Project Management & Interim Management for Management Systems in the Defence Industry and Defence Technology (AQAP & ISO)

CONSILIO ET OPERA GMBH supports the defence industry and its suppliers with Project & Interim Management services for ISO AQAP integration — covering the set-up, maintenance, and continual improvement of management systems such as quality, environmental, sustainability, energy, and occupational health & safety management.

Project & Interim Management AQAP ISO in the Defence Industry: Ensure Compliance, Integrate Systems, and Build Trust

Driving AQAP compliance and ISO conformity across the defence industry, CONSILIO ET OPERA supports companies in defence technology with practical guidance — ensuring their standards remain robust and sustainable over time. Whether you are an established manufacturer, a new entrant to the defence market or a supplier that must meet military standards: through project and interim management we develop practical, tailored solutions, integrate existing management systems efficiently on request and provide long-term support to ensure regulatory requirements are met — thereby strengthening the trust of customers, partners and authorities.

As part of project management, we also lead cross-functional teams ad interim to achieve ISO / AQAP project objectives on schedule.

In interim management — i.e. when taking over corporate functions in the defence industry — CONSILIO ET OPERA assumes the operational roles envisaged by the client for the initial implementation, upkeep and further development of management systems based on AQAP and/or ISO standards.

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Tailored ISO AQAP Integration and Support for Compliance and Management Systems in Defence Technology

The requirements in the defence and armaments industry are complex, dynamic and often tightly regulated. To ensure your company not only meets the relevant standards, norms and regulations but also applies them safely in day-to-day operations, CONSILIO ET OPERA provides practice-oriented support in all critical areas. Our experience in project and interim management helps to build, maintain and further develop systems efficiently, to embed processes sustainably and to secure compliance in the long term.

Gap Analysis & Roadmap

Conducting gap analyses and developing an implementation plan for the introduction of ISO and/ or AQAP standards

Integrated Management System (IMS)

On request we develop integrated management systems that bring together quality, environment, sustainability, energy and occupational health & safety into a coherent, overarching compliance framework — based on international standards and regulations such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, EMAS, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 and CSRD / ESRS. By explicitly linking these with AQAP requirements, we make it easier for companies to enter the defence market — or, conversely, create the foundations for organisations in military technology to meet the expectations of civil markets as well.

AQAP Requirements in Day-to-Day Operations

We operationalise AQAP requirements within your processes — from quality plans in line with AQAP 2105 through configuration and change management to supplier management and inspection/test plans.

Audit & Acceptance Preparation

Whether internal audits, supplier audits or customer and authority inspections: we prepare your organisation, support you throughout the process and ensure that all findings are addressed successfully.

ISO / AQAP Compliance & Evidence Processes for BAFA and BAAINBw

Efficient and reliable support is provided for ISO / AQAP compliance and evidence processes in dealings with BAFA and BAAINBw.

Operational Project Support

Targeted support in compliance projects relieves organisations, with interim responsibility in key roles and functions to ensure efficient and hands-on operations.

From Quality Plan to Audit: We Handle Recurring Tasks in AQAP Project & Interim Management

Compliance with military quality requirements is not a one-off task but a continuous process. In defence projects with NATO or Bundeswehr involvement, the Allied Quality Assurance Publications (AQAP) are often contractually binding. CONSILIO ET OPERA regularly assumes recurring tasks to ensure these AQAP standards are sustained, to uphold overarching compliance and to safeguard your contract readiness and delivery capability.

Create & Update the Quality Plan (QP)

Preparation and maintenance of the Quality Plan in accordance with AQAP 2105 — at project start (effective date of the contract or Notice to Proceed (NTP); for framework agreements, the start of a call-off; for subcontractors, the date of purchase order (PO) approval), upon changes and for ongoing control

Contract & Requirements Review

Systematic review of contracts and technical requirements to identify deviations at an early stage and document them reliably

Supplier Management to AQAP Standards

Control and assessment of your supply chain in line with AQAP requirements (AQAP 2105, AQAP 2110, AQAP 2210, AQAP 2310) and ISO 9001 plus contract-specific add-ons — from selection and approval through to continuous monitoring

Nonconformities & Concessions / Deviations

Processing of nonconformities, preparation of requests for concession/deviation and consistent tracking through to approval

Supporting Audit & Inspection Activities

Planning, execution and follow-up of internal audits against ISO 9001 and EN / AS 9100 as well as contractually required AQAP clauses (e.g. AQAP 2110, AQAP 2310) based on ISO 19011 — including readiness and mock audits and second-party audits (customer and supplier audits), also in accordance with the aforementioned standards

YOUR GOALS ARE OUR MISSION

YOUR GOALS ARE OUR MISSION

CONSILIO ET OPERA GUARANTEES

Benefit from additional guarantees that safeguard the quality, reliability and efficiency of your projects in the long term.

WARRANTY OF CONFIDENCE

If your company has signed a service contract and is not a 100 % satisfied with our performance, it is free to terminate it with immediate effect.

TELEPHONE SUPPORT

Once your company has given a mandate for consulting or project / interim management it will receive a voucher for 2 hours of telephone consultation in addition to each weekly working contingent (40 hours) ordered. A voucher can be redeemed within one year of issue.

OUR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

PERSONNEL SEARCH

Our strategic alliance partners include independent personnel agencies and freelancers. This offers you the advantage that we can support your personnel search through our network also when you are dealing with large projects. The precondition for this, however, is that our company will be engaged in the same project as these additional external human resources.