Sectors / Defence & aerospace
Sector i.

Defence
& aerospace.

Bids, partners and exports all rest on a control position. We test it before anyone relies on it.

What we test
Export control posture
End use and destination
Evidence a prime or auditor will require
§ A — Standards

Standards & regulation.

The frameworks we work to in this sector.

ITAR
22 CFR 120–130

US defence articles, services and technical data.

EAR
15 CFR 730–774

US dual-use items and end-use controls.

OFAC
31 CFR Ch. V

US country and list-based sanctions.

Export Control Order
2008 · UK

UK Military List and trade controls.

Export Control Act
2002 · UK

Statutory basis for UK export controls.

ECJU Notices
UK · Current

Standing UK licensing guidance.

EU Dual-Use
(EU) 2021/821

EU dual-use export regime.

AUKUS exemption
ITAR §126.7 · UK OGL

Licence-free trade between AUKUS partners.

DFARS
252.204-7012

Safeguarding covered defence information.

NIST 800-171
Rev 2 · CMMC baseline

Controlled unclassified information.

CMMC 2.0
US DoD

Defence supplier cyber maturity.

JSP 440 · 604
UK MoD

Defence security and network manuals.

Def Stan 05-138
UK MoD · DCPP

Cyber requirements for defence suppliers.

Cyber Essentials Plus
NCSC

Audited baseline for MoD supply.

AQAP 2110 · 2210
NATO

Supplier quality assurance.

NCAGE
NATO

Supplier code for NATO procurement.

FCPA
15 USC 78dd-1

US anti-bribery and books-and-records.

§ B — Sources

Where we look.

The official procurement and trade sources we draw on.

SAM.gov
US Federal

Federal opportunity data, daily.

DLA DIBBS
US Defense

Item-level defence supply RFQs.

UK MOD
Defence Sourcing Portal

MOD advertised requirements.

Find a Tender
United Kingdom

UK above-threshold notices.

NATO NSPA
Multinational

Support, logistics and equipment.

NATO NCIA
Multinational

ICT and C4ISR procurement.

OCCAR
Multinational

Armament programmes.

EU TED
European Union

EU public procurement.

DASA
United Kingdom

Defence innovation competitions.

DoD SBIR/STTR
United States

Defence R&D for small business.

AFWERX · SOFWERX
United States

Service innovation challenges.

DPRTE
United Kingdom

Defence supply chain directory.

Prime portals
UK · US · Global

BAE Systems · Babcock · Leonardo · Thales · RTX · Lockheed Martin · Northrop Grumman · General Dynamics

Next step

We keep things moving.

A bid, an audit, a counterparty or a contract. Send it over, and we will come back with scope, fee and timeline within 24 hours.

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