Meet Billy Hopkins, Smiths Detection
Meet Billy Hopkins, Smiths Detection
Next up in our showcase of apprentices for National Apprenticeship Week 2021, meet Billy Hopkins, Laboratory Science Apprentice, Smiths Detection Hemel Hempstead. […]
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National Apprenticeship Week 2021 #BuildTheFuture
National Apprenticeship Week 2021 #BuildTheFuture
This week (8-14 February) is National Apprenticeship Week in England. The UK’s Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industries are at the forefront […]
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What the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement means for personal data
What the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement means for personal data
The new agreement between the UK and EU covers a huge range of issues, however, one thing that couldn’t be included was […]
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What the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement means for Security
What the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement means for Security
Alongside the much-publicised free trade agreement between the UK and EU signed at the end of 2020, the two sides importantly committed […]
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Exploring the UK-EU Trade and Co-Operation Agreement
Exploring the UK-EU Trade and Co-Operation Agreement
On Christmas Eve, the UK and EU reached an agreement over their future relationship after nearly a year of tough negotiations. Whilst […]
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Winging It Podcast – the UK’s Defence and Security Sectors
Winging It Podcast – the UK’s Defence and Security Sectors
In the latest episode of the ADS Winging It Podcast, we talk to the ADS Defence and Security Directors and Vice Presidents […]
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Public procurement green paper
Public procurement green paper
The current pandemic has highlighted the importance of agile, open and effective public procurement to ensure the quick provision of vital goods […]
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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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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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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: 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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Integrated Review #4: Leveraging the UK’s role as a Science and Technology Superpower
Integrated Review #4: Leveraging the UK’s role as a Science and Technology Superpower
This week the Government announced that the Comprehensive Spending Review will be postponed. We await further details from the Government about the […]
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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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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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