AARO is the U.S. Department of War's office for addressing UAP issues. Their Mission: Minimize technical and intelligence surprise by synchronizing identification, attribution, and mitigation of UAP in the vicinity of national security areas. Their Vision: Effectively and efficiently detect, track, analyze, and manage anomalous detections and UAP via normalized and systematized DoW, IC, and civil business practices adhering to the highest scientific and intelligence-tradecraft standards with transparency and shared awareness.

Oft maligned by the UAP community and Congress, they have historically been viewed as a vehicle for obfuscation. As of May of 2026, Congress appears to have a more positive attitude towards the AARO group.