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AUVSI is the world's largest international non-profit organization devoted exclusively to advancing the unmanned systems and robotics community.
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Our 7,000 members span over 60 countries and represent government organizations, industry and academia. With 7,000 individual members representing more than 2,200 companies from 60 countries, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International is the world's largest non-profit organization exclusively to advancing the unmanned systems and robotics community. Serving members from government organizations, industry and academia, AUVSI is committed to fostering, developing, and promoting unmanned systems and related technologies.

10/08/2026

Washington has learned how to play defense on robotics. Now it needs an offense. In a new piece, AUVSI Interim President and CEO Heather Lee explains what that looks like, from federal procurement and supply chain investment to working with allies and a national robotics strategy.

Read more: https://www.auvsi.org/restrictions-are-defense-american-robotics-also-needs-an-offense/

10/01/2026

AUVSI supports the FAA's programmatic environmental assessment for drone package delivery, following a multistate petition challenging it.

Drone delivery's long-term success depends on addressing noise, wildlife, and community impacts well. The assessment follows direction in the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. AUVSI welcomes continued dialogue with state officials, communities, and the FAA as operations grow.

Read the full statement: https://www.auvsi.org/news/auvsi-statement-on-multistate-petition-for-review-of-the-faas-drone-delivery-environmental-assessment/

09/11/2026

Today marks the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. We pause to remember those we lost, honor those forever impacted, and thank the first responders and service members who gave so much that day.

08/28/2026

Every uncrewed system, whether in the air, on the ground, or at sea, runs on permanent magnets, and China controls most of that supply chain. AUVSI is backing the Magnets Value Chain Support Act to rebuild U.S. magnet production from raw material to finished manufacturing. It's the kind of work that doesn't make headlines until the supply chain breaks, which is exactly why AUVSI is engaged now.

See more from our Defense Advocacy Committee: https://www.auvsi.org/advocacy/advocacy-initiatives/auvsi-defense-advocacy-committee/

Be in it before it breaks. Access through membership: https://www.auvsi.org/membership-access/

08/25/2026

Two long-stalled aviation rules moved this year, and AUVSI helped push both forward. The Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act sets standard FAA certification timelines that AAM and eVTOL manufacturers have waited years for. And after nearly a decade of delay, the FAA finally proposed its Section 2209 rule, creating one federal standard for drone restrictions near critical infrastructure. This clarity only comes when industry stays at the table.

See more from our Air Advocacy Committee: https://www.auvsi.org/advocacy/advocacy-initiatives/auvsi-air-advocacy-committee/

Stay at the table. Access through membership: https://www.auvsi.org/membership-access/

08/22/2026

AUVSI's Trusted UMS Operator Program has issued 128 certificates in 2026, setting the industry standard for maritime autonomy training before anyone required it. Now Congress has caught up: Section 7332 of the FY26 NDAA directs the U.S. Coast Guard to establish formal training requirements for uncrewed maritime systems operators, built around the same standards AUVSI's program already defined. This is what advocacy membership does: it helps shape what the policy becomes.

See more from our Maritime Advocacy Committee: https://www.auvsi.org/advocacy/advocacy-initiatives/auvsi-maritime-advocacy-committee/

Help shape what comes next. Access through membership: https://www.auvsi.org/membership-access/

08/19/2026

This year, AUVSI has worked on three fronts to keep adversarial robotics out of American systems. The GUARD Act, backed by AUVSI from introduction through testimony, targets the same strategy that let one Chinese drone maker capture 96% of U.S. airspace before restrictions arrived, this time aimed at humanoid robots. The American Security Robotics Act goes further, banning federal agencies from buying ground robots built by foreign adversaries. Same threat, two bills, one clear stake.

See more from our Ground Advocacy Committee: https://www.auvsi.org/advocacy/advocacy-initiatives/auvsi-ground-advocacy-committee/

This is decided by who's in the room. Get access through membership: https://www.auvsi.org/membership-access/

08/14/2026

On August 13, the Department of Commerce imposed new tariffs on foreign-made drones and drone components under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, a national security measure AUVSI has supported since the investigation began in 2025.

"Adversary-manufactured drones, subsidized and dumped into the U.S. market below fair value, have undercut American manufacturers and left public safety agencies, critical infrastructure operators, and federal agencies dependent on platforms that pose real security risks," said AUVSI President & CEO Michael Robbins.

Read AUVSI's full statement on the proclamation: https://www.auvsi.org/news/auvsi-statement-on-section-232-tariffs-on-uncrewed-aircraft-systems-and-components/

08/06/2026

2026 has been a year of real progress on autonomy policy: the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act and the Connected Vehicle Security Act cleared Senate Commerce, AUVSI President and CEO Michael Robbins testified before Congress on the GUARD Act, and the House-passed NDAA adds new infrastructure for autonomous systems.

None of it is finished. Here's where things stand: https://www.auvsi.org/a-defining-year-for-autonomy-policy-where-auvsis-advocacy-stands-in-2026/

Join the members helping see it through: https://www.auvsi.org/membership-access/

08/05/2026

Two wins for autonomous systems out of Michigan this week.

The Connected Vehicle Security Act, backed by AUVSI alongside GM, Honda, Nissan, Stellantis, UAW, and USW, passed the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously. It's a step toward safeguarding critical technologies and supply chains as vehicles become more connected and autonomous.

At the same time, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to designate Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City as a testing site for autonomous maritime systems, building real-world testing capacity for the next generation of uncrewed systems.

Industry needs to be in the room while these policies get written. Interested in AUVSI membership? auvsi.org/membership-access

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