Meet Export Controls and Cybersecurity Compliance

Compliant Design and Development Across Government Programs

Simplify Compliance to ITAR, EAR, CMMC, and AS9100

Government contractors and defense manufacturers develop products that are subject to strict export control, cybersecurity, and quality management standards. They must meet these regulatory demands while accelerating innovation in today’s highly competitive environment.

Arena PLM for AWS GovCloud offers a secure, turnkey PLM solution for government contractors and suppliers. Keep your product and quality data secure, control access to CUI, and stay audit ready without slowing product development.

What is ITAR and EAR?

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) govern the export of products, technology, and related technical data to foreign entities.

What is CMMC?

Regulations like the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) require government contractors handling Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) to have proper security measures in place.

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What is AS9100?

AS9100 provides aerospace and defense companies the quality management system (QMS) framework to design, develop, and manufacture safe and reliable products that meet customer expectations.

How Arena Helps Aerospace and Defense Manufacturers Meet Strict Federal Regulations

Arena PLM for Government runs on AWS GovCloud, a proven cloud-native platform with multilayered security to help safeguard controlled unclassified information (CUI) as well as export-controlled data. With built-in access controls and a robust security infrastructure, Arena gives aerospace and defense companies a head start in meeting ITAR, EAR, and CMMC requirements.

By connecting product and quality information in a single source of truth, Arena enables complete traceability, closed-loop processes, and stronger control across the product lifecycle for AS9100 quality management system (QMS) compliance.

With Arena, aerospace and defense companies gain a single solution to manage product and quality information, collaborate with suppliers, and help accelerate product launches while meeting strict product data security requirements.

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ITAR, EAR, and CMMC

How Arena Helps You

  • Limits ITAR and EAR data access to U.S. citizens through the AWS GovCloud (US) platform
  • Safeguards sensitive information through role-based permissions, built-in security controls, and audit trails to monitor who accesses information and when they access it
  • Enables secure collaboration across internal teams and external supply chain partners
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AS9100

How Arena Helps You

  • Connects product and quality processes in a unified system to support design controls, requirements management, change management, CAPAs, supplier management, and training management
  • Delivers full traceability across product development with linked records, revision control, and visibility into every stage of the lifecycle
  • Strengthens audit readiness with a QMS framework that ensures consistency, accuracy, and accountability

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I’ve been involved in operations and quality management for decades. Being able to have this level of secure product control connected to highly organized quality capabilities and close the loops is empowering.”

—Don Perkins, Director of Hardware Engineering and Operations

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We chose Arena PLM for AWS GovCloud because it had a solid security infrastructure to help us meet regulatory requirements for aerospace and defense, while providing convenient access to our globally dispersed teams. We also liked the fact that we could run our QMS within Arena.”

—Christopher Brickner, Head of Quality

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Move Teams Beyond Compliance

Arena gives your teams the tools to manage regulatory requirements with confidence while improving visibility, control, and speed to market.

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Product Teams

can quickly locate and safeguard ITAR- and EAR-regulated information

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Quality

can enhance product data integrity and traceability

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IT

has reduced burden of establishing cybersecurity infrastructure and related processes

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Suppliers

can securely access information with role-based user controls

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Gain Market Advantage With Secure Product Development

Advance programs faster with a secure, connected system that unifies product development, quality, and compliance.

The Trusted Platform for Secure Innovation

Over 1,500 companies rely on Arena to innovate with control and confidence. By connecting product development and quality processes on AWS GovCloud, Arenafor Government supports secure execution and compliance across the full lifecycle.

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