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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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Three quarters increase in aircraft orders in first quarter of 2025, ADS data shows
Three quarters increase in aircraft orders in first quarter of 2025, ADS data shows
521 aircraft orders placed in Q1 2025 is a 73% improvement on Q1 2024, with growing demand for both single-aisle and wide-body […]
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Celebrating NATEP: A Decade of Innovation and Impact
Celebrating NATEP: A Decade of Innovation and Impact
Making ideas happen Earlier this month, we came together to celebrate the conclusion of the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP) — […]
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Aerospace Strategy and Industry Engagement – Q1 Update
Aerospace Strategy and Industry Engagement – Q1 Update
The first round of aerospace focused special interest group (SIG) quarterly meetings has recently finished. Our groups have continued to balance strategic […]
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Military Innovations in Contemporary Warfare, Ukraine
Military Innovations in Contemporary Warfare, Ukraine
As part of our ongoing engagement both within Ukraine and with our Ukrainian counterparts, last week, ADS sponsored the ‘Military Innovations in […]
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SME Spotlight – April 2025
SME Spotlight – April 2025
Welcome to ADS’ SME spotlight that allow us to showcase our member’s innovative skills and capabilities. This spotlight we’re joined by DIGI2AL […]
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Business confidence drops a third in aerospace, defence, security and space, says ADS
Business confidence drops a third in aerospace, defence, security and space, says ADS
Business confidence dropped nearly a third at the end of 2024, compared to 6 months prior Half of businesses expected to […]
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