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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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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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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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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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 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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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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