What is the protocol for defence exports? | Explained

The story so far: India’s robust legal and regulatory framework on strategic trade continues to guide overseas commercial ventures by its companies, the Ministry of External Affairs said last week. It was responding to a U.S. media report it termed “factually incorrect and misleading”, which claimed that Defence Public Sector Undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited supplied items sourced from a British firm to Russia. India is also a member of major multilateral export control regimes — the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Wassenaar Arrangement on munitions and military items; and the Australia Group on biological and chemical items. There are eight categories under the SCOMET list and the Department of Defence Production issues authorisation for export of Munitions List items covered in Category 6. “The requirement of government signed End User Certification in cases of providing engineering services related to Munitions List to Wassenaar Arrangement countries has been dispensed with,” the Defence Ministry said.