The AUVSI Maritime Advocacy Committee (MAC) sets the federal legislative and regulatory priorities for the association based on input and feedback from its membership. The committee develops advocacy goals and policy positions to enable all AUVSI members to speak with a unified voice on behalf of the UMS industry.
The MAC is currently accepting new members! Apply to see if you qualify.
Members include: American Bureau of Shipping, Applied Intuition, ATI, Austal USA, Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cherokee Nation Technologies, DroneShield, Exail, Elbit Systems, Greenpoint UxS, HII, Hoverfly, Kongsberg, L3Harris, Leidos / Gibbs & Cox, Lockheed Martin, MARTAC, Metron, Mythos AI, Nauticus Robotics, Northrop Grumman, Ocean Aero, Ocean STL, Ocius, OKSI, OPT, Peraton, Raytheon, SAIC, Saildrone, Scientific Systems, Sea Machines Robotics, Sea Robotics, Seaborne Defense, Secmation, Terradepth, Textron Systems, ThayerMahan, Ultra Maritime, Valor Robotics, Wise Engineering
Chairman: Larry Ryder (Austal USA)
Vice-chairman: Jenny Roberts (SAIC)
Policy Priorities:
- Establish the Maritime Advocacy Committee as the preeminent industry voice influencing acquisition policies and processes.
- Facilitate the growth of Uncrewed Maritime Systems through active engagement with the government, transportation, and commercial sectors.
- Collaborate with ship owners, operators, shipyards, ports, federal maritime agencies, technology developers, classification societies and academia to further integrate advanced automation for maritime platforms into the domestic market.
- Develop the future of the UMS workforce through technology-focused education.
Information regarding the Unmanned Maritime Autonomy Architecture may be found HERE.
For more information, please contact Mike Smitsky at msmitsky@auvsi.org .
About AUVSI
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) — the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed systems and robotics — represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets. For more information, visit AUVSI.org.