AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe
| Abbreviation | ASD |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2004 |
| Merger of | Association of European Space Industry (EUROSPACE), European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA) and European Defence Industries Group (EDIG) |
| Type | Trade association |
| Headquarters | Rue du Trône 100, 1050 Brussels |
| Fields | Aerospace, defence and security |
| Membership | 3,000 companies |
Key people | Alessandro Profumo (President) Jan Pie (Secretary General) |
| Website | asd-europe |
The Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) is a trade association for the aerospace, defence and security industries in Europe. According to the organisation, it represents over 3,000 companies in 17 countries.
History
[edit]The organisation was formed in 2004 through the merger of the Association of European Space Industry (Eurospace), European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA) and European Defence Industries Group (EDIG).[1][2]
Activities
[edit]The organisation serves as a lobbying group and policy advocate for the industry within the European Union establishment,[3] in particular the European Defence Agency, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, as well as the European Union Agency for the Space Programme.[4]
The organisation is responsible for maintaining the ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (STE) standards for aerospace technical documentation.
References
[edit]- ^ "Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe". Global Civil Society Database. Union of International Associations. 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Andersson, Jan Joel (2013). Biscop, Sven; Whitman, Richard G. (eds.). The Routledge handbook of European security. London: Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-415-58828-7. OCLC 780063865.
- ^ Jones, Chris (2017-08-25). Market Forces: The development of the EU Security-Industrial Complex (Report). The Transnational Institute.
- ^ Oikonomou, Iraklis (2012-05-01). "The European Defence Agency and EU military space policy: Whose space odyssey?". Space Policy. Special Issue on New Horizons for Europe: A European Studies Perspective on European Space Policy. 28 (2): 102–109. Bibcode:2012SpPol..28..102O. doi:10.1016/j.spacepol.2012.02.008. ISSN 0265-9646.
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