymous, those who submit their emails will be invited to Overton's DSI Parliamentary launch where they will be joined by senior industry leaders, MPs from the Defence Select Committee and the MoD, officials from the MoD, and representatives from the trade, national, and international media.

Estimated completion time: 5 minutes.

Q1 - How would you describe current conditions for defence sector growth in the UK market?

Q1 - How would you describe current conditions for defence sector growth in the UK market?
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Q2 - How do you expect Government defence spending in the UK market to change over the next 12 months?

Q2 - How do you expect Government defence spending in the UK market to change over the next 12 months?
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Q3 - How would you describe the current UK government's procurement speed compared to a year ago?

Q3 - How would you describe the current UK government's procurement speed compared to a year ago?
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Q4 - How clear is current defence industrial policy in the UK market?

Q4 - How clear is current defence industrial policy in the UK market?
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Q5 - How confident are you in your company’s order pipeline for the next 12 months?

Q5 - How confident are you in your company’s order pipeline for the next 12 months?
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Q6 - How likely is your company to increase investment over the next 12 months?

Q6 - How likely is your company to increase investment over the next 12 months?
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Q7 - How would you rate the current UK government’s delivery for the defence sector?

Q7 - How would you rate the current UK government’s delivery for the defence sector?
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Q8 - How would you assess the gap between government defence strategy and real-world delivery?

Q8 - How would you assess the gap between government defence strategy and real-world delivery?
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Q9 - How credible is the UK's Defence Industrial Strategy as a framework for long-term industrial growth?

Q9 - How credible is the UK's Defence Industrial Strategy as a framework for long-term industrial growth?
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Q10 - How effective is political leadership in accelerating defence procurement and industrial mobilisation?

Q10 - How effective is political leadership in accelerating defence procurement and industrial mobilisation?
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Q11 - Which government actions would most improve defence industrial growth? (Select up to two)

Q11 - Which government actions would most improve defence industrial growth? (Select up to two)

Q12 - Which areas will drive the most growth in the sector over the next three years? (Select up to two)

Q12 - Which areas will drive the most growth in the sector over the next three years? (Select up to two)

Q13 - What is the single biggest constraint on defence-sector growth?

Q13 - What is the single biggest constraint on defence-sector growth?
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Q14 - In one sentence, what should Government do differently to better support the defence sector? (optional)

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Which areas best describe your company’s core defence activity? (Select up to three)

Which areas best describe your company’s core defence activity? (Select up to three)

Please submit your email if you'd like to be invited to Overton's Parliamentary launch (optional)