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European Defense Tech Hub Partnership

🛡️ Defense SIBA

Sovereign AI Infrastructure for Defense R&D — 100% air-gapped, 100% auditable, 100% compliant. Protect classified knowledge while accelerating innovation.

Internal TRL 8 self-assessment (June 2026)

The Defense AI Challenge

🔒 Classified Data Exposure

Public cloud AI services process prompts on infrastructure outside your control and outside national jurisdiction. In a classified environment that is a deployment model you cannot use, whichever provider it is.

🧠 Knowledge Loss Crisis

Senior defence engineers retire carrying decades of design rationale. Manual documentation, written under time pressure at the end of a career, captures a fraction of it.

🔗 Supply Chain Blindness

Hidden vulnerabilities in defense supply chains. No AI-powered visibility into component origins and vendor risks.

🌍 Multi-Nation Complexity

ITAR/EAR restrictions prevent collaboration. No way to share insights without sharing classified data.

Defense SIBA Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ DEFENSE SIBA ARCHITECTURE │ │ 100% Air-Gapped • Zero External Connectivity │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │ │ │ R&D Unit │ │ Production │ │ Logistics │ │ Field │ │ │ │ SIBA │ │ SIBA │ │ SIBA │ │ SIBA │ │ │ │ (20 users) │ │ (50 users) │ │ (30 users) │ │ (Portable) │ │ │ └──────┬──────┘ └──────┬──────┘ └──────┬──────┘ └──────┬──────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └──────────────────┼──────────────────┼──────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌────────▼──────────────────▼────────┐ │ │ │ Federated Knowledge Graph │ │ │ │ (Secure Cross-Unit Sharing) │ │ │ │ • Jurisdiction-aware routing │ │ │ │ • Clearance-level filtering │ │ │ │ • Cryptographic audit trail │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ SECURITY LAYER │ │ │ │ 🔐 BYOK Encryption (AES-256) │ 📋 Merkle Tree Audit Log │ │ │ │ 🛡️ Zero Trust Architecture │ 🔍 Full Decision Provenance │ │ │ │ 🚫 No External Connectivity │ ✅ Parliamentary Accountability │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ COMPLIANCE ALIGNMENT │ │ │ │ ✅ GDPR │ ✅ EU AI Act │ ✅ ITAR/EAR │ 🔄 NATO STANAG │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Two-Year Partnership Model

YEAR 1 — PILOT
Proof of Concept
€150,000
  • Single R&D unit deployment (20-40 users)
  • Complete air-gapped installation
  • Knowledge graph from 3+ years history
  • LISI personal agents for each team member
  • Decision audit trail implementation
  • Compliance certification preparation
YEAR 2 — SCALE-UP
Organization-Wide
€500,000
  • Expansion to 3-5 units (100-200 users)
  • Multi-unit federation architecture
  • Supply chain intelligence module
  • Cross-border collaboration capability
  • Advanced predictive analytics
  • Full production license
9,923% ROI
Modelled: €64.5M value from €650K investment over 2 years — an illustrative projection, not a measured result

Technology Readiness — Internal Self-Assessment

Assessed by Mr. NeC B.V. against our own scale-up readiness criteria in June 2026. This is a self-assessment, not an independent or accredited TRL certification, and it has not been verified by an external assessor or funding body.

TRL 8
Core Platform
TRL 8
Air-Gap Architecture
TRL 8
BYOK Encryption
TRL 7
Knowledge Graph
TRL 7
Compliance Framework
TRL 6
Federation Protocol
✅ GDPR Compliant ✅ EU AI Act Ready ✅ ITAR Architecture ✅ EAR Architecture 🔄 NATO STANAG ✅ BSI IT-Grundschutz

Defense Use Cases

🧠

R&D Knowledge Preservation

Capture tacit knowledge from senior engineers through daily AI interactions. Preserve decades of expertise for future generations.

Value: €50-100M per engineer
🔗

Supply Chain Intelligence

AI-powered component tracking and vendor risk assessment. Detect vulnerabilities before they become threats.

Value: Early threat detection
🌍

Multi-Nation Coordination

Federated architecture enables collaboration without sharing classified data. Jurisdiction-aware data handling.

Value: Compliance + collaboration
📋

Decision Audit Trail

Cryptographic provenance for every AI recommendation and human decision. Full parliamentary accountability.

Value: Complete traceability

Why Defense SIBA?

Capability Public cloud AI services In-House Development Defense SIBA
Data Location ❌ US Cloud ✅ On-Premises ✅ On-Premises
Air-Gap Capability ❌ Impossible ✅ Possible ✅ Native
Time to Deploy Weeks 3-5 Years 3-6 Months
Development Cost Subscription €10-50M €150K-500K
ITAR/EAR Compliance ❌ Non-compliant ✅ If designed ✅ Built-in
Knowledge Preservation ❌ None ✅ If built ✅ Core Feature
Audit Trail ❌ Limited ✅ If built ✅ Cryptographic
Independently validated in production ❌ Not yet ❌ Unvalidated ❌ Not yet

Ready to Secure Your Defense Innovation?

Schedule a technical deep-dive with our team. We'll demonstrate air-gapped deployment, discuss your specific use cases, and outline a pilot program tailored to your organization.

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