How should a defense supplier show AQAP and OASIS records?
On a defense and aerospace supplier’s website, each certificate is shown with where its record lives: the AQAP certificate as a document issued by Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense, with its edition and version; certification under IAQG rules with its record in OASIS; special process approval with its record in the Nadcap list. The detailed requirements of public procurement could not be verified for this guide; the page does not state them.
Defense and aerospace carried about 4.2% of sector-based exports registered with the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) in 2025, at 10.02 billion dollars. This guide is the detail of the defense and aerospace row of the certificate map by sector; how a certificate generally belongs on a website is covered in the certified manufacturer website guide.
First, a limit: we could not verify the supplier requirements of Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) for this guide; the relevant page did not open. So below there are only rules whose source we could read. Every requirement a company in public procurement writes on its site should be confirmed from the current text or contract of the institution concerned; not writing an unverified requirement as a claim is safer than writing it wrong.
Which certificate does a defense and aerospace buyer ask for?
It depends on the buyer. In Turkey, on the military quality assurance side, there is the AQAP certificate: according to the “AQAP Activities” page of the Ministry of National Defense (MSB), the certificate is issued by the MSB and is open only to companies on the Official Gazette list under Law No. 5201 that manufacture military vehicles, equipment, weapons and ammunition. The application requires an MSB protocol, a quality manual in Turkish, a 5201 production permit and a trade registry record; the certificates listed on the page are AQAP-2110 Edition D Version 1, AQAP-2310 Edition B, AQAP-2210, AQAP-2105 Edition C and AQAP-2131 Edition C.
On the aerospace side, a buyer looks at OASIS, the list of suppliers certified under IAQG rules. For special processes, Nadcap approval is asked for; the list of approved suppliers (QML) is kept in PRI’s eAuditNet application.
How are the certificates shown on the website?
Each with its name, its edition and where its record lives. For the AQAP certificate, the site states which AQAP, in which edition and version, it was issued against; an “AQAP certified” statement without a version does not tell the buyer which requirement is met. A supplier registered in OASIS states that the record is searched in OASIS and which site is registered. For a Nadcap approval, the site states which process and which site the approval covers.
The records an AQAP application asks for also point to what can be written on the site: the production permit and the trade registry record are public records, while the quality manual is the company’s internal document. Which of them appears on the site is the company’s decision; every record that does appear stands with the name of whoever issued it and in its current form. Updating the record on the site without delay when a certificate’s edition changes or an approval ends keeps an outdated claim from staying on the site; in this sector the buyer already looks at the supplier’s record in the list, and any difference between the two becomes their first question.
| Item | On the website | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| AQAP certificate, with edition and version | If issued by the MSB; which AQAP, which edition | MSB AQAP Activities |
| OASIS record | If certified; registered site and search path | IAQG OASIS |
| Nadcap approval and QML record | For the approved process and site | PRI Nadcap |
| An unverified procurement requirement or record claim | No | — |
| Quality management system certificate | Yes, with number, scope and expiry date | CertSearch |
Where certificates belong on a defense and aerospace website
- 01AQAP certificate, with edition and version
- 02OASIS record
- 03Nadcap approval and QML record
- 04Unverified procurement requirement claim
- 05Quality management system certificate
What should a defense and aerospace website not say?
- Writing an unverified public procurement requirement or supplier record as a claim.
- A statement implying an AQAP certificate when the company is not covered by Law No. 5201: the certificate is open only to manufacturers on the list.
- An “AQAP certified” statement without its edition and version.
- Attributing a Nadcap approval to the whole company instead of a specific process and site.
- Presenting a site that has no record in OASIS as registered.
What changed in defense and aerospace in 2026?
Our list of facts has no rule change dated 2026 for this sector. The MSB page lists AQAP certificates with their editions and versions; when an edition changes, the record on the site is written with the new edition. Because institutions may update their supplier requirements often, it is a good habit to keep, next to the record, the date and source against which each requirement statement on the site was verified.
How does a buyer verify the certificate?
Depending on the type of record. OASIS is searched for suppliers certified under IAQG rules; the search requires a “Public Account” registration. For Nadcap, the list of approved suppliers is reached from within PRI’s eAuditNet application, and buyers can use it free of charge. For AQAP, the issuing body is the MSB; no public lookup path was verified for this guide. The company’s accredited management system certificates, in turn, are searched in CertSearch; the four-step path is in the is a company’s ISO certificate real guide. Writing on the site which list each record is searched in sends the buyer to the right list; the three lists do not replace one another.
How are the product page and the machine layer built?
The product or capability page says at which site and under which approval the work is done; for special processes, the process a Nadcap approval belongs to is visible there. Restricted information does not appear on the site; instead the page says that the information exists and through which channel it can be requested. In the machine layer, the certificate can be marked up as a Certification identical to the record visible on the page; adding a certificate to the markup that the page does not state tells neither the buyer nor the machine anything true.
In this sector, a capability page often takes the place of a product page: the company describes what it does, at which site and under which approval; next to each capability line sits the certificate or approval that covers it. A capability that an approval does not cover may appear on the page, but it is not marked as approved; when the buyer compares the line with the record in the list, both should say the same thing.
A short checklist for a defense and aerospace website
- If there is an AQAP certificate, are the AQAP, its edition and version written?
- If there is an OASIS record, are the registered site and search path written?
- If there is a Nadcap approval, are the approved process and site written?
- Is an unverified procurement requirement or record claim left on the site?
- Is the quality management system certificate shown with number, scope and expiry date?
- Instead of restricted information, does the page say how it can be requested?
- Is it recorded on what date and from which source each requirement statement was verified?
The information here is not legal advice; confirm which rule applies to you from official sources and from your certification body’s current requirements.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who issues the AQAP certificate?
Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense. According to the MSB’s page, the certificate is open only to companies on the Official Gazette list under Law No. 5201 that manufacture military vehicles, equipment, weapons and ammunition.
How do you search for a supplier in OASIS?
OASIS is the list of suppliers certified under IAQG rules; searching it requires a “Public Account” registration.
Where is the list of Nadcap-approved suppliers?
In PRI’s eAuditNet application (QML); buyers can use the list free of charge and reach it from within the application.