Aerospace Industries Association
Aerospace and Defense: The Strength to Lift America

By Marion Blakey -The president announced in August that the administration was undertaking a comprehensive review of the U.S. export control system. This is very welcome news to AIA, which has been advocating change and modernization for quite some time.
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On Sept. 16, AIA presented Sen. Daniel Inouye with the prestigious Wings of Liberty Award. Sen. Inouye is pictured here with Robert J. Stevens, chairman of AIA and chairman, president and CEO of Lockeed Martin Corporation, and Marion Blakey, president and CEO of AIA. The award was given at a Capitol Hill reception on National Aerospace Day.

AIA on the Hill

Learn about what is happening on the Hill.
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National Aerospace Day Calls People the Industry's Greatest Asset

A congratulatory message from President Obama and Senate and House resolutions set the stage for the first-ever National Aerospace Day Sept. 16.
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AIA Co-Hosts Missile Defense Advocacy Event on Capitol Hill

AIA joined forces with the George Marshall Institute and the Space Transportation Association Sept. 10 to conduct a missile defense briefing on Capitol Hill, just prior to a major missile defense announcement by the White House and Defense Department.
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AIA Hosts a Congressional Briefing on the International Space Station

AIA brought four experts on the International Space Station together on Capitol Hill Aug. 13 for a Congressional briefing that stressed the need for its continued utilization and funding beyond 2015.
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AIA Advocates UAS Airspace Integration

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee of AIA’s Civil Aviation Council met with FAA officials recently to discuss potential approaches to expedite integration of unmanned aircraft into civil airspace.
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