Maritime Advocacy

A Unified Voice at Sea

The MAC is comprised of a diverse group of member companies, including UMS operators, innovators, manufacturers, defense contractors, and others interested in advanced maritime mobility. We pride ourselves in our ability to come together and enable a unified voice for all stakeholders within the UMS ecosystem.

Reach out to Lori Propst lpropst@auvsi.org to get involved.

ADS, Inc.
Advanced Navigation Pty Ltd
Advanced Technology International
Aerostar
Airbus US Space & Defense
American Bureau of Shipping
Amprius Technologies
ANELLO Photonics
Applied Intuition, Inc
Athule Aero Technologies, Inc.
Austal USA
AV
BlackSea Technologies
Blue Water Autonomy
BlueHalo LLC
Boeing Company
Booz Allen Hamilton
Chance Maritime Technologies
Cherokee Nation Federal
Collins Aerospace
Dark Wolf Solutions
DEXA
D-Fend Solutions Inc.
Divergent Industries, Inc.
DroneShield
DZYNE Technologies
EagleNXT
eAviation & Drone Academy
Echodyne Corp
Eureka Naval Craft
Fincantieri Marine Group
Gambit Defense Inc
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Gibbs & Cox, Inc.
HavocAI Inc.
Highlander Partners

IMS Gear
Integer Technologies
Kongsberg
Kongsberg Geospatial
Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc.
L3Harris Technologies
Leidos
Leonardo DRS
Leonardo Electronics US Inc.
Liquid Robotics
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Maritime Applied Physics Corporation
Metron, Inc.
Motorola Solutions
Mythos AI
Ocean Infinity America, Inc.
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.
Ouster
Overwatch Imaging
Packet Digital, LLC
Parallax Advanced Research
PteroDynamics Inc.
QinetiQ Inc
Qualcomm Inc.
Quantum Systems Inc
Quaze
Raytheon Company
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
Raytheon Missile Systems
RTX
SAIC
Saronic Technologies, Inc.
Scientific Systems Company, Inc.
Sea Machines Robotics
SeaRobotics Corporation
Seasats

Seneca Innovations
Serco North America
Shield AI
Skyports, Inc.
Stealth Company
Stratasys, Inc.
SURVICE Engineering Company LLC
TEC Solutions
Textron Systems
Tideman Marine
Tocaro Blue, LLC
Tridentis Advanced Marine Vehicles LLC
Trillium Engineering
Tulsa Innovation Labs
Ulysses Maritime Technologies
UXV Technologies
Vector Defense
Vulcan Elements
Walmart
WingXpand


  • Chairman: Larry Ryder (Austal USA)
  • Vice-chairman: Jenny Roberts (SAIC)

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. Establish the Maritime Advocacy Committee as the preeminent industry voice influencing acquisition policies and processes.
  2. Facilitate the growth of UMS through active engagement with the government, transportation, and commercial sectors.
  3. 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.
  4. Develop the future of the UMS workforce through technology-focused education.

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.