Produced by ADS Group Media, the UK trade association representing more than 2,000 member companies, alongside Farnborough International, organisers of the Farnborough International Airshow, ADS Advance provides authoritative coverage of the key issues and developments shaping these sectors.

Bringing together a quarterly magazine, a daily online news service and a weekly newsletter, Advance offers a platform for stakeholders across government, the armed forces, and industry to exchange insight and news. Its editorial content focuses on the topics that matter most, delivering informed market analysis for those working across the sectors.

Established in 2011, Advance is essential reading for organisations and individuals across the full supply chain. It delivers clear, authoritative insight into developments in UK, European and global markets, going beyond the headlines with contributions from award-winning journalists, industry commentators and analysts.

ADS is the trade association for the UK’s aerospace, defence, security, and space industries, representing over 2,000 members.

We work with those sectors to secure the UK’s advantage, enhance the UK’s international positioning as a go-to destination for innovation, and deliver on our sustainable leadership goals.

Whether representing industry, connecting our members with business opportunities, or driving forward innovation and growth, ADS is at the forefront of activities that benefit UK industry.

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Royal Navy ends NATO task force deployment with handover to France
Royal navy pass command to French Navy
Royal Navy ends NATO task force deployment with handover to France
The transfer of SNMG1 command follows four months of operations across some of NATO’s most strategically important waters.
Defence

23 Aug 2026

The UK wants sovereign drones, but who makes the batteries?
Woman in Camouflage Uniform Working installing batteries on Next Generation Drone.
The UK wants sovereign drones, but who makes the batteries?
The UK is putting more than £5 billion into drones and autonomous systems, with UK industry expected to benefit. But building a drone in the UK is not the same as controlling the supply chain inside it. Volklec CCO Johan Andersson tells ADS Advance why battery cells could become one of the hardest dependencies to break.
Defence

22 Aug 2026

Austrian ENPULSION moves to acquire UK space propulsion specialist Lift Me Off
Enpulsion space propulsion manufacturer buys UK company lift me off
Austrian ENPULSION moves to acquire UK space propulsion specialist Lift Me Off
Austrian spacecraft propulsion manufacturer ENPULSION has agreed to acquire British specialist Lift Me Off, bringing together electric and chemical propulsion capabilities in a deal that will require UK Government approval.
Space

21 Aug 2026

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