AUVSI Advanced Air Mobility Exposition 2026

About AUVSI Advanced Air Mobility Exposition

AUVSI Advanced Air Mobility Exposition is an advanced air mobility conference and demonstration event scheduled for 23 September–24 September 2026 at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia, United States. What distinguishes the event is that it combines vehicle technology with infrastructure, regulation and operational applications rather than treating eVTOL aircraft in isolation. The published format uses keynotes, expert panels and live demonstrations delivered across a 2-day university programme. This structure lets participants follow the relationship between eVTOL and advanced air mobility and autonomous and uncrewed aircraft, while also seeing how infrastructure and propulsion affects real systems and programmes. AUVSI Advanced Air Mobility Exposition is relevant to space and aerospace organisations because autonomous flight, propulsion, navigation and aerospace infrastructure overlap with capabilities developed by many space companies. The 2-day AAM exposition should therefore be read through its primary technical identity, not described as a generic space conference. The current AUVSI Advanced Air Mobility Exposition programme remains the authority for individual sessions, contributors and access arrangements.

Event history and organiser

The Hampton Roads chapter of AUVSI convenes the regional exposition to connect advanced air mobility development with Virginia’s aerospace and public-sector ecosystem. Current information for this 2-day AAM exposition is published by AUVSI Hampton Roads Chapter. The 2026 meeting at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia, United States gives this 2-day AAM exposition a specific setting; it does not imply that every earlier programme, contributor or participation condition will repeat. Its continuing identity rests on eVTOL and advanced air mobility, autonomous and uncrewed aircraft and the specialist community working across those areas. The development of this 2-day AAM exposition also reflects a wider shift towards infrastructure and propulsion in aerospace and adjacent technical sectors. For AUVSI Advanced Air Mobility Exposition 2026, AUVSI Hampton Roads Chapter is the authority for current edition facts, while the linked institutional source provides context for the event family and organising relationship.

Topics and themes

The 2026 programme connects its central subjects through the event’s advanced air mobility conference and demonstration event format, giving each theme a clear relationship to the wider technical purpose.

• eVTOL and advanced air mobility: the programme connects autonomous and uncrewed aircraft with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by AAM companies.
• Autonomous and uncrewed aircraft: the programme connects infrastructure and propulsion with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by uncrewed-systems engineers.
• Infrastructure and propulsion: the programme connects defence and public-safety applications with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by policymakers and regulators.
• Defence and public-safety applications: the programme connects policy and regulation with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by researchers and innovators.
• Policy and regulation: the programme connects eVTOL and advanced air mobility with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by defence and public-safety teams.

Who should attend?

The 2-day AAM exposition is principally for AAM companies, uncrewed-systems engineers and policymakers and regulators. These groups can use its programme to compare work on eVTOL and advanced air mobility with developments in autonomous and uncrewed aircraft, identify relevant research or suppliers and understand the constraints shaping implementation. Researchers and innovators bring a complementary perspective where the programme reaches infrastructure and propulsion, while defence and public-safety teams may find value in sessions closest to their current responsibilities. The 2-day AAM exposition is less suitable for unrelated general-interest visits because its usefulness depends on a defined technical or professional connection. Prospective attendees should check the current programme before registering.

Practical information

The 2-day AAM exposition is scheduled for 23 September–24 September 2026 at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia, United States. Before travelling to AUVSI Advanced Air Mobility Exposition 2026, confirm the current programme, registration status, venue access and event-specific conditions through the official information. Anyone attending AUVSI Advanced Air Mobility Exposition 2026 in Newport News, Virginia, United States should also recheck local transport, accommodation and arrival instructions before making bookings.