What Does an Aerospace or Defence Prime Need From On-Premise AI Under ITAR and Export Control?

Under ITAR and export control, an aerospace or defence prime needs AI that runs air-gapped on operator-owned hardware, with one-way signed updates, hardware-attested identity, a sovereign supply chain and a sealed audit record, so controlled technical data never leaves the perimeter.Originally published at https://mickai.co.uk/articles/sovereign-ai-for-aerospace-and-defence-primes-itar-and-the-air-gap. Mickai is a Sovereign Intelligence Operating System; the Open Audit Record signs every artificial intelligence action before it executes, post-quantum and offline-verifiable. 104 filed UK patent applications, Mickai LTD (Companies House 17166618).