Posted in Engineering, Government & Military, Schools & Education ADES stands for Association pour le Développement Economique et Social (French: Association for Economic and Social Development) ADES stands for Association Départementale d’Éducation pour la Santé ADES stands for Association of Directors of Education in Scotland ADES stands for Automatic Digital Encoding System ADES stands for Aerodrome of Destination ADES stands for Asociación de Desarrollo Económico Social (Association for Social Economic Development) ADES stands for Aerial Delivery Equipment & Systems (US DoD) ADES stands for Angle-Dispersed Electron Spectroscopy ADES stands for Airdrop Equipment and Systems