Sovereign AI governance of UK defence equipment export sales — DE&S international sales, FMS cases, G2G frameworks, DIT DSO. Equipment lifecycle, offset obligations, export compliance. 12 entry points × 8 transformation priorities × 6 MCPs. Audit-grade. Signed. UK-sovereign.
OGEL for routine transfers. OIEL for repeat approved-destination shipments. SIEL for specific consignments. ECJU processing times and conditions. Military List classification — ML1–ML22. Arms Export Criteria — human rights, regional stability, diversion risk. Licence data for Parliamentary reporting. SIEL refusal grounds and appeal process.
FMS route for UK components in US-origin systems. LOA structure and lifecycle. DSCA oversight, Congressional notification thresholds ($14M/$50M). ITAR — US Munitions List categories. TAAs. Re-transfer restrictions. FMS surcharge. Offset exclusion. British defence content tracking in US programmes.
G2G — MOD as contracting authority. DIT DSO support. MOD sponsor — requirement validation, pricing approval, delivery assurance. G2G vs DCS. Contract types — FFP, cost-plus, TCI. GFE provisions. DASA pricing methodology. Profit rates per SSRO baseline.
Offset obligations — 50–100% contract value. Direct — co-production, subcontracting, tech transfer. Indirect — unrelated goods/services. Credit valuation — % FOB. ITAR/classified transfer limitations. NIP vs IP. Penalty clauses. Countertrade. Monitoring and enforcement. UK defence industrial base preservation.
ISP — spares provisioning, tech pubs, training. CLS arrangements. PBL availability contracts. TLSA structure. Spares — rotables, consumables, obsolescence. Operator/maintainer training. Depot-level maintenance. Mid-life upgrade. Export-specific in-country support and remote diagnostics.
EUC verification. Diversion risk — re-export, third-party transfer. OFSI sanctions screening. UN/EU/US sanctions lists. Arms Export Criteria (Consolidated Criteria). Country risk matrix. ECO post-shipment verification. Licence condition enforcement. PQ evidence on export decisions. Ministerial override record.
Concept — Initial Gate, URD. Assessment — Main Gate, cost, risk register. Demonstration — prototyping, TRLs. Manufacture — production contract, QA. In-service — support contract, obsolescence. Disposal — demilitarisation, environmental. IAC assurance. Whole-life cost modelling. Gateway reviews.
Five Eyes interoperability. NATO STANAGs — equipment compatibility. AUKUS Pillar I (subs), Pillar II (advanced capabilities). Bilateral defence cooperation. COEP. Foreign Comparative Testing. NSPA. OCCAR. ITAR/GDF exemption pathways. Joint qualification/certification.
DASA pricing methodology. SSCR — SSRO oversight. Baseline profit rate benchmark. Allowable costs — direct, indirect, capital. Profit rate adjustments — risk, performance, efficiency. CPR formula. Pricing Note submission. DefCred 7007 transparency. Reporting Regs 2015. Post-DLOD adjustments.
ECJU database — licence application data. MOD/DE&S sales reporting. Classification — OFFICIAL through TOP SECRET. GSCP compliance. Air-gapped networks, secure transfer. PQ evidence preparation. FOI exemptions — defence, international relations. 6-year retention. Cross-dept sharing — MOD/DIT/FCDO/HMRC.
PQs on defence exports — licence decisions, policy. Export licence statistics — quarterly, annual. Defence Select Committee — equipment procurement. FAC — arms export policy. CAEC scrutiny. Written/oral evidence. Ministerial statements. Opposition debates. APPGs. Cross-party briefing packs.
Competitor analysis — US, France, Israel, Russia, China. SIPRI/Jane's market sizing. UK export performance stats. Capability gap analysis. Market opportunity — GCC, Indo-Pacific, NATO east flank. Win/loss analysis. RFI/RFP monitoring. DIT DSO strategy alignment.
AI-driven ECJU licence processing. Automated ML classification from tech specs. Risk pre-screening — human rights, diversion, stability. Parallel OGEL/OIEL/SIEL processing. Condition compliance checking. Target: 80% auto-classified, processing time reduced 60% from 20-day SIEL benchmark.
Digital FMS lifecycle — LOA generation, Congressional tracking, delivery scheduling. ITAR compliance automation — access control, re-transfer monitoring. DSCA integration. British content tracking. Surcharge billing. Target: 100% cases digitally tracked, zero ITAR breaches, notification lead time 30 days.
DASA-compliant pricing engine for G2G sales. SSRO profit rate from current baseline. Allowable cost categorisation. Pricing Note auto-generation. SSCR compliance checking. Target: Zero SSCR non-compliance, PN generation from 4 weeks to 48 hours, 100% DASA methodology.
Offset obligation tracking and credit allocation. Direct/indirect balance monitoring. Tech transfer approval workflow. Penalty risk assessment. Countertrade matching. Credit valuation automation. Target: 100% obligations tracked digitally, credit recovery from ~70% to 95%, zero penalty triggers.
Predictive maintenance AI for export platforms. Spares demand forecasting. Obsolescence early warning. PBL metric automation. In-country support assessment. Remote diagnostics. Target: 30% spares stockout reduction, predictive maintenance reducing unplanned downtime 40%.
Real-time OFSI/UN/EU/US sanctions screening. EUC verification AI — doc authenticity, entity matching. Diversion risk scoring. Post-shipment verification. Target: 100% transactions screened within 24 hours, zero sanctioned-entity exports, diversion flagged pre-licence.
Digital twin of CADMID lifecycle for export programmes. IAC evidence automation — cost, risk, schedule. Gateway review readiness. Whole-life cost modelling. Obsolescence planning. Target: All major export programmes (>$50M) with digital twin, IAC pack from 8 weeks to 1 week.
Automated export licence stats — quarterly, annual, by destination/equipment. PQ evidence — pre-approved data extracts. CAEC pack generation. Select Committee briefing. Refusal/appeal tracking. Target: Real-time reporting, PQ response from 5 days to 24 hours, zero incorrect stats.
Export licence engine. OGEL/OIEL/SIEL routing. ML classification from tech specs. ECJU status tracking. Condition compliance. Arms Export Criteria assessment. Parliamentary data feeds. Refusal/appeal tracking. Export stats. Cross-dept data sharing.
FMS case lifecycle. LOA generation/tracking. ITAR — USML categorisation, re-transfer control. DSCA Congressional notification. British content tracking. Surcharge calculation. TAA management. Delivery scheduling. FCT support.
DASA pricing engine. SSRO profit rate calculation. Allowable cost categorisation. Pricing Note auto-gen. SSCR compliance. CPR formula. Contract pricing analysis. Post-DLOD tracking. Defence cost benchmarking.
OFSI/UN/EU/US sanctions screening. EUC verification. Diversion risk scoring. Post-shipment verification. Arms Export Criteria monitoring. ECO liaison. Compliance alerting. Country risk matrix. Licence enforcement.
CADMID lifecycle management. TLS planning. PBL monitoring. Spares forecasting. Obsolescence warning. Mid-life upgrade. Disposal/demil. Digital twin integration. Gateway readiness. IAC evidence automation.
PQ evidence preparation. Export licence stats. CAEC evidence packs. Select Committee briefings. Cross-party packs. FOI support. Ministerial statement data. Export policy monitoring. APPG engagement tracking.