Will the UK launch its own Galileo?
29/05/2018
Last week saw increasingly active discussion of the UK’s future in Galileo, the EU’s global navigation satellite system. On Monday, the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson…
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Civil drones: the world of the future
21/05/2018
They have been the subject of science fiction for decades, but drones are arriving on our shores in ever-increasing numbers. As the purposes they may…
Aerospace All Party Parliamentary Group visits Cranfield University
21/05/2018
Last week the Aerospace All Party Parliamentary Group, chaired by Chris Matheson MP, were welcomed to the world renowned Cranfield University, by Chief Executive and…
Staying in EASA, ECHA isn’t cherry picking, it stands on precedent
17/05/2018
In her Mansion House speech in March, the PM said that the UK would like to stay in three European Union agencies: the European Aviation…
Prosperity from Space: A British Success Story
11/05/2018
Today UK Space published a Space Growth Partnership strategy document outlining the important collaboration between Government and industry when it comes to the providing growth…
Apprentices: Engineering Our Future
10/05/2018
The annual ADS Apprenticeship Reception was held in the House of Commons last week which celebrated the important role of the 12,000 apprentices in the…
An aviation industry for the twenty-first century
24/04/2018
On Saturday 7th April the Government published the next stage in its Aviation Strategy, which plans to set out the framework for the industry over…
Government re-confirms commitment on EASA post-Brexit
19/04/2018
Today in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, re-confirmed the government’s intention to remain in the European Aviation Safety…
National Security Capability Review
29/03/2018
On 28th March the Government published its report into the National Security Capability Review. The NSCR updates the 2015 SDSR’s assessment of the challenges likely…
UK aerospace sector one of the hardest hit by Brexit
13/03/2018
Last Autumn, ADS published our ‘Building Brexit’ report which estimated that post-Brexit, the UK aerospace sector could face additional costs of almost £1.3bn in additional…