June 11, 2025

2025 Spending Review: what does it mean for our sectors?

2025 Spending Review: what does it mean for our sectors?

On 11 June 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, presented her first Spending Review (SR) to Parliament. Budget allocations for […]

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June 10, 2025

Strategic Defence Review 2025 – One week on…

Strategic Defence Review 2025 – One week on…

Intro The publication of the long-awaited UK Strategic Defence Review (SDR) on 2 June 2025 opens ‘a new era for defence’. The […]

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June 9, 2025

Join us at Paris Air Show 2025 – ADS Run of Show

Join us at Paris Air Show 2025 – ADS Run of Show

ADS is delighted to once again be hosting the United Kingdom Pavilion at Paris Air Show 2025. Paris Air Show is the […]

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June 9, 2025

ADS and AMDIE sign a Memorandum of Understanding boosting industrial cooperation

ADS and AMDIE sign a Memorandum of Understanding boosting industrial cooperation

Last week, ADS CEO Kevin Craven and AMDIE General Director Ali Sedikki signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost industrial cooperation […]

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June 4, 2025

Strategic Defence Review – Security and Resilience

Strategic Defence Review – Security and Resilience

The publication of the long-awaited Strategic Defence Review (SDR) marks a defining moment for the UK’s security and resilience sector, particularly with […]

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Strategic Defence Review
June 2, 2025

Strategic Defence Review Publication

Strategic Defence Review Publication

On 2 June 2025, the UK Government published the long-awaited Strategic Defence Review.  The 130-page document is the result of thousands of […]

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May 30, 2025

Aircraft orders fall 75% year on year amidst tariff uncertainty

Aircraft orders fall 75% year on year amidst tariff uncertainty

April 2025 aircraft orders totalled 19, marking the lowest for the month since the pandemic 102 aircraft were delivered in April 2025, […]

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May 27, 2025

‘De-risk defence’ to improve financing climate for defence sector

‘De-risk defence’ to improve financing climate for defence sector

New collaborative paper from leading industry bodies sets out clear priorities to enhance the financing environment for defence sector businesses It calls […]

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May 20, 2025

ADS and ASD welcome UK-EU Security & Defence Partnership, urge swift implementation

ADS and ASD welcome UK-EU Security & Defence Partnership, urge swift implementation

ADS and ASD welcome the new UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership agreed at the 2025 Leaders Summit, calling for swift implementation to […]

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May 16, 2025

Fast-Tracking EU-UK Defence Industrial Cooperation: a critical reset

Fast-Tracking EU-UK Defence Industrial Cooperation: a critical reset

Why Europe must strengthen Its defence partnerships The world is facing rising geopolitical tensions—Russia’s war against Ukraine, growing uncertainties in global security, […]

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May 16, 2025

Securing Our Future, Together

Securing Our Future, Together

In February and March of 2025, ADS and the nationwide unions GMB and Prospect came together to discuss our shared goal to […]

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May 14, 2025

Sustainable Skies World Summit 2025

Sustainable Skies World Summit 2025

2025 is set to be a major year for the transition to net zero aviation in the UK. The UK civil aerospace […]

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May 9, 2025

AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Forum Coincides with UK-US Trade Deal

AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Forum Coincides with UK-US Trade Deal

In a big week for UK-US relations, our Defence Director Samira Braund headed to Washington DC for the AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Industry […]

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May 8, 2025

Victory in Europe (VE) Day 2025 – 80th Anniversary

Victory in Europe (VE) Day 2025 – 80th Anniversary

  Today is Victory in Europe (VE) Day 2025, marking 80 years since the official surrender of Nazi Germany and the end […]

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May 2, 2025

Record UK Youth Rocketry Challenge sees Teignmouth Community School crowned national champions

Record UK Youth Rocketry Challenge sees Teignmouth Community School crowned national champions

Students from Teignmouth Community School in Devon claim victory at this year’s UK Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKROC). This year’s competition brought together […]

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