June 12, 2018

MPs Champion Combat Air in Defence Questions

MPs Champion Combat Air in Defence Questions

Yesterday in the House of Commons, Members of Parliament questioned the Government on priorities for the UK defence industry and Combat Air. […]

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June 11, 2018

Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked

Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked

Today The Guardian reports that some UK business organisations have joined with Opposition parties Labour and the Liberal Democrats in calling on […]

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June 11, 2018

ADS and GAMA Letter to Michel Barnier on aviation safety talks

ADS and GAMA Letter to Michel Barnier on aviation safety talks

We are concerned that steps need to be taken urgently to make arrangements on aviation safety after the UK leaves the EU. […]

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June 8, 2018

The world’s first Gravitational Wave Space Observatory

The world’s first Gravitational Wave Space Observatory

Back in 2015 a scientific phenomenon was observed for the first time, one that was previously only alluded to by one of […]

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Parliament
June 8, 2018

House of Commons Defence Committee Highlights Importance of Defence Co-operation

House of Commons Defence Committee Highlights Importance of Defence Co-operation

On Friday 8th June the House of Commons Defence Committee published a report on the UK Government’s proposals for a future security […]

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June 8, 2018

World Oceans Day – Conservation and The Royal Navy

World Oceans Day – Conservation and The Royal Navy

8 June is World Oceans Day, a global celebration of what is being done to protect and preserve our oceans and seas. […]

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June 7, 2018

GDPR: Data sharing doesn’t end here

GDPR: Data sharing doesn’t end here

GDPR is just the start Most of us have found it hard to get away from GDPR in 2018. Unfortunately, despite the […]

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June 6, 2018

Securing the Future: The UK’s new counter-terrorism strategy

Securing the Future: The UK’s new counter-terrorism strategy

A firm response to the 2017 terrorist attacks On Sunday 3rd June 2018 the UK marked one year since the horrific London […]

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June 5, 2018

Public Engagement – The Future of the RAF

Public Engagement – The Future of the RAF

Last week Downing Street was graced by a machine etched into the psyche of anyone who has ever attended a British air […]

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June 5, 2018

Achieving an environmentally sustainable aerospace industry

Achieving an environmentally sustainable aerospace industry

As a large and growing industry currently  dependent on fossil fuels, aviation is clearly at the forefront of efforts to reduce and […]

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Black Hornet Nano
June 4, 2018

Maximising the potential of UAVs in defence

Maximising the potential of UAVs in defence

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been used in the military for years but there is still much more capability this technology can […]

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June 1, 2018

Trump, steel and protectionism

Trump, steel and protectionism

After originally exempting the EU, Canada and Mexico from steel and aluminium import tariffs, the US removed their exemptions today. All three […]

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May 29, 2018

Will the UK launch its own Galileo?

Will the UK launch its own Galileo?

Last week saw increasingly active discussion of the UK’s future in Galileo, the EU’s global navigation satellite system. On Monday, the Defence […]

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Bloomfield School with their rocket
May 25, 2018

Having a blast: #UKRoC National Finals

Having a blast: #UKRoC National Finals

This week saw the national finals of the UK Youth Rocketry Challenge at BMFA Buckminster near Grantham. Schools from across the country […]

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Brexit transition
May 24, 2018

ADS Letter to Nicky Morgan & Hilary Benn on Customs after Brexit

ADS Letter to Nicky Morgan & Hilary Benn on Customs after Brexit

Yesterday, following evidence sessions of the Treasury Select Committee and the Exiting the European Union Committee that each covered the topic of […]

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