What is a Defense Service?

22 CFR §120.9 defines a Defense Service as furnishing of assistance including training, to foreign persons in the U.S. or abroad. A defense service encompasses the design, development, engineering, manufacture, production, assembly, testing, repair, maintenance, modification, operation, demilitarization, destruction, processing or use of defense articles. Additionally includes military training of foreign units and forces which […]

ITAR Recordkeeping

If you’re a responsible ITAR exporter, record keeping is far and away your best tool to avoid fines and penalties from an audit.  The goal of good record keeping is simple: Fulfill your legal obligation as an exporter and ensure success and minimal impact on your business in the event of an audit. Earlier this […]