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Aerospace Industries Association Urges Flexibility in Export Policy on UAS

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Aerospace Industries Association Urges Flexibility in Export Policy on UAS
Outdated export restrictions on unmanned aerial vehicles like the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper lessen opportunities for more integrated military operations with allies and partners and open the way for China to fill the gap, says a new paper by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Photo: General Atomics

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is urging policy makers to consider the weight, speed, and range of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) so as to allow U.S. company exports of such systems without running the risk that foreign countries could use some of the exports to proliferate cruise missiles. Eric Fanning, the president and CEO of AIA, on Feb. 14 called for full implementation of the reforms in the Conventional Arms Transfer Policy, including ensuring that export controls on UAS "reflect…

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