AD2S | Aerospace & Defence Support and Services

Check out this short video of AD2S | Aerospace & Defence Support and Services and turn on the sound ! +200 exhibitors | +4000 visitors | 18 countries Thank you to all participants and partners for their presence and support. See you on 23-25 September, 2026! 2024 State/Military partners : État-Major des Armées Armées en Nouvelle-Aquitaine Armée de l’air et de l’espace Armée de Terre Marine Nationale CTAAE - Commandement territorial de l'armée de l'air et de l'espace DMAé - Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique SIAé - Service industriel de l'aéronautique DGA - Direction générale de l'armement SIMMT - Structure Intégrée du Maintien en condition opérationnelle des Matériels Terrestres Gendarmerie Nationale 2024 Main public / civil partners : Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bordeaux Métropole, Ville de Mérignac, GIFAS - Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales BORDEAUX AQUITAINE AERONAUT ET SPATIALE 2024 Official industry partners : Dassault Aviation, Airbus, Thales, Sabena technics, Sopra Steria, MBDA, Safran Video credit => Julien Cazaubon

🚨Clap de fin du salon #AD2S sur la base aérienne 106 après 3 journées intensives ! 💡L'édition 2024 de ce seul salon européen dédié au maintien en condition opérationnelle aéronautique de défense en chiffres clés c'est : Plus de 200 exposants ➡️ Plus de 4000 visiteurs issus de 18 pays ➡️ 6 conférences de haut niveau ➡️ Près de 100 aviateurs mobilisés dans la sécurisation de l'évènement RDV en 2026 ! Armée de l’air et de l’espace Ministère des Armées Armées en Nouvelle-Aquitaine Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine

On this third and final day of AD2S #conferences, the theme of the day reflected the welcoming of the young generations aboard French Air Base 106, as the discussions dealt with #recruitment, training and retention 💼. The first panel brought together experts from a wide range of backgrounds (French Air and Space Force officers, academics, industries, associations - in particular the BAAS association - and also France Travail), all in tune in their diagnosis of a market characterized by an upturn in activity and a particularly dynamic employment supply, but also by the difficulty of recruiting in the 18-20 year-old segment of the population. While the French Air Force, which needs to recruit 4,000 young people a year (including 800 sergeants, second lieutenants and lieutenants dedicated to military MRO and operational support), is struggling to make people realize that there are other professions than being a pilot, the industry is faced with soaring order books and a shortage of aircraft in both the civil and military sectors 🪖. What's different from ten years ago is the need to “reach out to candidates” and win the loyalty of #GenerationZ. While training - the subject of the day's second panel - “serves employment”, it comes up against two stumbling blocks: on one hand, the downside of successful curricula leading young people to quit working as technicians to pursue their studies to become engineers - thus not filling the need for this type of professions -; and on the other hand, tutors’ fatigue and the lack of resources in some companies to support apprenticeships. Virtualization, administrative simplification and modularity are just some of the solutions listed today to accelerate training paths while preserving safety concerns, in order to meet today's military MRO needs as well as the surge requirements should the prospect of a high-intensity conflict become a reality. #employment #training #aerospace #industry

Throwback to #AD2S2024 ‘s inaugural ceremony ✨ Yesterday the official opening ceremony of #AD2S2024 took place at the military air base 106 in the presence of the highest civil and military authorities. #mco #aeronautics #event Ministère des Armées Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine État-Major des Armées DMAé - Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique SIAé - Service industriel de l'aéronautique DGA - Direction générale de l'armement SIMMT - Structure Intégrée du Maintien en condition opérationnelle des Matériels Terrestres Bordeaux Métropole Ville de Mérignac

🤝 Where will we see you next ? Join us in one of our next events about aerospace : - Marrakech Airshow 2024 from October 30th to November 2nd - Aeromart Toulouse December 3-5, 2024 - Aeromart Montréal March 25-27, 2025 - Aerospace & Defense Meetings Central Europe, May 13-15, 2025 - Aeromart Nagoya September 24-26, 2025 - Aerospace & Defense Meetings Torino December 2-4, 2025 See you soon ! #events #aerospace #business

