ADS Group
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| Abbreviation | ADS |
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| Motto | Advancing UK AeroSpace, Defence and Security Industries Globally |
| Formation | 11 September 2009 |
| Type | Trade association |
| Legal status | Private company |
| Purpose | Promoting the aerospace, defence and security industries of the United Kingdom |
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Region served
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UK |
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Membership
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Aerospace, defence and security companies based in the United Kingdom |
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Executive Chairman
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Ian Godden |
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Main organ
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ADS Operating Board (President - Peter Rogers, Babcock International Group) |
| Affiliations | AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) |
| Website | ADS Group |
ADS Group Limited, informally known as Aerospace Defence Security or ADS, is the trade organisation representing the aerospace, defence, and security industries in the United Kingdom.
It was formed from the merger of the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers (APPSS), the Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA) and the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC).
ADS Group Limited was incorporated on 11 September 2009 as a private, limited by guarantee, no share capital company registered in the United Kingdom with company number 01765250.
Farnborough International Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of ADS. ADS also encompasses the British Aviation Group (BAG).
The head office is situated on the Albert Embankment (A3036), on the opposite side of the Thames to Millbank Tower, and next to the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade and the UN's International Maritime Organization, south of Lambeth Bridge.
It also has offices at
The Security Innovation and Technology Consortium (SITC) is a Special Interest Group in ADS intended to provide a cost effective means for SMEs to join a broad and diverse business community.
Companies include:
The ADS Group has drawn criticism for its annual dinners where ADS's member companies pay around £450 a head to host influential politicians, civil servants, military figures and journalists.
In 2015, the dinner was disrupted by a pregnant woman who said: "I'm here tonight because my child is going to be born in four months time. He's going to be born into a world where, in this country, one million people have needed to use a foodbank in the last year while at the same time arms dealers can enjoy £246-a-head dinners. That is more money than someone on Jobseeker's Allowance gets in a whole month. We know that tonight we're joined by MPs, we're joined by civil servants and we know that the purpose of this evening is to keep military spending at that high level."
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