How to Find ITAR-Certified Suppliers in 2026
A step-by-step guide to locating ITAR-registered US manufacturers using SAM.gov, the SBA database, defense trade shows, and verified supplier directories like ForgeLine.
Read supplier profile →Practical guides for sourcing ITAR-certified suppliers, navigating AS9100 requirements, and real supplier spotlights from the ForgeLine network.
A step-by-step guide to locating ITAR-registered US manufacturers using SAM.gov, the SBA database, defense trade shows, and verified supplier directories like ForgeLine.
Read supplier profile →AS9100, ITAR, and CMMC are three distinct defense certifications that procurement teams encounter constantly — and confuse just as often. Here is what each covers, when you need them, and how they interact.
Read supplier profile →Before committing to a defense supplier relationship, five critical questions separate compliant, capable manufacturers from risky choices. A practical evaluation checklist for procurement managers.
Read supplier profile →The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement governs how defense contractors handle specialty metals, domestic sourcing, and controlled technical data. Here is what every supplier in the defense supply chain needs to understand in 2026.
Read supplier profile →A capabilities statement is the first document a defense buyer receives from a supplier. Here is how to read one efficiently — and spot the red flags before you waste time on unqualified vendors.
Read supplier profile →ITAR and EAR are the two US export-control regimes that govern defense and dual-use manufacturing. Here is how to tell which one applies to your part — across the technology list, agency scope, license mechanism, and penalty regime — before you engage suppliers.
Read supplier profile →Milwaukee-based Midwest Casting Solutions specializes in investment casting and sand casting for complex geometry superalloy parts — serving turbine, aerospace, and defense programs with NADCAP-certified heat treat and NDT.
Read supplier profile →All 47 verified US defense manufacturers in the ForgeLine network — each pre-screened for ITAR, AS9100, and CMMC compliance. Click any card to read their full supplier spotlight.