Arlington, Va. – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today released the findings of a comprehensive survey examining how the American aerospace and defense sector has responded to the U.S. implementation of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) license exemption for the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) countries, marking one year since the policy took effect.
“AUKUS continues to be a transformational partnership that will shape the future of defense cooperation between the U.S., Australia, and the United Kingdom. Insights from AIA’s survey serve as a vital pulse-check on industry’s support of the partnership and highlight areas ripe for advancement,” said Eric Fanning, AIA President and CEO.
“AIA member companies have utilized the International Traffic in Arms Regulation exemption, easing some restrictive hurdles and facilitating greater industry collaboration across the AUKUS ecosystem—but barriers to seamless integration remain, such as an expansive Excluded Technologies List and reexport restrictions. AIA’s strategic recommendations will unlock additional opportunities for collaboration and further operationalize the full power of AUKUS.”
In addition to the survey results, AIA released several recommendations to optimize utilization of the AUKUS agreement. AIA has advocated for consistency in scope and definition across the three governments, clarity in guidance for excluded technologies and reexports, and frequency in meeting with industry partners.
The results of AIA’s study can be found here.
AIA’s recommendations can be found here.
