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AIA Launches New Tool to Help Defense Companies Get CMMC Ready

February 12, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – As Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) enforcement reshapes defense contracting, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has launched a website ...

AIA: Arms Transfer Strategy Will Bolster Industry, Strengthen National Defense

February 6, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Eric Fanning today responded to the Executive Order aimed at overhauling the ...

New AIA White Paper Outlines Vision for Agentic AI to Accelerate Decision‑Making for the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

February 4, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Today, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) released a new white paper, Accelerating and Improving Decision Making: A Vision for Agentic AI in U.S. Defense‑Industrial ...

AIA Hires Former NASA and Industry Leader Katy Summerlin Baron to Strengthen Policy Communications Efforts

January 27, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. –  The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today announced that former NASA communicator Katy Summerlin Baron has joined the organization as Senior Director of ...

AIA on National Defense Strategy: Industry Will Meet This Moment

January 25, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Eric Fanning today made the following statement on the Pentagon’s 2026 National ...

AIA: Pass Aviation Funding Bill, Invest in Innovation

January 21, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Eric Fanning today made the following statement after Congress unveiled the Fiscal ...

AIA Backs Swift Passage of FY26 Defense Appropriations

January 21, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Eric Fanning today made the following statement after Congress unveiled the Fiscal ...

AIA Adds Muscle to Civil Aviation Policy Team

January 13, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today announced that Stewart D’Leon has been hired as Senior Director of Commercial Aviation Safety & Regulatory Affairs. “With the next ...

AIA Statement on Defense Contracting Executive Order

January 8, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today released the following statement on the recent Executive Order, “Prioritizing the ...

AIA: NASA Funding Bill Will Propel American Ingenuity

January 6, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Eric Fanning today made the following statement after Congress unveiled the Fiscal Year ...