During the week of 6-8 May 2025, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will host its Autonomy Industry Day in Dayton, Ohio with industry partners invested in technologies related to autonomy software. This invitation is open to (US) domestic partners, including participants from large and small businesses, academia, and FFRDCs that are vetted to receive controlled unclassified information. A draft agenda has been attached to this announcement. The registration website is AFRL Autonomy Industry Days 2025.

PURPOSE: The objective is to align the government-industry community by (a) gathering situational awareness on industry’s readiness to help AFRL develop, prototype, and transition autonomy technologies in the current or next epochs and (b) informing and guiding IR&D and other investments to align with DAF and DoD needs.