November 26, 2020

Preparing for Brexit: Logistics and Freight

Preparing for Brexit: Logistics and Freight

Your general reminder to get ready With just 37 days to go until the end of the transition period, government and businesses […]

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November 11, 2020

National Security and Investment Bill 2020

National Security and Investment Bill 2020

The UK Government today announced that it will be modernising powers to investigate and intervene in potentially hostile direct investment on national […]

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October 29, 2020

Brexit: Cautious optimism for negotiations, but gaps remain

Brexit: Cautious optimism for negotiations, but gaps remain

Negotiations between the UK and EU on their future relationship after the transition period ends on 31 December have faced a bumpy […]

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Integrated Review #5: Looking toward the future

Integrated Review #5: Looking toward the future

Over the past month ADS has set out how the Government’s Integrated Review, and the associated Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS), […]

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Brexit transition
October 26, 2020

Brexit: Act now, time is running out

Brexit: Act now, time is running out

Increased urgency There are just 67 days remaining until the end of the transition period. It is for this reason that the […]

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October 19, 2020

ADS Priorities – Securing Industry’s Recovery

ADS Priorities – Securing Industry’s Recovery

The ongoing global pandemic is impacting heavily on our sectors. In 2019 the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors contributed a combined […]

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October 15, 2020

Integrated Review #3: The UK as an Exporting Powerhouse

Integrated Review #3: The UK as an Exporting Powerhouse

The UK’s Strategic Defence and Security Reviews have traditionally considered issues and capabilities affecting national security primarily, if not exclusively. However, the […]

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October 9, 2020

Integrated Review #2: Establishing Industry as Strategic Partners

Integrated Review #2: Establishing Industry as Strategic Partners

The UK’s Integrated Review (IR) is a cross-government effort to better align the various departments, agencies, and other bodies of state to […]

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October 8, 2020

Defence and security export sales in 2019

Defence and security export sales in 2019

Written by Nathan Mathiot, Security Policy Advisor, and Andy Johnston, Defence Policy Advisor – ADS UK Defence & Security Exports (UKDSE) released […]

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October 1, 2020

Integrated Review #1: Setting the Scene

Integrated Review #1: Setting the Scene

The Government’s Integrated Review (IR) of Foreign Policy, Defence, Security and Development was announced in February 2020 and is due to be […]

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September 8, 2020

Engage with the latest technology solutions from innovative scale ups

Engage with the latest technology solutions from innovative scale ups

The Scale | ADS programme launched in Spring 2020 and seven scale-ups on the programme have since been working with PwC to […]

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August 10, 2020

Transition Period – Michael Gove writes to businesses

Transition Period – Michael Gove writes to businesses

Brexit rumbles on As we continue to navigate through the coronavirus crisis, the issue of the UK’s future relationship with the EU […]

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August 3, 2020

Be the Business Mentoring for Growth programme

Be the Business Mentoring for Growth programme

To help our members navigate a way through this challenging year, ADS have engaged with Be the Business who are providing fully-funded […]

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