Boards and Committees from across our four sectors provide the opportunity for members to shape the agendas of their industries
ADS facilitates a significant number of Boards and Committees across all our Sectors, providing Members the opportunity to engage in the thinking and shaping of topics and agendas that are important to their business and sectors.
The Boards and Committees cover everything from the strategic, political and policy environment to engagement with many key stakeholders, be it Government, DBT, UKDSE, MOD, Home Office that have the ability to support and influence many of our initiatives for Members.
To find out more or request information on joining any of these boards or committees contact membership.
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Our aims are to expand this unique workforce capability and national advantage by delivering sector investment and knowledge to the frontiers of advanced manufacturing.

A very busy 2025 has drawn to a close. Marked by global increases in defence spending, a wave of vital […]
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On 10 December 2025, The UK was formally acceded to the Agreement on Defence Export Controls, joining France, Germany, and Spain as […]
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Emerging technologies are rapidly disrupting how organisations across the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors operate, compete and grow. Through our Business […]
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London (11 December) – The Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community (RISC), today announces the appointment of Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR […]
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Series Introduction On 8 September 2025 the Government published the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) with the objective of strengthening the UK’s industrial […]
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What links tariffs, threats to subsea cables that keep our financial system running, high-profile cyber-attacks, the global tech race, and those critical […]
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Series Introduction On 8 September 2025 the Government published the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) with the objective of strengthening the UK’s industrial […]
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Introducing Claire Cutts, the new Chief People Officer of the ADS Group We are delighted to welcome Claire to the ADS Group […]
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Within our 1700+ member companies, there is a growing cluster of specialist service providers covering a wide range of professional domains. They […]
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132 aircraft were delivered in October 2025, an increase of two thirds compared to October 2024 October 2025 aircraft orders fell by […]
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On Friday 28 November 2025, the UK and EU failed to reach an agreement on the UK’s participation in the €150 billion Security […]
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During the European Council of Ministers on 26 – 27 November 2025, the UK announced a £1.7bn investment package in ESA programmes. […]
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Series Introduction On 8 September 2025 the Government published the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) with the objective of strengthening the UK’s industrial […]
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On 26 November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, presented the Autumn Budget to Parliament. Its tax-raising measures are worth […]
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On 12 November, ADS hosted an SME Symposium, in partnership with SVGC, at the Larkhill Racecourse. The event brought together SMEs, Mid-Tiers […]
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