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SUMMARY:Strategic Defence Review Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful webinar with Major General Robin Lind
 say CBE as he explores the latest Strategic Defence Review and what it mea
 ns for Scotland. With the recent launch of the £50 million Scottish Defen
 ce Growth Deal\, this session will highlight the emerging opportunities fo
 r Scottish businesses to engage with the defence sector as part of a whole
 -of-society approach.\n\nDiscover how Chambers and their members can work 
 in partnership with Defence to drive growth\, innovation\, and long-term e
 conomic benefit across Scotland.\n\nAlongside Major General Robin Lindsay 
 CBE\, joining us for the Q and A session\, the call will feature Scotland
 ’s three most senior military officers - Brigadier Andy Muddiman ADC\, B
 rigadier Jody Davies MBE and Air Commodore Mark Northover MBE\, giving att
 endees the chance to engage with them and ask questions directly.\n \n\nA
 bout the Strategic Defence Review: We are in a new era of threat\, which d
 emands a new era for UK Defence. The Strategic Defence Review will make Br
 itain safer - secure at home and strong abroad. It signifies a landmark sh
 ift in our deterrence and defence: moving to warfighting readiness to dete
 r threats and strengthen security in the Euro-Atlantic. As the UK steps up
  to take on more responsibility for European security\, we must have a ‘
 NATO first’ defence policy and lead within the Alliance. The UK will bec
 ome the leading edge of innovation in NATO.\n\nThe SDR sets a path for the
  next decade and beyond to transform Defence. It will end the hollowing ou
 t of the UK’s Armed Forces and lead in a stronger\, more lethal NATO. As
  we reform Defence and increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 an
 d 3% in the next Parliament when fiscal and economic conditions allow\, th
 e SDR will help make defence an engine for growth boosting prosperity\, jo
 bs and security for working people across the UK.\n\nAbout Major General R
 obin Lindsay CBE: \n\nRobin Lindsay was commissioned into the Black Watch
  in 1995\, serving as platoon commander\, Adjutant\, and company commander
  on operations in West Belfast\, Hong Kong\, Kosovo\, and Iraq. With the R
 oyal Regiment of Scotland\, he completed two tours in Afghanistan—first 
 in aviation assault in 2009\, then commanding 2 SCOTS as the Police Mentor
 ing Battlegroup in 2013. As a staff officer\, he served as Military Assist
 ant to the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and SO1 Global Commitments Land
  at the MoD\, co-authoring the 2014 Women in Ground Close Combat Report. P
 romoted to Colonel\, he established the General Staff Centre and served as
  Assistant Head Personnel Plans. He commanded 51st Infantry Brigade and He
 adquarters Scotland\, including military support for the Scottish Governme
 nt’s COVID-19 response. An instructor at Sandhurst and the Staff College
 \, he later founded the Land Command and Staff College. A graduate of the 
 Advanced and Higher Command and Staff Courses\, he became Military Secreta
 ry and General Officer Scotland in October 2023.\n \n\nBrigadier Andy Mud
 diman ADC\, Naval Regional Commander Scotland and Northern Ireland.\n\n\nB
 rigadier Andy joined the Royal Marines in 1991 and has served around the w
 orld\, including Nicaragua\, Sierra Leone\, Afghanistan\, Iraq and Pakista
 n. He has commanded Marines in Commando Logistic Regiment\, 45 Commando\, 
 43 Commando and RMR Scotland. He assumed the role of Naval Regional Comman
 der Scotland and Northern Ireland in August 2021.\n \n\nBrigadier Jody Da
 vies MBE\, Commander 51 Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland\n\n\nBr
 igadier Jody joined the Army straight from school in 1992 and served with 
 various units before commissioning into the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1998. H
 e then served in Brunei\, Northern Ireland\, Kosovo and Afghanistan before
  working in Army HQ and Sandhurst\, running the Headquarters of Standing J
 oint Command. He is currently Commander of 51 Infantry Brigade and Headqua
 rters Scotland\, based in Edinburgh.\n\n \n\nAir Commodore Mark Northover
  MBE\, Air Officer Scotland\n\n\nAir Commodore Mark joined the Royal Air F
 orce as a university Cadet in 1984 and began his service career at RAF St 
 Athan in South Wales. After deployments to South Africa\, the Far East and
  Australasia he became the Senior Engineering Officer for the RAF Aerobati
 c team The Red Arrows. He served extensively in Saudi Arabia delivering Ty
 phoon and Tornado training programmes before taking up his current role of
  Air Officer Scotland in March 2025.\n
URL:https://www.fifechamber.co.uk/event/D320E01E-E431-47BF-A393-7FBB2DFD102
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