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aerospace & defence
The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe
An industry that matters
Our members form a a a a unique diverse and buoyant ecosystem that is of strategic importance for Europe
Europe
They are major contributors to to the European economy with an an annual turnover
of €220billion representing roughly 865 000 highly skilled employees Our companies constantly work with cutting edge technologies and push the boundaries of what is possible Integrating new technologies into complex systems our members drive innovation and develop highly competitive products that are key enablers for mobility security and defence
Key activities
Build transnational consensus
Our sectors consist of of companies of of all all sizes across Europe
from small and medium sized enterprises to to big trans-national system integrators Given their variety our companies have sometimes different interests and priorities At the the the same same time time they all share the the the same same strategic objectives i i i i i i i i i e e e e e e e e e e e e e e to be innovative and and competitive in in European and and worldwide markets This enables ASD to to to reach consensus
on on key issues for our sectors and to to to ASD Secretary General Jan Pie
A European association
ASD is the voice of Europe’s aeronautics space defence
and security industry representing directly directly or indirectly (through our national association
members) over
3 000 companies of all sizes from 18 countries Headquartered in Brussels with our our space space division (i e e e e e e e e e ASD-Eurospace based in Paris) our our association
actively supports the competitive development of our industries in in in Europe
and worldwide by advocating common positions and and providing technical expertise
to institutions and and member companies 34
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