Navigating Defense and Aerospace Compliance With MBSE Webinar

Not up for the read? Watch the recording of the webinar!

In the highly regulated worlds of defense and aerospace, compliance with a vast and growing array of standards and frameworks, such as SOC 2, ISO 9001, NIST, and DFARS, is both mission-critical and increasingly complex. Navigating these requirements demands more than static documentation; it requires dynamic, traceable, and model-based processes that ensure alignment across the entire system lifecycle.

This is where Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and particularly platforms like Innoslate, offer a powerful advantage.

The Overlapping Landscape of Compliance

Organizations in the defense and aerospace sectors must address requirements from various sources, including government regulations, industry standards, cybersecurity mandates, and supply chain contracts. Each comes with its own set of documentation, verification, and traceability expectations. Without the right tools, it’s easy to lose visibility and fall out of compliance.

Innoslate simplifies this landscape by serving as a centralized, cloud-based environment for managing these requirements. Its support for the Lifecycle Modeling Language (LML) enables stakeholders to model complex relationships between regulations, system elements, and verification artifacts, all in one place.

Why MBSE and Innoslate?

End-to-End Requirements Traceability

MBSE provides the structure to link requirements directly to system designs, test cases, and verification activities. Innoslate’s Requirements View and Traceability Matrix make this even easier by automatically detecting and mapping connections between multiple compliance frameworks, ensuring no requirement is overlooked.

Streamlined Documentation and Audits

Innoslate allows teams to import official documents, parse content into structured entities, and maintain robust version control. During audits or reviews, users can generate comprehensive documentation instantly, including traceability reports and model diagrams, drastically reducing the manual overhead typically associated with compliance.

Secure, Role-Based Access

Innoslate is American-built and supports role-based access controls and project-level permissions, which are crucial for maintaining data separation and cybersecurity compliance (including alignment with NIST 800-171 and CMMC). Sensitive data can be isolated while still residing within a unified modeling environment.

Framework Alignment and Standard Integration

From DoDAF to MIL-STD-881, Innoslate includes templates and modeling capabilities aligned to defense and aerospace frameworks. Users can customize their workspace to map project models directly to required standards, ensuring better alignment and simplifying compliance reporting.

Managing Evolving Compliance Needs

As new standards emerge, especially those focused on digital engineering, cybersecurity, and lifecycle traceability, platforms must adapt quickly. Innoslate’s ability to dynamically update models, identify risks using AI-powered features, and simulate behavior and cost helps teams stay ahead of change.

By integrating cybersecurity, safety, logistics, and lifecycle considerations within a single model, Innoslate empowers engineers and program managers to make informed, traceable decisions while staying compliant across all project dimensions.

Preparing for a Digital Future

The future of defense and aerospace is increasingly digital, with a strong emphasis on interoperability, data transparency, and full-lifecycle system insight. As agencies shift toward Digital Engineering Strategies and Model-Centric Acquisition, Innoslate is positioned as a forward-looking platform that supports:

• Full digital thread integration

• Automated compliance reporting

• Lifecycle cost modeling and trade studies

• Collaboration across geographically dispersed teams

Conclusion

Navigating compliance in defense and aerospace isn’t just about checking boxes; it’s about adopting tools and processes that make compliance seamless, secure, and scalable. MBSE, when paired with the right platform, becomes a strategic enabler.

With its robust modeling, compliance support, cybersecurity features, and cloud-based collaboration capabilities, Innoslate is not just a tool for MBSE; it's a comprehensive solution for ensuring that your systems remain compliant, resilient, and future-ready.