#AD2S2024 Day 3: The spotlight is on jobs and training in the aerospace and defense industry 💼 Today, we’re welcoming 300 students in partnership with AEROCAMPUS Aquitaine to raise awareness about the job opportunities and training programmes available in this field. Employment in aerospace and defence can be challenging due to a general lack of knowledge about these opportunities. AD2S is committed to attracting young talent, with a particular focus on encouraging #women to join these industrial sectors, where they remain underrepresented. This morning’s conference addressed these key issues, with a focus on employment opportunities and the preservation of essential skills. 🎤 Don’t miss our afternoon panel at 14:30 in the Cinema Base: Renewing Training in Aerospace Operational Support Services. #employment #aerospace #industry Ministère des Armées Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine État-Major des Armées DMAé - Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique SIAé - Service industriel de l'aéronautique DGA - Direction générale de l'armement SIMMT - Structure Intégrée du Maintien en condition opérationnelle des Matériels Terrestres Bordeaux Métropole Ville de Mérignac

#AD2S2024✈️ Day 2 was great! The business convention is a great place to meet potential customers, suppliers or partners. ➡️👋 One more day for your B2B meetings ! #btob #networking #business

This second day of the #AD2S2024 conference series focused on innovation in the maintenance of military aviation assets, in the face of the dual challenge of a constrained budgetary framework and evolving operational contracts ranging from homeland "permanent security posture" to potential major and/or high-intensity operations. If there's one key word to remember as far as the first panel is concerned, it's #data. Controlling the use of data through automation is as much an opportunity for maintainers to refocus on their core business as it is a challenge in itself, given the sheer volume of data collected. For example, of the 200,000 objects that generate data on an A400M, only 5,000 are actually treated. Yet data - especially if efficiently combined with advances in artificial intelligence - is what enables innovations in a wide range of fields, from predictive maintenance to carbon footprint analysis, the subject of the day's second panel. The panel of experts used concrete case studies to demonstrate that it is possible to reconcile energy transition and operational performance: engine hybridization, as well as the replacement of the French Air and Space Force training fleet of Alpha jet fleet by turbo-propelled PC21s (which both improve airmen's readiness to manage on-board systems while contributing to decarbonization) were among the many examples cited. Among the pitfalls encountered is the question of compliance with the European Union's REACH regulation, which bans certain chemical substances that are essential in the aeronautics and MCO-A sectors. What is certain though is that military institutions and industry are working hard to advance research and reconcile seemingly contradictory objectives. #conferences #speakers #sustainability

#AD2S2024 Day 2 ! Are you ready for a day full of B2B meetings ? Don’t forget to join us in the cinema base to attend conferences about innovation and susutanability in operational support ✈️ Check out the program 🔜 https://lnkd.in/gTkdhaQ4 #btob #networking #conference

📆 End of Day 1! Here are some highlights from the opening day of #AD2S2024 ✈️ Today saw the start of the AD2S conference series, which key focus is the transformation of military aeronautical #MRO and operational support as the spectrum of the convergence of a high-intensity conflict and a large-scale combat operation has become more plausible. All speakers were on the same page, as they acknowledged the reality of the “operational paradigm shift” under way characterized by the return of the use of violent force and the retreat from the post-World War II international order. Agility, robustness, connectivity, innovation, but also the dispersion of aeronautical assets and tailored training were all mentioned as part of the requirements necessary to fight the specter of attrition, for which all MRO and military operational support players must prepare themselves in order to get to the heart of the matter: “operational risk management”. This calls for a change in mindset, especially as the training of industrial teams over the past fifteen years has been geared more towards preventing breakdowns and extending equipment lifecycles rather than finding rapid and safe solutions to get combat-damaged equipment back on the field in no time… The good news is that solutions already exist and could be implemented rapidly, but the key message of this first day is the need for a collective approach within the MCO-A ecosystem. We’ll see you tomorrow at 9am for the second day! #AD2S2024 #event #speakers