Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of $25 billion and 64,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. Follow us on Twitter.

At BAE Systems, we work relentlessly to stay ahead of any challenge our customers may face. Our passion and dedication shows in everything we do-from advanced electronic systems to cyber operations and intelligence analysis, from combat vehicles to naval weapons, and from ship maintenance and modernization to vehicle upgrades and services. Knowing that our work gives our customers an edge drives us to push ourselves, and the technologies we create, to new levels.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

The Norwegian Embassy in Washington, DC, has a strong focus on supporting Norwegian industry in the American market, with a special focus on the defense sector. The Norwegian Embassy Office of Defense Industry Cooperation is backed by Innovation Norway, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and the Norwegian Defense and Security Industries Association.

Breaking Defense to be the idea hub of the defense world, where the crucial defense ideas are debated, the biggest defense stories are reported and analyzed and the hottest weapons and news videos are shared. Read and watch the top-notch reporting of our team of experienced journalists, knowledgeable analysts, senior defense industry contributors and informed readers. Find us at breakingdefense.com.

Founded and led by Vago Muradian, Defense & Aerospace Report covers the government, military and aerospace leaders, lawmakers, industry executives and analysts that shape national security and aerospace decision-making worldwide.

Global Legal Services, PC, is a Washington, DC-based law firm advising U.S. and non-U.S. companies on U.S. export and re-export controls, including securing U.S. licenses and other export authorizations, strengthening corporate export control compliance programs, providing training to employees, and advising on civil violations of the ITAR and EAR.  It also publishes the daily Defense and Export-Import Update newsletter.

The Welsh Government North America team is responsible for developing trade and investment between Wales and the USA.

The industry in Wales contains 11 of the top defence companies supporting the UK's Defence Growth Partnership strategy, including intelligent systems development by General Dynamics and Airbus Defence and Space Group.

Wales has world-leading capability in MRO.  In 2016 the UK Ministry of Defence was chosen by the F-35 Program Office to be a global repair hub providing maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services for F-35 avionic and aircraft components. Over the lifetime of the programme, components for hundreds of European-based F-35 aircraft will be serviced and maintained in North Wales.

Home to key MOD ranges and training areas, plus strategic operational sites including MOD St Athan and MOD Valley (Anglesey).

RPAS Opportunities; Wales has a unique UK environment in which civil and military RPAS can be operated, tested and evaluated in the same airspace.