{"id":414311,"date":"2025-09-10T23:07:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/414311\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T23:07:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:07:21","slug":"ads-reveals-2024-value-of-aerospace-defence-security-and-space-to-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/414311\/","title":{"rendered":"ADS reveals 2024 value of aerospace, defence, security and space to Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            The aerospace, defence, security and space sectors added \u00a33.7 billion to Scotland\u2019s economy in 2024, according to new data from ADS, equating to a 55% increase between 2020 and 2024.                        <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ADS-Group-SecuringUKadvantage-11092025.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"435\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image courtesy ADS\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The industries \u2013 explicitly recognised as Growth Sectors in the UK government\u2019s Industrial Strategy \u2013 have also seen turnover in Scotland reach \u00a39 billion, an increase of one third over five years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The data from the representative body for the industry also highlights that employment has grown a fifth, with 36,900 people now directly employed in well-paid jobs across the industries in Scotland. Figures also demonstrate a strong pipeline of young talent across all four sectors, with 2,000 apprenticeships playing a crucial role within the workforce.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEmployment in Scotland\u2019s defence sector saw growth of two thirds in the five years to 2024, with 16,250 people now securing theirs and their family\u2019s livelihoods through the industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1269.gif\" height=\"250\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Leonardo\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adsadvance.co.uk\/link.php?id=1269\" class=\"c-banner--link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Leonardo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>Warrick Malcolm, Director of ADS Scotland commented: \u201cThe strategic importance of aerospace, defence, security and space to Scotland cannot be understated. Our sectors are not only economic drivers, but also key contributors to innovation, skills development, and regional prosperity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is now a real opportunity to build on this momentum through the appropriate resourcing and support. It is vital that both governments provide the clarity and certainty needed to secure the long-term prosperity of our industries.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1278.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Amentum rectangle\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adsadvance.co.uk\/link.php?id=1278\" class=\"c-banner--link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Amentum rectangle\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>Highly productive sectors fuel the Scottish Economy\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nProductivity \u2013 measured by the output per worker \u2013 of all of ADS\u2019 sectors in Scotland now stands at \u00a3100k, growth of almost one third since 2020 and 49% higher than the UK average. According to the data, the\u202faerospace sector alone saw a 93% productivity increase, with output per worker at\u202f\u00a3140,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While headline data outlines that turnover has increased one third over the past five years, so, too, has value to the economy. The defence and space sectors respectively now add \u00a31.3 billion to the Scottish economy.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1262.gif\" height=\"90\" width=\"728\" alt=\"General Atomics LB\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adsadvance.co.uk\/link.php?id=1262\" class=\"c-banner--link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"General Atomics LB\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The aerospace, defence, security and space sectors added \u00a33.7 billion to Scotland\u2019s economy in 2024, according to new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414312,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-414311","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scotland","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-scotland","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115182517975088965","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}