Position papers

ASD welcomes the proposed European Chips Act, which has the potential to strengthen Europe’s position in the global semiconductor value chain and its security of supply.

ASD welcomes the Commission’s roadmap on critical technologies for security and defence. The roadmap is a strategic document that sets out a vision and broad intentions rather than concrete actions. Still, we consider it as an important step towards a new, more strategic approach to the technological base of Europe’s security and defence. This ASD Position Paper presents industry’s views on the Commission’s proposed way forward, following the structure and the different sections of the roadmap.

ASD welcomes the Communication on the Commission’s contribution to European defence, which provides input to the Strategic Compass that was adopted end of March.

  March 4, 2022 – White Paper 1. Introduction Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) is the voice of Europe’s aeronautics, space, defence and security manufacturing industry, representing both directly (through our 19 company members) and indirectly (through our 22 national association members) over 3,000 companies of all sizes from 18 countries. Our companies constantly work with cutting edge technologies and push the boundaries of what is possible.

15 November 2021 -  Since its publication in February 2021, the European Commission has started to engage with stakeholders on the implementation of the Action Plan on Synergies. ASD has actively participated in this dialogue and appreciates the opportunity to contribute to a successful launch of the 11 actions. Initial discussions have confirmed that the implementation of the Action Plan will require a great deal of perseverance. This is not surprising since the proposed actions are numerous, diverse and ambitious.

9 April 2021 - Driven by geopolitical uncertainties and growing awareness of technological dependencies and vulnerabilities, technological sovereignty has become an important point on the EU’s strategic agenda. As one of the key objectives of the European Commission, it has begun to appear frequently in EU policies and programmes.   At the same time, coherent and generally accepted responses to key questions are still missing: What does sovereignty mean in the context of technology and how can it be achieved? For which technologies does Europe want to be sovereign?

6 October 2021   DOWNLOAD THE POSITION PAPER DOWNLOAD THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   Executive Summary Sustainability has become a key driver for policies, economies and societies at large.

  11 October 2021 -  Introduction Where safety was the main challenge for aviation in the 20th Century, as it evolved from a new concept to a mature technology, one of the dominant challenges of the 21st Century is likely to be cybersecurity. Globally, cyber-attacks have continued to increase in frequency, sophistication and impact, and the aviation industry has felt effects both from coincidental infections and targeted attacks.

14 April 2021 - The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a regulation, dated 23rd February, establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe (Single Basic Act). Especially, the Clean Aviation Partnership will be a key element to reach the ambitions of the EU Green Deal and implement the EU civil aviation sector's own Destination 2050 Roadmap (see www.destination2050.eu).

  Introduction: The Urban Air Mobility Ecosystem Mobility is a key societal need and a cornerstone of liveable and sustainable cities, and which ensures economic growth, social development and cohesion. Hence, the search for seamless and integrated transport solutions to enhance people’s and goods’ mobility is high in the policy-making agenda and is pursued in several cities, regions and countries, and among numerous cross-sectoral stakeholders.

October 2019

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Introduction One year into the COVID-19 pandemic and faced with new variants and a third wave in most of Europe, we continue to be faced with diverging national requirements, often introduced at very short notice.

The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a regulation, dated 23rd February 2021, establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe (Single Basic Act). In particular, ASD supports the European Commission’s proposal as Europe needs to modernise its ATM infrastructure, whereby SESAR is key to actualising this, and a clear regulatory framework and sufficient funding are needed.

Brussels, 11 February 2021: Europe’s aviation sector today unveiled its flagship sustainability initiative, Destination 2050 – A Route to Net Zero European Aviation. Driven by a new, independent report, it provides a vision and path for meaningful CO2 emission reduction efforts in Europe and globally.

  17 March 2021 – PRESS RELEASE:    Europe’s aviation sector welcomed today’s proposal by the European Commission for a Digital Green Certificate system. This proposal requires EU States to issue common, inter-operable and mutually-recognised certificates for COVID-19 vaccination, testing and recovery status that will facilitate free movement during the COVID pandemic and support the restart of travel.

22 February 2021  1. Introduction This position paper highlights ASD’s concerns that local implementation of Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) in Approved Organisations as required by the new PART-IS regulation prepared by EASA (RMT.0720) and based on current EUROCAE ED-201A v0.7 version could lead to a non-optimal solution that does not guarantee the exhaustive implementation of the elements necessary for holistic and end-to-end protection of civil aviation safety.

22 February 2021 - Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) is the voice of Europe’s aeronautics, space, defence and security manufacturing industry. Headquartered in Brussels, with the space division (ASD-Eurospace) based in Paris, our association actively supports the competitive development of our industries in Europe and worldwide by advocating common positions and providing technical expertise to institutions and member companies. Our members form a unique, diverse and buoyant ecosystem that is of strategic importance for Europe.

27 July 2020 - Ongoing discussions on European R&I partnerships will have a major impact on industry participation in these initiatives. Therefore, ASD would like to actively contribute to these discussions and settle the best foundations for the future Partnerships in Aeronautics and Space. An effective involvement of industry is particularly important in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak which has deeply affected the Aeronautics and Space sectors.

11 February 2021 - The current funding system for European research and innovation partnerships is costly, complex and bureaucratic. ASD welcomes the European Commission’s (EC) efforts to simplify the system. The introduction of lump sum funding aims at reducing the administrative burden and limiting the resources needed for the management of projects by eliminating the need for financial reporting and ex-post financial audits. However, it triggers new burdens and risks to projects.