February 25, 2019

Boyden: Furthering Female Leadership #DisruptTheNorm

Boyden: Furthering Female Leadership #DisruptTheNorm

Recently ADS Member Boyden published a report entitled “Furthering Female Leadership”, looking to accelerate diversity in leadership. Boyden is a leadership consulting […]

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Brexit
February 22, 2019

Preparing for No Deal: Export Licenses

Preparing for No Deal: Export Licenses

Defence exports make a huge contribution to the health of the UK defence sector, as well as the wider national economy. Between […]

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February 21, 2019

Farewell Tornado, it’s been a whirlwind

Farewell Tornado, it’s been a whirlwind

After 40 years in service, the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Tornados are set to retire at the end of March. This […]

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February 18, 2019

Defence Procurement: Sovereign Capability Explained

Defence Procurement: Sovereign Capability Explained

Today, Monday 18 February, the Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson was in the House of Commons answering questions from parliamentarians […]

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February 15, 2019

Spring Statement and Spending Review 2019: What to expect

Spring Statement and Spending Review 2019: What to expect

Written by Aimie Stone, Senior Economist at ADS The Institute for Government (IfG) and Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) held a briefing […]

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February 15, 2019

UK Space Sector: Clearing the Path for the Future

UK Space Sector: Clearing the Path for the Future

Just a week ago, 400 kilometres above the Earth, the world’s first ever space harpoon was fired into orbit. The space harpoon […]

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Brexit
February 15, 2019

Another Government Brexit Defeat – What does it mean?

Another Government Brexit Defeat – What does it mean?

On Valentine’s Day the Prime Minister suffered an embarrassing defeat on her Brexit strategy, however, does it mean anything? In short, nothing […]

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February 14, 2019

Airbus Beluga XL touches down in UK

Airbus Beluga XL touches down in UK

Today the Airbus Beluga XL had its debut flight in the UK, flying over some of the UK’s hubs for innovative technology […]

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February 14, 2019

The UK’s Armed Forces – A Vision of Cooperation and Modernisation

The UK’s Armed Forces – A Vision of Cooperation and Modernisation

On 11 February Secretary of State (SoS) for Defence Gavin Williamson delivered a speech about the immediate and long-term future of the […]

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February 14, 2019

EU Aviation Safety regulation for a No Deal Brexit

EU Aviation Safety regulation for a No Deal Brexit

Yesterday, the European Parliament voted through regulation on Brexit and aviation safety, to ensure that the European Union continues to recognise aviation […]

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February 13, 2019

Countering the malicious usage of drones

Countering the malicious usage of drones

The widespread use of drones is opening many opportunities, whether that is in the delivery of retail parcels, the protection of secure […]

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February 12, 2019

Will Parliament vote for a Brexit agreement in time?

Will Parliament vote for a Brexit agreement in time?

With 23:00 on 29 March approaching quickly, time seems to be running out to find consensus on the Government’s Brexit plans before […]

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February 11, 2019

Celebrating Women and Girls in Science

Celebrating Women and Girls in Science

Today, 8 February, marks the fourth International Day of Women and Girls in Science, to recognise the critical role women and girls […]

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February 11, 2019

Women In Engineering

Women In Engineering

The number of female engineers is increasing year on year but females still only currently account for 11 per cent of the […]

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February 8, 2019

HMRC Communications Update: Business readiness for no-deal

HMRC Communications Update: Business readiness for no-deal

Written by Aimie Stone, Senior Economist at ADS HMRC have written to VAT-registered businesses in the UK trading with the EU again […]

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