Defence Systems and Equipment International - Revision history

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 *[[BAE Systems]]  and [[QinetiQ]]- Land Capability Conference
 *[[Northrup Grumman]] - Air Capability Conference
-*[[Leonardo]] -
+*[[Leonardo]]
 *[[Babcock]], [[MBDA]]  and [[BMT Group]] - Maritime Capability Conference
 *[[Phillips]] - Trauma Innovation

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 Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).
-The next DSEI fair is due to be held 1--13 September 2019.
+The next DSEI fair is due to be held 10-13 September 2019.
 ==UK taxpayer picks up £1million tab for arms dealers' schmooze-fest==

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	Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).		Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).
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		+	The next DSEI fair is due to be held 1--13 September 2019.

	==UK taxpayer picks up £1million tab for arms dealers' schmooze-fest==		==UK taxpayer picks up £1million tab for arms dealers' schmooze-fest==

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 Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).
-==UK taxpayer pics up £1million tab for arms dealers' schmooze-fest==
+==UK taxpayer picks up £1million tab for arms dealers' schmooze-fest==
 [[File:Dsei police 2017.jpg|thumb|DSEI London 2017]]
 In 2018 a freedom of information request by ''Al Jazeera News'' revealed that the UK had spent US$1.3 million (UK £977,000) on policing and security at the 2017 DSEI arms fair. More than 100 protestors were arrested during the week-long anti-DSEI demonstrations outside the Excel Centre in East London. <ref>David Child, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/uk-trials-anti-arms-fair-activists-180117122931727.html  UK spent $1.3m on security for world's biggest weapons fair], ''Al Jazeera'', 16 March 2018, accessed 23 March 2018 </ref>

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−	[[File:DSEI-2017-guests.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]'''Defence Systems and Equipment International''' (DSEI) is one of the world's biggest arms trade fairs, held in London every two years. It is heavily backed by the British government and run by [[Clarion Events]]. Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).	+	[[File:DSEI-2017-guests.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]'''Defence Systems and Equipment International''' (DSEI) is one of the world's biggest arms trade fairs, held in London every two years. It is heavily backed by the British government and run by [[Clarion Events]].
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		+	Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).

	==UK taxpayer pics up £1million tab for arms dealers' schmooze-fest==		==UK taxpayer pics up £1million tab for arms dealers' schmooze-fest==

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 ==UK taxpayer pics up hefty bill for arms dealers' schmoozing==
-[[File:Dsei police 2017.jpg| DSEI London 2017]]
+[[File:Dsei police 2017.jpg|thumb|DSEI London 2017]]
 In 2018 a freedom of information request by ''Al Jazeera News'' revealed that the UK had spent US$1.3 million (UK £977,000) on policing and security at the 2017 DSEI arms fair. More than 100 protestors were arrested during the week-long anti-DSEI demonstrations outside the Excel Centre in East London. <ref>David Child, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/uk-trials-anti-arms-fair-activists-180117122931727.html  UK spent $1.3m on security for world's biggest weapons fair], ''Al Jazeera'', 16 March 2018, accessed 23 March 2018 </ref>

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	[[File:DSEI-2017-guests.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]'''Defence Systems and Equipment International''' (DSEI) is one of the world's biggest arms trade fairs, held in London every two years. It is heavily backed by the British government and run by [[Clarion Events]]. Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).		[[File:DSEI-2017-guests.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]'''Defence Systems and Equipment International''' (DSEI) is one of the world's biggest arms trade fairs, held in London every two years. It is heavily backed by the British government and run by [[Clarion Events]]. Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).

		+	==UK taxpayer pics up hefty bill for arms dealers' schmoozing==
		+	[[File:Dsei police 2017.jpg\| DSEI London 2017]]
	In 2018 a freedom of information request by ''Al Jazeera News'' revealed that the UK had spent US$1.3 million (UK £977,000) on policing and security at the 2017 DSEI arms fair. More than 100 protestors were arrested during the week-long anti-DSEI demonstrations outside the Excel Centre in East London. <ref>David Child, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/uk-trials-anti-arms-fair-activists-180117122931727.html UK spent $1.3m on security for world's biggest weapons fair], ''Al Jazeera'', 16 March 2018, accessed 23 March 2018 </ref>		In 2018 a freedom of information request by ''Al Jazeera News'' revealed that the UK had spent US$1.3 million (UK £977,000) on policing and security at the 2017 DSEI arms fair. More than 100 protestors were arrested during the week-long anti-DSEI demonstrations outside the Excel Centre in East London. <ref>David Child, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/uk-trials-anti-arms-fair-activists-180117122931727.html UK spent $1.3m on security for world's biggest weapons fair], ''Al Jazeera'', 16 March 2018, accessed 23 March 2018 </ref>

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-'''Defence Systems and Equipment International''' (DSEI) is one of the world's biggest arms trade fairs, held in London every two years. It is heavily backed by the British government and run by [[Clarion Events]]. Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).
+[[File:DSEI-2017-guests.jpg|thumb|350px]]'''Defence Systems and Equipment International''' (DSEI) is one of the world's biggest arms trade fairs, held in London every two years. It is heavily backed by the British government and run by [[Clarion Events]]. Clarion is headed by Rear Admiral (Rtd) [[Simon Williams]] (OBE).
 In 2018 a freedom of information request by ''Al Jazeera News'' revealed that the UK had spent US$1.3 million (UK £977,000) on policing and security at the 2017 DSEI arms fair. More than 100 protestors were arrested during the week-long anti-DSEI demonstrations outside the Excel Centre in East London. <ref>David Child, [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/uk-trials-anti-arms-fair-activists-180117122931727.html  UK spent $1.3m on security for world's biggest weapons fair], ''Al Jazeera'', 16 March 2018, accessed 23 March 2018 </ref>
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 ==Exhibitors==
-[[File:DSEI-2017-guests.jpg|thumb|350px]]The list of exhibitors was released in September 2017 following a parliamentary question by Caroline Lucas MP.  It revealed that 56 countries had been invited; these included a range of regimes with appalling human rights records: such as Algeria, [[Bahrain]], [[Egypt]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Philippines]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Turkey]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] and Vietnam. Those government and military delegations were invited by the [[Defence & Security Organisation]], which is part of the [[Department for International Trade]].
+The list of exhibitors was released in September 2017 following a parliamentary question by Caroline Lucas MP.  It revealed that 56 countries had been invited; these included a range of regimes with appalling human rights records: such as Algeria, [[Bahrain]], [[Egypt]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Philippines]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Turkey]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] and Vietnam. Those government and military delegations were invited by the [[Defence & Security Organisation]], which is part of the [[Department for International Trade]].
 Other governments, such as Israel, sent delegations to promote arms via national pavilions, and others were invited by the event organisers, Clarion Events. <ref> CAAT, September 2017 </ref>