Recognising the need for Scottish based companies in the Aerospace, Defence, Naval and Security Sector to have an effective voice, A|D|S Scotland was established in 2005 to represent both SME and multinational company members. Today, our members’ significant contribution to both the Scottish and UK economies is recognised by the policy makers.

Our mission is to be the premier trade organisation for the sector. Our purpose is to deliver real added value through membership by bringing global business opportunities to members, by improving manufacturing productivity and efficiency through our SC21 programmes, by raising individual company profile, by marketing member and sector capability internationally by seamlessly drawing upon the wealth of experience and expertise of the 100 plus A|D|S employees in our UK and strategically located overseas offices.