NewsSector: National Security

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 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 Overarching FAR Overhaul Feedback

AIA recently provided overarching feedback to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Department of War (DOW) concerning the changes made tor...

AIA: Congress Delivers Major Wins for Aerospace and Defense in NDAA

December 8, 2025 Press Releases

Arlington, VA – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today applauded Congress after they unveiled this year’s ...

Procurement and Contracting Leader Joins AIA as Senior Director

November 17, 2025 Press Releases

Arlington, VA – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today announced Patrick Walsh, an expert in procurement and government acquisition policy, ...

AIA’s Eric Fanning in the Washington Times: Why Right-to-Repair Threatens Defense Innovation and Readiness

November 14, 2025 Press Releases

Arlington, VA – In case you missed it, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning penned an op-ed ...

Patrick Walsh

Patrick Walsh, Esq. is the Senior Director of Procurement Policy at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). In this role, he ...

AIA On Pentagon’s Reform Initiatives: The Time is Now

November 7, 2025 Press Releases

Arlington, VA – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today applauded Secretary of War Pete Hegseth after ...

AIA Feedback on Tranche 14

AIA recently submitted feedback to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Department of War (DOW) regarding the revisions...

AIA Feedback on Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul – Parts 17, 27, & 45

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently submitted feedback to the Office of Management and Budget and Department of War regarding ...