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,defenseandsecurity |
Membership | 3,000 companies |
Key people | Alessandro Profumo (President) Jan Pie (Secretary General) |
| Website | asd-europe |
TheAerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe(ASD) is atrade associationfor theaerospace,defenseandsecurityindustries in Europe. According to the organization, it represents over 3,000 companies in 17 countries.
History[edit]
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[edit]
The organization serves as alobbying groupandpolicy advocatefor the industry within theEuropean Unionestablishment,[3]in particular theEuropean Defence Agency,theEuropean Union Aviation Safety Agency,as well as theEuropean Union Agency for the Space Programme.[4]
The organization is responsible for maintaining theASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (STE)standards for aerospacetechnical documentation.
References[edit]
- ^"Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe".Global Civil Society Database.Union of International Associations. 2020.Retrieved2022-02-01.
- ^Andersson, Jan Joel (2013). Biscop, Sven; Whitman, Richard G. (eds.).The Routledge handbook of European security.London: Routledge. p. 108.ISBN978-0-415-58828-7.OCLC780063865.
- ^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.ISSN0265-9646.
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