AUVSI AIR ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

 

The AUVSI Air Advocacy Committee (AAC) sets legislative and regulatory priorities for the association via member input and feedback.
The AAC works intimately with regulators and lawmakers to support the integration of drones Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) into the National Airspace System (NAS).

 

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A unified voice in the air

The AAC is comprised of a diverse group of member companies, including Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators, manufacturers, and software companies, defense contractors, AAM companies, and others interested in uncrewed and autonomous aviation. We pride ourselves in our ability to come together and enable a unified voice for all stakeholders within the UAS ecosystem.

Actus Advanced Systems
ADS, Inc.
AECOM
Aerolane
AeroVironment
Airspace Link
All Azimuth Solutions
Amazon
Anduril
Applied Intuition
Archer
Ascent Aerosystems
Aura Network Systems
AX Enterprize
BETA Technologies
BNSF
Boeing
Booz Allen Hamilton
BRINC Drones
Cherokee Nation Technologies
Censys Technologies
Collins/Raytheon
Compound Eye
CubePilot
Crown Consulting
Dark Wolf Solutions
D-FEND Solutions
Draganfly
DroneShield
DroneUp
Echodyne
Edge Autonomy
Elbit Systems
Epirus

Eve Air Mobility
FedEx
Ferrovial
Flex Force Enterprises
Fotokite
General Atomics
Guardian Agriculture
Highpoint Aerotech
Honeywell
Inspired Flight Technologies
Joby
KEF Robotics
Kelly Hill Unmanned Systems
Kongsberg Geospatial
Leidos
Lilium
MatrixSpace
Metron
Mobilicom
MTSI
Near Earth Autonomy
Near Space Corporation
Ondas Holdings
OKSI
OPT
Overwatch Imaging
Packet Digital
Padina Group
Parrot
Performance Drone Works
Phoenix Air Unmanned
Pierce Aerospace
Primordial Labs
Proximavision

PteroDynamics
QinetiQ
Real-Time Innovations
Red Cat Holdings
Reliable Robotics
Saab
Sagetech Avionics Inc.
SAIC
Scientific Systems Company
Secmation
Sentrycs
Shield AI
Skydio
Skyfire Consulting
Skyfish
Skyports
SwissDrones
Textron
Tulsa Innovation Labs
uAvionix
Unither Bioelectronics
UPS
UXV Technologies
Vantage Robotics
Vertical Aerospace
Wing
Wisk
WISPR Systems
XTEND
Xwing
Zipline

  • Chairperson: Benjamin Ivers, Boeing
  • Vice-Chairperson: Amanda Armistead, Amazon
  • Subcommittees: Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), Counter-UAS, Defense

Our current policy priorities

Members meet monthly—and often more frequently—to develop advocacy goals and policy positions. Here are a few of the priorities we’re currently working on:

  1. Establishing the AAC as the preeminent industry voice influencing UAS and AAM regulations and legislation and positioning the AAC, and AUVSI, positively during the 2023-2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill (more on this below).
  2. Establishing a clear pathway for advanced UAS operations Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) and ensuring the rulemakings associated with the BVLOS Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) recommendations are issued as quickly as possible.
  3. Ensuring domestic UAS and AAM companies have the resources they need to globally compete with companies that are heavily subsidized by their respective governments.
  4. Fostering an inclusive airspace for AAM, Urban Air Mobility (UAM), and Regional Air Mobility (RAM) aircraft and operations.

 

See all AAC Priorities