UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox is planning a 25% cut in his ministry's running costs in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. The US has also been reconsidering its priorities, and has confirmed that it will cut defence-related R&D in 2011. So what will this new mood of austerity mean for the global defence industry, and for the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that drive innovation within the sector?

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