SmartSuite for
Aerospace & Defense
SmartSuite centralizes engineering, quality, compliance, and operations to reduce silos and improve program execution.
Transform Engineering, Quality & Compliance Operations
Aerospace and defense organizations often rely on separate systems for engineering, quality, compliance, program management, and operations. These disconnected tools create gaps, slow handoffs, and increase compliance and security risk.
SmartSuite brings these workflows together in one connected platform—improving visibility, standardizing processes, and helping teams coordinate more effectively.
SmartSuite helps aerospace & defense organizations:
- Integrate engineering, quality, compliance, program, and ops workflows
- Reduce fragmentation across planning and execution
- Standardize workflows for audits, inspections, testing, and reviews
- Improve coordination between engineering, quality, ops, and compliance
- Gain real-time visibility into progress, issues, risks, and performance
Integrated Mission Ops
Engineering • Quality • Compliance
Unified data + connected program workflows
Connected Programs
Audits • Inspections • Testing • Reviews
One platform replacing fragmented A&D systems
Rapid Implementation
Prebuilt A&D solutions speed rollout
No-code tools adapt quickly across teams & programs
How SmartSuite Supports Aerospace & Defense Organizations
SmartSuite helps aerospace and defense manufacturers manage compliance, quality, and supplier programs in a single secure system. Maintain AS9100 and ITAR compliance, strengthen supplier oversight, and ensure mission-critical operations run efficiently across programs.
Simplify AS9100 and ITAR Compliance
Centralize compliance and quality processes in one auditable workspace. Automate control tracking, manage CAPAs, and maintain documentation aligned with AS9100, DFARS, and NIST 800-171 requirements.
Key capabilities include:
- Track AS9100, ITAR, DFARS, and NIST 800-171 requirements in one framework-aligned workspace
- Manage nonconformances, CAPAs, and corrective actions with full lifecycle traceability
- Maintain audit-ready evidence repositories with approvals and validation history
- Monitor compliance status and readiness in real time through dashboards and reports
Strengthen Supplier Performance and Accountability
Track certifications, audits, and supplier risk in real time. SmartSuite provides full visibility into your supply chain, helping ensure compliance across all tiers and preventing delays or quality issues.
Key capabilities include:
- Track supplier certifications, audits, and contractual requirements centrally
- Assess supplier risk and performance with scoring and trend analysis
- Manage corrective actions and remediation tied to supplier findings
- Maintain continuous oversight across domestic and international suppliers
Coordinate Complex Projects with Precision
Manage milestones, deliverables, and dependencies across teams with full traceability. Link quality, compliance, and engineering data to keep defense programs on schedule and under control.
Key capabilities include:
- Plan and track engineering milestones, deliverables, and dependencies
- Link engineering activities directly to quality, compliance, and audit records
- Maintain version-controlled documentation and approval workflows
- Provide leadership with real-time visibility into program health and risks
Maintain Audit Readiness at Every Stage
Automate documentation workflows for audits and reviews. Store evidence, approvals, and validation records securely in one place to simplify inspection readiness.
Key capabilities include:
- Automate audit preparation, evidence collection, and review workflows
- Store documentation securely with full version history and approvals
- Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits from one system
- Reduce audit cycle time while improving accuracy and transparency
Featured Solutions for Aerospace
Explore SmartSuite Solution Suites designed for compliance, quality, and engineering excellence.
Plan, execute, and report on audits with complete assurance oversight — linking findings to risks, controls, and remediation actions in a single connected workspace.
Plan projects, assign tasks, track status, and collaborate with timelines, dependencies, and reporting.
Standardize vendor due diligence, centralize assessments, and monitor ongoing risk exposure to ensure supplier reliability and compliance.
Define critical services, map dependencies, and validate recovery strategies to ensure business continuity, regulatory alignment, and organizational resilience.
Operationalize privacy programs and maintain compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, NIST Privacy, and other regulations — all within a centralized, automated workspace.
Manage non-conformances, CAPAs, and inspections with full traceability from issue detection to resolution.
Centralize operational, cyber, and regulatory risks with integrated mitigation plans and incident tracking workflows.
Ensure adherence to AS9100, ITAR, DFARS, CMMC, and aerospace regulatory mandates with structured workflows and audit-ready reporting across programs and operations.
Aerospace & Defense
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Why Smartsuite For Aerospace
Built for Regulated and Secure Environments
Meet aerospace and defense compliance requirements with pre-built workflows aligned to AS9100, ITAR, DFARS, and NIST frameworks.
Connected Compliance and Quality Workflows
Link quality, engineering, supplier, and audit programs into one cohesive system — eliminating silos across the value chain.
No-Code Flexibility for Complex Programs
Empower operations and compliance teams to configure workflows for their exact processes, without relying on developers.
AI-Powered Efficiency
Use SmartSuite AI Assist to summarize audit findings, detect risk patterns, and draft CAPA reports automatically.
Aligned with Regulatory Frameworks
Map controls and evidence to the frameworks your institution follows.
- FFIEC, CRI Profile, SOX, and OCC guidelines
- NIST and ISO cybersecurity standards
- Vendor oversight and audit traceability
AI That Adapts to Your Industry — On Your Terms
SmartSuite embeds AI directly into your workflows to accelerate automation, reporting, and insight generation — while giving you complete control over which models you use and how your data is handled.
Choose from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, AWS Bedrock, Azure, Perplexity, Nscale, IBM watsonx, and Xai. Connect your own API keys for full privacy and compliance.
- Bring Your Own AI
Accelerated first-response targets for high-severity issues, so critical incidents are acknowledged, triaged, and moving toward resolution as quickly as possible.
- AI in Action
Use AI to generate compliance reports, summarize audits, and build automations that enhance accuracy and efficiency.
- Data Privacy by Design
SmartSuite never uses customer data for model training. All AI calls route securely through your credentials.
- Customizable Intelligence
Mix models for different needs — reporting, content creation, risk analysis — and tailor performance per workflow.
A Unified Platform for People, Processes, and AI
SmartSuite unites people, data, AI, and systems on one open platform—designed to integrate with anything, secure everything, and adapt to any business process. From industry-specific workflows to enterprise integrations, SmartSuite gives every team the flexibility to work smarter together.
Explore Further
Read quick explainers on the ideas and best practices behind high-performing teams in your industry. See how SmartSuite turns critical workflows into connected, trackable work—so execution stays fast and reliable.
Featured Resources
Explore resources and insights for compliance, risk, and quality leaders in aerospace.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from aerospace manufacturers, defense contractors, and compliance teams.
SmartSuite includes templates and workflows aligned to AS9100, ITAR, DFARS, and NIST 800-171 standards, automating control tracking and audit documentation.
Yes. SmartSuite integrates with systems like SAP, Oracle, and Siemens Teamcenter, syncing engineering, compliance, and supplier data.
SmartSuite’s Third-Party Risk suite automates supplier onboarding, scoring, and certification renewals — providing real-time visibility into supply chain compliance.
Most organizations deploy within 45–60 days using SmartSuite’s pre-built templates for compliance, quality, and program management.
Modernize Your Aerospace & Defense Operations
Replace legacy systems and disconnected tools with a secure, unified platform built for regulated environments.