One of the most concerted advocacy pushes AUVSI has made this year has been in West Virginia, where HB 4667 was recently signed into law. Th
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AUVSI’s Advocacy Success in West Virginia
With drones entering the airspace at a faster rate than ever before, state and local lawmakers are seeking to learn more about theses systems and how they will impact their districts. AUVSI supports regulations that are technology-agnostic, foster innovation, and allow for the responsible, lawful, and secure use of drones and other uncrewed systems.
FY 2023 Budget for Uncrewed Vehicles: AUVSI's Preliminary Review
The President’s Budget was released on March 28th which proposes $127.3 billion in discretionary and $1.7 trillion in mandatory budget authority for Fiscal Year 2023. Of that $1.7 trillion, $773 billion is dedicated to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) which represents a 4% increase relative to the FY 2022 funding enacted less than two weeks earlier. In FY 2022, research conducted by AUVSI showed that just under $9 billion was appropriated to support the procurement and research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) of uncrewed vehicles and associated technologies in the DOD.
Deep Into State Legislative Sessions: AUVSI’s Advocacy Wins Across the Country
Core to AUVSI’s mission is to foster a viable and sustainable industry for uncrewed systems is advocating for balanced regulations and policies at every level of government. Uncrewed systems, including drones and automated vehicles (AV), are already beginning to improve lives and augment the human workforce, and they hold immeasurable promise to usher in a new era of innovation. AUVSI works to deliver on that vision through proactive legislative and regulatory advocacy with local, state, and tribal officials.
AUVSI'S Recent Regulatory Filings in Response to NHTSA and NIST Requests for Stakeholder Input
The 2022 federal regulatory calendar is speeding ahead as a number of agencies work to keep up with the pace of industry innovation, and recently AUVSI filed comments in response to requests for stakeholder input from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST).