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Future of Autonomy
November 9-10, 2026 | Nationals Park | Washington, DC
Drone & AAM Policy Symposium
November 9-10, 2026 | Nationals Park | Washington, DC
AUVSI Defense
AUVSI envisions a future where uncrewed systems, robotics, and autonomous technologies are seamlessly integrated to solve critical challenges resulting in lasting safety and societal benefits, economic growth, and enhanced national security.
Be a part of the future of the industry.

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AUVSI Fall Assembly
November 9-10, 2026 | Nationals Park | Washington, DC
Two events. One location. The AUVSI Fall Assembly is where the industry’s brightest minds unite in Washington, DC to shape autonomy policy, advance defense capabilities, and drive real-world impact across the autonomy ecosystem.
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Momentedge
Momentedge is building the cloud and edge intelligence layer that helps autonomous fleets learn from real-world operations, giving deployed systems a way to capture, interpret, and act on operational data at scale.


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Federal UAS Registration Intelligence
AUVSI Research has transformed FAA drone registration data into real, actionable market intelligence, cleaned and enriched with equipment specifications from the USRD. Identify operators, track market share, size opportunities, and generate qualified leads. Not estimates. Real data.
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The Global Uncrewed Systems Market
$47B+
U.S. Department of Defense investment in uncrewed systems over the past 5 years
650%
Growth in global uncrewed systems patent filings since 2016
2,600+
Uncrewed vehicle manufacturers identified across air, ground, and maritime domains
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Latest News
Autonomy policy does not move in one place. This year it has moved in Senate committee markups, in House floor amendments, in FAA rulemaking dockets, and in a Congressional hearing […]
Influence isn’t always measured by who speaks the loudest. It’s measured by who gets invited into the conversation before decisions are made. For the robotics and autonomous systems industry, those conversations have never mattered more. Federal policy is shaping everything from defense acquisition […]
On June 24, more than 100 industry leaders, advocates, and board members gathered in Washington, D.C. for our 2026 Hill Day, bringing the full weight of the robotics and autonomous systems industry to Capitol Hill […]
By Michael Robbins President & CEO, AUVSI This week, a U.S. Navy autonomous surface vessel helped save two American helicopter pilots in the Strait of Hormuz. After a U.S. Army Apache […]
By Michael Robbins President & CEO, AUVSI I recently returned from another successful and productive trip to Taiwan, where I joined a delegation convened around the 2026 National Strategic Summit on Supply Chain […]
By Michael Robbins President & CEO, AUVSI Coming up on one year ago, the Administration issued the “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” Executive Order, sending a clear signal that autonomy, uncrewed systems, and robotics are not […]
By Michael Robbins President & CEO, AUVSI It has been a full week since XPONENTIAL 2026 wrapped, and our team has spent most of that week in follow-up meetings, strategy calls, […]
XPONENTIAL 2026 wrapped Thursday in Detroit with another full day of programming, packed show floor activity, and forward-looking conversations centered on how robotics and autonomous systems are increasingly intersecting with society, industry, […]
Day three at XPONENTIAL 2026 kept the momentum at full throttle as thousands of attendees packed Huntington Place for another day of high-impact conversations shaping the future of robotics and […]
Day two of XPONENTIAL 2026 kept Detroit buzzing as thousands of attendees filled Huntington Place for packed keynote sessions, nonstop show floor activity, major policy discussions, and the official opening […]
AUVSI's commitment to advancing autonomy safely and reliably is extremely important to our organization. We believe in that mission, and being a part of it is essential to our work.
Steve Boraz, Vice President, Growth, Leidos and Chair, AUVSI Defense Advocacy Committee


