NewsSector: International Affairs

AIA AUKUS Letter of Support

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning sent a letter to the bipartisan leadership of the House Foreign Affairs Committee commending their legislation to enable the Australia-United Kingdom-United States...

AIA Statement on Markup of Defense Appropriations Legislation

June 22, 2023 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. (June 22, 2023) – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today commended the House ...

New Recommendations to Strengthen Global Supply Chain, Secure Industry Access to Critical Minerals

June 14, 2023 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. (June 14, 2023) – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today released two new documents providing recommendations to strengthen the ...

Securing the U.S. Aerospace and Defense Critical Minerals Supply Chain

AIA released a comprehensive list of critical minerals vital to the aerospace and defense industry and provided recommendations to secure the critical mineral supply chain. AIA identified at least 12 critical minerals that are...

AIA Applauds House Ways & Means Committee for Reversing Course on Harmful R&D Tax Change

June 14, 2023 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. (June 14, 2023) – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today issued the following statement ...

AIA Statement on Foreign Military Sales Tiger Team Recommendations

June 13, 2023 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. (June 13, 2023) – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today issued the following ...

AIA, NDIA, PSC Continue Push to Modernize Foreign Military Sales System

June 8, 2023 Press Releases

Top defense trade associations the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and the Professional Services Council ...

Volume II: Defense Trade Modernization

On June 8, 2023, top defense trade associations the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and the Professional Services Council (PSC) released their second set of recommendations to modernize the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and defense trade system. The report, “Volume II: Defense Trade Modernization,” focuses on the Department of State’s role of evaluating and approving 95 percent of FMS cases...

Aerospace Industries Association Praises TORPEDO Act for Clearing the Way for AUKUS Success

May 25, 2023 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. (May 25, 2023) – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today praised introduction of the Truncating ...

AIA TORPEDO Act Support Letter

The Aerospace Industries Association(AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning praised Senate introduction of the Truncating Onerous Regulations for Partners and Enhancing Deterrence Operations (TORPEDO) Act of 2023. In a letter to the bill’s sponsors...