AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of 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.

Aerospace, Security 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.org

History

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

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.