Safran’s Véronique Bardelmann becomes new ADS VP for Aerospace
Safran’s Véronique Bardelmann becomes new ADS VP for Aerospace
Véronique Bardelmann, Vice President Safran UK & Europe, joins the ADS Board as the new Vice President for Aerospace Véronique […]
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ADS Careers: Connected Across Regions
ADS Careers: Connected Across Regions
As Ken Doig, ADS Scotland Business Development Manager, steps into retirement, ADS bids farewell to a colleague whose journey through manufacturing, aerospace […]
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Seven year high for aircraft deliveries, ADS reveals
Seven year high for aircraft deliveries, ADS reveals
118 aircraft were delivered in August 2025, the largest number of aircraft deliveries for the month of August since 2018 August […]
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Reforming UK Policing: An Industry Perspective on Technology and Partnership
Reforming UK Policing: An Industry Perspective on Technology and Partnership
As new Minister for Policing and Crime Sarah Jones stressed in her speech to the Annual Police Superintendents’ Association Conference this September, […]
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Cyber Resilience in the UK’s Strategic Sectors: Lessons from Recent Attacks and Policy Shifts
Cyber Resilience in the UK’s Strategic Sectors: Lessons from Recent Attacks and Policy Shifts
The UK’s aerospace, defence, security, and space sectors sit at the heart of national resilience — and in the crosshairs of increasingly […]
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DSEI 2025? It’s a wrap
DSEI 2025? It’s a wrap
If, like me, you’re settling down today with a mountain of unread emails, stack of business cards to follow up on, and […]
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Ukrainian defence industry to gain unparalleled support through new ADS membership offer
Ukrainian defence industry to gain unparalleled support through new ADS membership offer
London (11 September 2025) – In a world first, ADS is offering defence companies headquartered in Ukraine the opportunity to become members […]
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Value of aerospace, defence, security and space to Scotland grew by more than half since the pandemic, ADS data reveals
Value of aerospace, defence, security and space to Scotland grew by more than half since the pandemic, ADS data reveals
The aerospace, defence, security and space sectors added £3.7 billion to Scotland’s economy in 2024, growth of 55% since 2020 More people […]
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Value of defence and security sectors to the UK economy doubled in the last decade
Value of defence and security sectors to the UK economy doubled in the last decade
Defence and security industries added almost £27 billion to the UK economy in 2024 Exports from the sector have more than doubled […]
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ADS set to host more than 180 world-leading companies at DSEI 2025
ADS set to host more than 180 world-leading companies at DSEI 2025
Hosted by UK trade association ADS, the ADS Pavilion is home to over 180 organisations at DSEI 2025 The ADS Pavilion is […]
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ADS responds to the Defence Industrial Strategy
ADS responds to the Defence Industrial Strategy
On 8 September 2025, the Government published the Defence Industrial Strategy, with newly appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence […]
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Increase in defence spending could deliver 50,000 new jobs by 2035
Increase in defence spending could deliver 50,000 new jobs by 2035
Defence industry body highlights an increase in defence spending to 3% of GDP could deliver 50,000 new jobs by 2035 The value […]
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Highest year-to-date aircraft deliveries since 2019, ADS reports
Highest year-to-date aircraft deliveries since 2019, ADS reports
In July 2025, 116 aircraft were delivered, the highest year-to-date figures since 2019 with 712 aircraft deliveries recorded in the first seven […]
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Building ESG foundations: A practical case study from ADS
Building ESG foundations: A practical case study from ADS
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reporting is becoming increasingly important across the aerospace and defence sectors, including for SMEs. GHG reporting helps identify […]
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Working with UK Public Financial Institutions
Working with UK Public Financial Institutions
Introduction The publication of the Spending Review, the Industrial Strategy and the Trade Strategy in June 2025 brought a range of financial measures […]
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