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UK Appoints New Defense Export Advocate

U.K. Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch appointed former Defense Minister Mark Lancaster to be a new defense export advocate, the Department for International Trade announced Jan. 25. In the new role, Lancaster will "engage with industry leaders, ministers and other key players both in the UK and overseas to drive UK defence exports." He also will travel at home and abroad to boost British defense exports, initially focusing on opportunities in Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, Qatar and countries in NATO's eastern flank.