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Industry Facts & Figures 2024
The UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space industries are at the heart of UK advanced manufacturing and innovative services. Our true value extends beyond our economic footprint, underpinning UK society, families and our way of life.
The 2024 ADS Industry Facts and Figures guide shows the extent to which companies in our sectors serve as the industrial backbone of the UK – delivering the well-paid jobs and high-tech exports we need to secure a prosperous future.
Securing UK advantage
ADS is the UK trade association advancing leadership in aerospace, defence, security and space, to enable prosperity and clean, secure growth for our nation.
Upcoming events
ADS promotes its members in lifting the limits to a new future built on clean growth, sovereign capabilities for peace, and opening space to all.
Webinar: Taxing times and legal lines: Navigating new rules
Workshop: Power up: Skills, strategies and success for new professionals
Marketing SIG Meeting & Networking: Unlocking new opportunities in the security sector
Briefing: Accessing Untapped Talent with Fragomen
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Always available to help our members unlock sector insight, Government priorities and economic trends on issues affecting our sectors
UKROC regional winners gear up for national finals and Paris showdown
UKROC regional winners gear up for national finals and Paris showdown
Over the past fortnight, we’ve travelled across the UK, hosting our seven regional UKROC competitions. Hundreds of schoolchildren have put their […] Read more
Spring Statement 2025 – 10 key policy wins for ADS & our sectors
Spring Statement 2025 – 10 key policy wins for ADS & our sectors
Key policy wins for ADS and our sectors within the Spring Statement: 1. Increasing the defence budget by £2.2 billion in 2025-26, […] Read more
Two thirds increase in aircraft orders shows signs of a stabilising aircraft market
Two thirds increase in aircraft orders shows signs of a stabilising aircraft market
February 2025 aircraft orders are up almost two thirds compared to 2024 figures 86 aircraft deliveries in February 2025 represents the highest […] Read more
Biggest UK Youth Rocketry Challenge sees Slemish College top the Northern Ireland Regional Finals
Biggest UK Youth Rocketry Challenge sees Slemish College top the Northern Ireland Regional Finals
12 teams took part in the Northern Ireland Regional Finals of the 2025 UK Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKROC) Slemish College are […] Read more
Skills-based hiring for digital transformation in aerospace
Skills-based hiring for digital transformation in aerospace
The aerospace industry is increasingly embracing digital capabilities to drive significant improvements in productivity, operational efficiency, and competitiveness. As the sector navigates […] Read more
13 teams of Welsh schoolchildren go rocket-to-rocket at the UKROC regionals
13 teams of Welsh schoolchildren go rocket-to-rocket at the UKROC regionals
66 students took part in the inaugural Welsh regional finals of the 2025 UK Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKROC) Haverfordwest High VC School […] Read more
EU Defence White Paper
EU Defence White Paper
Introduction Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 undeniably transformed Europe’s security landscape and underscored the criticality of alliances to ensure collective […] Read more
Kata Escott becomes new ADS Vice President for Space
Kata Escott becomes new ADS Vice President for Space
Kata Escott, UK Managing Director and Head of Country at Airbus Defence and Space, joins the ADS Board as the new Vice […] Read more
NW PRO wins ADS Security Innovation Award
NW PRO wins ADS Security Innovation Award
NW PRO have won the ADS Security Innovation Award for their product NexuSec The judges were impressed by the product’s efficiency […] Read more
Near 250% increase in Security Exports since 2014, new data from ADS reveals
Near 250% increase in Security Exports since 2014, new data from ADS reveals
The Security and Resilience Outlook from ADS highlights that the sector delivered £11.7 billion in exports in 2024, a 244% increase on […] Read more
Strategic Partnership Agreed between Hub Exhibitions and ADS
Strategic Partnership Agreed between Hub Exhibitions and ADS
Hub Exhibitions and trade association ADS are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership aimed at delivering a global event of the […] Read more
What does the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal mean for UK competitiveness?
What does the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal mean for UK competitiveness?
What has been announced? On 26 February 2025, the European Commission unveiled a new plan to support industrial competitiveness and resilience across […] Read more
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