May 1, 2019

Winging It Podcast – Women in Defence

Winging It Podcast – Women in Defence

The seventh episode of our Winging It podcast is about Women in Defence. We also talk to schools from across the country […]

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April 30, 2019

Celebrating 50 Years of the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent

Celebrating 50 Years of the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD). Since April 1969, there has always been a Royal […]

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April 24, 2019

Reforming the UK’s forensic science market

Reforming the UK’s forensic science market

Effective, affordable and trusted forensic science is a core pillar of the UK’s criminal justice system (CJS). Whether it is fingerprint comparison, […]

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April 12, 2019

The Prosperity Considerations of Fleet Solid Support

The Prosperity Considerations of Fleet Solid Support

The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships contract continues to be a point of contention for MPs, military commentators and industry alike. Since […]

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April 8, 2019

Sabre air-breathing rocket engine reaches a new milestone

Sabre air-breathing rocket engine reaches a new milestone

ADS member Reaction Engines today successfully tested the first phase of its high-temperature testing of its Sabre air-breathing rocket engine. The Sabre […]

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April 8, 2019

Defence Industry Vision 2025 – principles of success

Defence Industry Vision 2025 – principles of success

On Wednesday 3 April the Ministry of Defence (MOD) hosted the first Defence Suppliers Forum Main of 2019. This meeting saw the […]

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April 5, 2019

The current cyber threat

The current cyber threat

Prompted by the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review, discussions have already started about the UK’s next cyber security strategy. The 2016-2021 National Cyber […]

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April 4, 2019

Royal Navy awarded £75m investment for innovative technology

Royal Navy awarded £75m investment for innovative technology

On Monday 1 April Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson announced an investment of £75m for innovative projects in the Royal […]

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April 3, 2019

Jumpstart Guest Blog: four facts about Patent Box you can’t afford to ignore

Jumpstart Guest Blog: four facts about Patent Box you can’t afford to ignore

ADS member Jumpstart are the UK’s leading Innovation Funding specialists providing a complete service in claiming R&D tax relief and Patent Box […]

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April 2, 2019

MoD publishes the Defence SME Action Plan 2019 – 2022

MoD publishes the Defence SME Action Plan 2019 – 2022

On Friday 29th March the Ministry of Defence (MoD) released the Defence SME Action Plan 2019 – 2022. This is the MoD’s […]

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April 1, 2019

Engaging with Team Tempest

Engaging with Team Tempest

Delivering world-class next generation Combat Air capabilities was a talking point at the first major industry briefing from Team Tempest to ADS […]

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March 29, 2019

2019 Women in Defence Awards Launched

2019 Women in Defence Awards Launched

Last week the 4th annual Women in Defence UK awards opened nominations. Over the past three years the Women in Defence UK […]

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March 28, 2019

No Deal Brexit and the state of preparatory aviation safety legislation

No Deal Brexit and the state of preparatory aviation safety legislation

Today, Aviation Safety legislation passed by the European Union became law. This will come into force in the event of a No […]

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March 27, 2019

Winging It Episode 6 – An ADS Podcast

Winging It Episode 6 – An ADS Podcast

The sixth episode of our Winging It podcast is all about Brexit. This month we are joined by Nicole Sykes from the […]

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March 22, 2019

European Defence Industrial Development Programme Releases First Work Packages

European Defence Industrial Development Programme Releases First Work Packages

The European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) is a European Union-led initiative designed to improve the military capability of European nations and […]

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