Security Sector UK Outlook 2025 launches
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.
Workshop: Power up: Skills, strategies and success for new professionals
Marketing SIG Meeting & Networking: Unlocking new opportunities in the security sector
Knowledge
Always available to help our members unlock sector insight, Government priorities and economic trends on issues affecting our sectors
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 […] Read more
24 hours in Japan
24 hours in Japan
Last month, I had the pleasure of joining the Foreign Secretary, Business and Trade Secretary, and some very talented colleagues and […] Read more
Response to US tariffs
Response to US tariffs
The 10% tariff introduction – on top of our existing levies – is disappointing, but will not kill our sectors. It […] Read more
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All ADS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are formed of Members and stakeholders with similar professional specialities. These groups are designed to enable Members to network, seek out business development opportunities, learn, influence markets and stakeholders and keep up to date with current, related developments.
