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figure 14 UK aerospace R&D expenditure by type 1996 - 2005
- Research and development (R&D) intensity averaged 12 per cent of total sales, £2.7bn up 31 per cent on 2004.
- 36.7 per cent or £0.99bn was spent on civil R&D and 63.3 per cent was spent on defence related R&D.
- For the purpose of this survey, R&D was defined to comprise:
- Development activities leading to series production.
- Research and technology (R&T) activities which represent all those R&D activities which are not directly attributable to products. They can thus be regarded as generic technologies that are designed to maintain or expand the technological basis.
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figure 15 UK aerospace industry R&D expenditure source
- Self financed R&D was worth £0.89bn, 74.6 per cent of which was for the civil sector.
- However,
- For the first time this year SBAC asked about R&T activities, this came to £211.1 million split evenly between civil defence.
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figure 16 UK aerospace industry R&D expenditure 2000 ? 2005
- 46 per cent of the total UKAI R&D expenditure was undertaken by the aircraft and systems sector. The equipment sector R&D expenditure increased significantly by 21 per cent to £646 million, significantly above the four year average of £503 million.
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