A Unified Voice for Defense
AUVSI’s Defense Advocacy Committee brings together diverse industry perspectives across domains – air, ground, maritime, and cyber – to focus on challenges the industry faces; seize opportunities across the DoD, service branches, and Congress; and support a strong defense industrial base to ensure that the U.S. remains at the forefront of autonomous defense technologies.
Reach out to advocacy@auvsi.org to get involved.
ACSL Inc.
Advanced Navigation Pty Ltd
Advanced Technology International
Aerolane
Aerostar
Airbus US Space & Defense
Airspace Link, Inc.
AirWise Solutions
Altana Technologies, Inc
Amazon
Amazon Web Services
American Bureau of Shipping
Amprius Technologies
ANELLO Photonics
Applied Intuition, Inc
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Archer
ArgenTech Solutions, Inc.
Ascent AeroSystems
Athule Aero Technologies, Inc.
Atropos Group, Inc
AURA Network Systems
Austal USA
Auterion
AV
AX Enterprize
Axon
BETA Technologies
BlackSea Technologies
Blue Water Autonomy
BlueHalo LLC
Boeing Company
Booz Allen Hamilton
Boston Dynamics, Inc.
BRINC Drones
Censys Technologies
Chance Maritime Technologies
Cherokee Nation Federal
Curtiss-Wright
Dark Wolf Solutions
DEXA
D-Fend Solutions Inc.
Divergent Industries, Inc.
Draganfly Inc.
DroneShield
DZYNE Technologies
EagleNXT
eAviation & Drone Academy
Echodyne Corp
Elroy Air
Epirus, Inc.
Eureka Naval Craft
Eve Air Mobility
Exyn Technologies
Fincantieri Marine Group
Firestorm Labs Inc
Flex Force Enterprises
Forterra
Fotokite
Gambit Defense Inc
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Ghost Robotics
Griffon Aerospace
HavocAI Inc.
Hylio Inc.
Icarus
Insitu, Inc.
Integer Technologies
Jeppesen ForeFlight
Joby Aviation
Knightscope, Inc.
Kongsberg
Kongsberg Geospatial
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc.
L3Harris Technologies
Leidos
Leonardo DRS
Leonardo
Electronics US Inc.
Liquid Robotics
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Maritime Applied Physics Corporation
MatrixSpace
Merlin
Metron, Inc.
MNS Group
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
Motorola Solutions
Mythos AI
National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC)
Neros Technologies
Neya Systems
Ocean Infinity America, Inc.
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
Ondas Holdings
Overwatch Imaging
Packet Digital, LLC
Parallax Advanced Research
Parrot, Inc.
Performance Drone Works LLC
Pierce Aerospace
PteroDynamics Inc.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Maritime Applied Physics Corporation
MatrixSpace
Merlin
Metron, Inc.
MNS Group
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
Motorola Solutions
Mythos AI
National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC)
Neros Technologies
Neya Systems
Ocean Infinity America, Inc.
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
Ondas Holdings
Overwatch Imaging
Packet Digital, LLC
Parallax Advanced Research
Parrot, Inc.
Performance Drone Works LLC
Pierce Aerospace
PteroDynamics Inc.
QinetiQ Inc
Qualcomm Inc.
Quantum Systems Inc
Quaze
Red Cat Holdings
Reliable Robotics Corporation
RTX
Sagetech Avionics, Inc.
SAIC
Saronic Technologies, Inc.
Scientific Systems Company, Inc.
Sea Machines Robotics
SeaRobotics Corporation
Seasats
Seneca Innovations
Serco North America
Shield AI
Skydio, Inc.
SkyfireAI
Skyports, Inc.
SpiderOak
Stratasys, Inc.
Strategic Logix
SURVICE Engineering Company LLC
Sustainable Skylines Corporation
TEC Solutions
Textron eAviation
Textron Systems
The AIRO Group Inc.
Theseus
Tideman Marine
Tocaro Blue, LLC
Tridentis Advanced Marine Vehicles LLC
Trillium Engineering
Tulsa Innovation Labs
uAvionix Corporation
Ulysses Maritime Technologies
UPS
UXV Technologies
Vector Defense
Vulcan Elements
Wing Aviation LLC
WingXpand
Wisk
WISPR Systems
XTEND Reality Inc.
Xwing
ZenaDrone, Inc.
Zipline International, Inc.
- Chair: Matt Dooley (Forterra)
- Vice Chair: Heather Hopkins (AWS)
- Vice Chair: Matt Joyner (Ghost Robotics)
Our current policy priorities
- The National Defense Authorization Act, defense appropriations, and Defense Production Act
- Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) reform
- Challenges in interoperability, interchangeability, human-machine teaming, and data and software strategy
2025 Initiatives:
- Provide members with opportunities to engage service branches at the Pentagon, key committees and lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and experts in academia and the commercial sector
- Secure opportunities for members to showcase their uncrewed and autonomous systems capabilities to program managers and connect with warfighters within the DoD
- Provide members with legislative and regulatory tracking updates, high-level briefings, and the fostering of information sharing and collaboration across sectors and domains
- Supports, reviews, and drafts Congressional testimonies, legislation, amendments, and letters to Congress and key agencies within the national security apparatus
Your Voice on Capitol Hill
Through collaboration and consensus, we shape policy positions that speak for the entire industry. Join AUVSI at the Advocacy Level.
