AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe
AbbreviationASD
Formation2004
Merger ofAssociation of European Space Industry (EUROSPACE), European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA) and European Defence Industries Group (EDIG)
TypeTrade association
HeadquartersRue du Trône 100, 1050 Brussels
FieldsAerospace, defense and security
Membership
3,000 companies
Key people
Alessandro Profumo (President)
Jan Pie (Secretary General)
Websiteasd-europe.org

The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) is a trade association for the aerospace, defense and security industries in Europe. According to the organization, it represents over 3,000 companies in 17 countries.

History

The organization 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

The organization 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 organization is responsible for maintaining the ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (STE) standards for aerospace technical documentation.

References

  1. ^ "Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe". Global Civil Society Database. Union of International Associations. 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Jones, Chris (2017-08-25). Market Forces: The development of the EU Security-Industrial Complex (Report). The Transnational Institute.
  4. ^ 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. doi:10.1016/j.spacepol.2012.02.008. ISSN 0265-9646.


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