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 location salamanca square 9 albert embankment lambeth se1 7sp region served uk membership aerospace defence and security companies based in the united kingdom executive chairman ian godden main organ 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 . contents 1 history 2 activities 2.1 regional offices 2.2 sitc 3 membership 4 see also 5 references 6 external links 6.1 news items history edit 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 . 1 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 . 2 activities edit 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 . regional offices edit it also has offices at farnborough edinburgh belfast toulouse france bangalore india sitc edit 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 . 3 membership edit companies include atkins agustawestland bae systems boeing defence uk ltd cobham plc daher aerospace eads uk leonardo finmeccanica uk ge aviation general dynamics uk gkn messier dowty nexor northrop grumman uk qinetiq osprey csl uk raytheon systems rolls royce plc selex es serco group plc thales uk see also edit uk space agency intellect trade association arms industry uk cyber security community references edit ads advancing uk aerospace defence and security industries . ads group limited . retrieved 10 november 2010 . ads group limited . opencorporates . retrieved 10 november 2010 . sitc . retrieved 17 january 2013 . external links edit ads group news items edit uk space industry in march 2011 defence cuts in october 2010 v t e aerospace industry in the united kingdom economy of the united kingdom manufacturing in the united kingdom companies current ad aerospace agustawestland airbus uk astrium satellites surrey satellite technology bae systems bae systems integrated system technologies bae systems military air solutions eurofighter gmbh 33 % mbda 37.5 % bba aviation boeing defence uk british airways engineering britten norman chemring group cobham cobham technical services euravia ge aviation systems gfs projects gkn hants and sussex aviation hybrid air vehicles irvin gq lindstrand technologies lockheed martin uk marshall aerospace martin baker meggitt messier bugatti dowty qinetiq reaction engines rolls royce selex es short brothers telespazio vega thales air defence thales optronics ultra electronics defunct adc aircraft ajep abbott baynes sailplanes abc motors air navigation and engineering company airco the airscrew company airship industries airspeed armstrong whitworth aircraft arrow aircraft auster austin motor company aviation traders avro beagle aircraft william beardmore and company blackburn aircraft boulton & paul boulton paul aircraft bristol aeroplane company british aerial transport british aerospace british aircraft company british aircraft corporation british aircraft manufacturing btr aerospace central aircraft company chilton aircraft chrislea aircraft clayton & shuttleworth comper aircraft company cunliffe owen aircraft dart aircraft de havilland de havilland aeronautical technical school de havilland propellers desoutter aircraft company dowty group dowty rotol dunlop standard aerospace e. d. abbott edgar percival aircraft elliotts of newbury english electric fairey aviation company fane aircraft company ferranti folland aircraft foster wikner aircraft garland aircraft company general aircraft general electric company gloster aircraft company grahame white handley page hawker aircraft hawker siddeley heston aircraft company hewlett & blondeau hordern richmond hunting aircraft lakes flying company luton aircraft m. b. arpin & co. marconi company marconi electronic systems martinsyde matra marconi space miles aircraft moss brothers aircraft d. napier & son nash & thomson national aircraft factory no. 2 nieuport & general aircraft norman thompson flight company parnall parnall & sons port victoria marine experimental aircraft depot lang propellers reid and sigrist rollason aircraft and engines royal aircraft establishment saunders roe scottish aviation seaplane experimental station selex galileo selex sistemi integrati siddeley deasy sopwith aviation company spartan aircraft supermarine vickers vickers armstrongs westland aircraft westland helicopters j. samuel white government and regulatory bodies civil aviation authority defence electronics and components agency defence science and technology laboratory european aviation safety agency related topics ads group aircraft manufactured in the united kingdom air international air service training british aerospace engineers farnborough airshow flight international key publishing nats holdings ndi uk parcaberporth royal aeronautical society society of british aerospace companies category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php 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