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Marketing SIG Meeting: Insight & opportunities

The ADS Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) brings together marketing professionals across the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors for networking and inspiration. As a member-led community, it’s designed to help you share best practice, build valuable connections and stay ahead of the trends shaping our sectors. The next Marketing SIG will be delivered as…
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Online Roundtable – AI in Defence: The Capability Gaps Behind the Strategy

This session focuses on the gap between ambition and execution in defence and security environments. Many organisations are progressing AI strategies but are now facing challenges around workforce readiness, ownership of use cases, governance, and adoption. As organisations move beyond strategy and pilots, many are encountering new organisational, workforce and governance challenges that can slow…
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Innovation incentives and reliefs playbook: workshop and clinics

This workshop provides an up-to-date overview of the UK innovation incentives and reliefs landscape for aerospace and defence businesses. It will explore what has changed in recent years (and what hasn’t) across key tools such as R&D tax relief, grants and Patent Box, with a particular focus on how these apply in complex, contracted and…
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Webinar: Quantum Decryption is Coming – Are You Ready?

Quantum computing is moving rapidly from theory to reality, and with it comes a fundamental challenge for today’s digital systems: quantum-enabled decryption. When that moment arrives, encryption methods that underpin data security, intellectual property protection and trusted communications will no longer be sufficient. This ADS webinar, Quantum Decryption Is Coming – Are You Ready?, is…
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Security Briefing & Networking Event – Sponsored by DHL Supply Chain

Join us for the next event in our Security Briefing & Networking Series Booking is now open for our upcoming quarterly event, sponsored by DHL Supply Chain. This is a must-attend for professionals involved in, or with an interest in, security, networking, and business development. The event will bring together representatives from across government departments and…
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AI Deep Dive Webinars – Webinar one – Agentic AI

The pace of AI change is accelerating, and organisations across aerospace, defence, security and space are under pressure to move from experimentation to real-world value. ADS’ AI Deep Dive Series is designed to give members a clear, practical understanding of the AI landscape and what it means for businesses operating in our critical sectors. Building…
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Aerospace & Defence Hackathon: AI process engineering for the factory floor

About session As part of their Industrial hackathon series, ADS with the support of Rubik Technologies are running a hands-on hackathon for aerospace & defence production leaders, to solve common industry challenges. You will build composable factory apps, integrate AI into workflows, create your own roadmaps and leave with an AI process engineer certification –…
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ADS Engage North East 2026

Join us for the next event in our ADS Engage series, coming to the North East. This one-day forum will bring together industry, government, and the wider ADS community for a day of insight, collaboration, and connection. Part of our growing ADS Engage programme, these regional forums are designed to deliver high-quality content and meaningful…
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Public Security Exhibition (PSE) Italy 2026

ADS, in partnership with the British Embassy in Rome and the Department for Business and Trade, invites UK security companies to book their space for the UK Security Trade Mission in Rome. The mission will seek to harness the close relationship between the UK and Italy to present UK capabilities matched to meet Italy’s requirements…
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ADS & The Data City Webinar: Introducing the Defence Landscape

ADS, in partnership with The Data City, is hosting an online webinar to introduce the new Defence Real-Time Industrial Classification (RTIC). The new Defence RTIC introduces a powerful data-led approach to defining and mapping defence activity across the UK economy. Featuring Aimie Stone, Chief Economist at ADS, and Paul Swinney, Chief Economist at The Data…
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