Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 May 2026 | Anne Fort Cabinet member | Preparation of the participation of Commissioner to Defence Summit at FIAS 2026 | SRC |
Mission & Goals
ADS is the trade association for the UK’s aerospace, defence, security, and space industries, representing over 1,800 members, including SMEs, Midtiers and Primes. We work with those sectors to secure the UK’s advantage, enhance our international positioning as a go-to destination for innovation, and deliver on our sustainable leadership goals. Acting as a collective voice for industry, ADS submits responses to requests for evidence and consultations from the UK Ministry of Defence and other government departments, ensuring industry insight informs policy, capability development, and procurement decisions. We drive growth through export support, international engagement, and strategic programmes that strengthen competitiveness, innovation, and resilience across the defence industrial technological base.
EU Legislative Interests
Civil Aviation: Review of the EASA Basic Regulation; EASA Fines & Penalty Charges; ETS, Climate change and CO2 standards; RPAS and their insertion into the civil aerospace; Defence: Critical raw materials for defence industry; Security of supply; Cross-border Supply chains; EDAP; European Defence Fund; EDIRPA, EDIP Security: European Security Strategy; Review of Security research; Instrument for Peace and Stability; Sustainability: European Energy Union - Alternative fuels; REACH; ICAO Research: Horizon Europe
Communication Activities
- Business intelligence and legislative monitoring provided to ADS members - Position Papers published, inter alia, on the ADS Members Area - Participation in Events organised by the EU institutions - Newsletter
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ADS is a member of ASD (Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe)
Organisation Members
https://www.adsgroup.org.uk/members/