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Defence Market Readiness Assessment

Assess the foundations for entering or expanding within the European defence market.

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20 questions5 domainsNo registrationLocal browser results

Answer from your current operating reality. Select a positive answer only where you can support it with evidence. Every question is required.

Domain 01

Mission Relevance & Offering

Whether the offer solves a defence problem in a way that buyers and partners can understand.

01Is the defence use case for your product or service clearly defined?
02Can you explain the operational mission outcome rather than only technical features?
03Do you understand which defence users, programmes or capability areas have the strongest fit?
04Can you demonstrate differentiation from established defence-market alternatives?

Domain 02

Security, Compliance & Trust

The security and compliance foundation expected in sensitive defence environments.

05Is your information-security governance mature enough for defence customers and prime contractors?
06Have you assessed whether VS-NfD or other protected-information requirements may apply?
07Are export-control, sanctions and technology-transfer responsibilities understood?
08Can you evidence secure handling of customer, programme and technical information?

Domain 03

Procurement & Market Access

Understanding of how defence opportunities are shaped, qualified and purchased.

09Do you understand the procurement routes relevant to your target customers?
10Can you identify concrete programmes, frameworks, primes or public buyers to pursue?
11Do you have a disciplined bid/no-bid process rather than responding opportunistically?
12Are tender, qualification and supplier-registration requirements understood?

Domain 04

Industrial & Delivery Readiness

Ability to deliver reliably in long-cycle, regulated and operationally demanding programmes.

13Can you demonstrate reliable delivery performance and accountable programme management?
14Are quality, configuration, traceability and documentation processes sufficiently mature?
15Can you support long product/service lifecycles, updates and sustainment obligations?
16Have you assessed supply-chain resilience and critical dependencies?

Domain 05

Commercial & Partner Positioning

Commercial model, partnerships, references and credibility within the defence ecosystem.

17Is your defence pricing/commercial model aligned with long sales and programme cycles?
18Do you have a clear strategy for working with primes, integrators or specialist partners?
19Can you provide credible references, pilots, trials or adjacent-sector evidence?
20Is senior leadership prepared for the investment horizon and governance demands of defence-market growth?

Initial orientation only. This check does not replace certification, accreditation, a security clearance, supplier approval, legal advice or a project-specific professional assessment.

How the result is calculated

Every question is equally weighted: No = 0, Partly = 1, Yes = 2. Total score = points received / maximum points, rounded to the nearest whole number. Domain scores use the same calculation. Original band thresholds are 40, 70 and 85. The three lowest-scoring domains form the priority list. This is the existing Artefaktum orientation model, not an authority-approved pass mark.

0-39: FOUNDATIONAL / 40-69: DEVELOPING / 70-84: MARKET-CAPABLE / 85-100: DEFENCE-READY

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