Standards You Can Trust for Safety, Compliance & Performance

The defence and security industry demands the highest levels of reliability, safety, and legal compliance. From military hardware and cybersecurity solutions to protective shelters and emergency services, EN and ISO standards define critical requirements that ensure equipment and services meet operational, ethical, and environmental expectations across Europe.

Here at European-Standards.com, you can access and review official EN & ISO standards relevant to defence & security equipment via Genorma.com. Use the embedded search below to find the precise documents you need for your products or services.

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⚔️ Key Standards for Defence & Security Equipment

Some of the top EN / ISO / joint standards and relevant frameworks that defence/security organizations should know:

  • ISO/IEC 27001 — Information Security Management Systems: essential when confidentiality, integrity, and availability are critical. ISO
  • ISO 28000 — Security and Resilience – Security Management Systems for supply chain. Wikipedia
  • ISO 22300 — Security and Resilience – Vocabulary of terms used in resilience, security & emergency standards. ANSI Webstore+1
  • ISO/IEC 19790 — Requirements for cryptographic modules; especially important for secure communications & hardware encryption. Wikipedia
  • AQAP / NATO-AQAP standards — Quality assurance for defence contracts; often required for procurement in NATO-member projects. DA-Group+2TopQM-Systems+2
  • EN / joint EN ISO versions of standards where applicable — ensures both EU legal compliance and international recognition.

🔒 Why These Standards Matter

Implementing EN & ISO standards in defence & security delivers clear benefits:

  • Trust and credibility — clients & governments expect certified and tested compliance.
  • Legal & regulatory compatibility — many EU directives or national defence regulations reference or require compliance with these standards.
  • Risk reduction — reduces failures, improves safety under harsh conditions (e.g. electromagnetic interference, physical stress, cybersecurity threats).
  • Interoperability & supply chain requirements — especially in military & cross-border operations.
  • Innovation & resilience — ensuring systems can adapt to new threats and technology changes.