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Specialist evidence services

Defence, Aerospace Security & Geopolitical Intelligence

Which contractor and policy exposure assertions are publicly documented?

Start with Defence Public-Source Contractor BriefChoose by decision stage

Who commissions this work

Buying role

Defence Suppliers

For the defence suppliers team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.

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Aerospace Contractors

For the aerospace contractors team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.

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General Counsel

For the general counsel team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.

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The real purchase trigger

Procurement award, export-control revision or public security development

Triangulate public awards, corporate disclosures and officially published restrictions.

We make the client’s claim, the original record, conflicting sources and the unknowns readable before commitment.

Choose one of eight defined services

Entry decision

Defence Public-Source Contractor Brief

One named subject or event; up to three material claims; agreed source jurisdictions and date window. Deliverable: Source coverage sheet, first three contradictions or gaps, clear next-record requests.

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Identity decision

Identity decision · Identity & Source Map

One main entity or asset and up to four related names, owners, locations, records or aliases. Deliverable: Entity or asset-resolution table, link-confidence explanation and original source chain.

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Claim decision

Claim decision · Material Claims Verification

Up to five numbered claims from a supplied proposal, transaction pack or public statement. Deliverable: Claim-by-claim citations, opposite sources, date-sensitive uncertainty and unproved statements.

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Timing decision

Timing decision · Independent Chronology Reconstruction

One bounded event sequence; disclosed evidence window; source provenance and known omissions. Deliverable: Chronology chart, disputed-event table, original-record references and unresolved sequence.

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Counterparty decision

Counterparty decision · Counterparty & Relationship Check

Named entity and up to five related organisations or responsible entities identified from lawful records. Deliverable: Evidence-supported relationship diagram, mismatches, ownership questions and exposure caveats.

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Decision-pack review

Decision-pack review · Decision-Ready Evidence Dossier

One defined commercial decision, six critical questions, specified sources and no unlimited investigation. Deliverable: Executive decision memo, evidence/contradiction matrix, dated primary-source index and recommendations for further questions.

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Repeat-work pilot

Repeat-work pilot · Repeat-File Evidence Desk

Written pilot of up to ten defined file types, with sampling rules, turnaround assumptions and exclusions. Deliverable: Consistent file-by-file evidence cards, exception register and consolidated management view.

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Monitoring pilot

Defence & Export-Policy Watch

One named subject or a written small watchlist; specified public records, cadence, escalation threshold. Deliverable: Dated change log, evidence citations, false-positive dispositions and monthly change summary.

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Eight focused specialist pathways

Each pathway has a narrower research question, decision-ready evidence specification, source scope and written-commissioning path.

Specialist matter

Defence Industry Company Intelligence

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind defence industry company intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Defence Procurement Intelligence

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind defence procurement intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Aerospace Contractor Intelligence

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind aerospace contractor intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Dual-Use Technology Regulatory Research

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind dual-use technology regulatory research, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Geopolitical Supply Chain Intelligence

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind geopolitical supply chain intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Sanctions Exposure Intelligence

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind sanctions exposure intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Defence Industry Market Mapping

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind defence industry market mapping, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Political Risk & Country Intelligence

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind political risk & country intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Research sources to test

The following sources may support this type of work; their existence is not a claim that a prospective client or named matter has been verified.

Public / commercial starting point

SAM.gov U.S. government contracting

Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.

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Public / commercial starting point

US Treasury OFAC sanctions search

Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.

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Public / commercial starting point

U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security rules

Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.

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Evidence deliverables and professional limits

What the decision owner receives

  • Defence Public-Source Contractor Brief
  • public award evidence
  • restricted-source exclusion log
  • supplier compliance question map
  • Source-linked claim analysis
  • Dated assumptions, contradictions and missing evidence

What remains outside the mandate

No classified or controlled technical data, ITAR legal advice or clandestine intelligence.

Acceptance is conditional on conflict, jurisdiction, lawful access, data protection, capacity and written fee approval.

Start with the decision, not a large retainer

Decision journey

Buyer stages

Match the size of the assignment to the present decision.

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Demonstration

Example evidence pack

View the contents of an illustrative research output without invented findings.

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Commercial terms

Fees & engagement

Understand written standard-fee proposals, pilot limits and the approval process.

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Evidence questions worth resolving

Decision questions

    Contrary-evidence tests

      Lawful-source coverage varies. The documents explain the proposed method; no case, professional certification, continuous watch or fee has been approved automatically.

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