Your flight software runs on open-source components. DO-178C and ITAR require you to govern every one.
Black Duck finds every component. Polarion governs the response. X-DLM™ builds the DO-178C evidence chain before the Software Accomplishment Summary review.
VxWorks, FreeRTOS, OpenSSL, libcurl, LwIP, AUTOSAR Classic BSW components, and dozens of embedded middleware libraries. Every commercial aerospace software product depends on open-source components most engineering teams have never fully mapped against DO-178C traceability requirements or ITAR export control criteria.
Black Duck scans source, binaries, firmware, and containers — identifying every component, every license conflict, every ITAR-relevant dependency, and every known vulnerability before it reaches a controlled build. X-DLM™ routes every finding into governed Polarion workflows before any Designated Engineering Representative or export control reviewer asks.
The open-source risk in commercial aerospace software is real. The DO-178C and ITAR evidence requirement is non-negotiable.
Of aerospace, aviation, and transportation codebases contain at least one high or critical open-source vulnerability per OSSRA 2026. Each one is a potential DO-178C evidence gap or ITAR traceability finding.
The highest DO-178C Design Assurance Level — required for software whose failure would cause catastrophic aircraft consequences. Every requirement, code decision, and test must be documented and traceable in an auditable evidence chain.
Black Duck BDSA advisories surface critical vulnerabilities up to 3 weeks ahead of NVD — covering aerospace RTOS, cryptographic, and embedded middleware CVEs that general databases miss or misclassify.
Known vulnerabilities in the Black Duck KnowledgeBase — including 63K+ exclusive BDSA advisories with exploit evidence, affected version ranges, and direct remediation guidance not available in NVD.
Sources: OSSRA 2026. DO-178C / ED-12C Table A-1. Black Duck BDSA product documentation.
DO-178C evidence that builds during development. ITAR component control that runs before every controlled build.
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DO-178C requirements-to-code-to-test traceability — continuous, not pre-SAS
X-DLM™ connects Black Duck component findings to Siemens Polarion requirement records — so every open-source dependency with a DO-178C traceability implication is captured in the evidence chain during development, not discovered during Software Accomplishment Summary review. Engineers work normally. The evidence builds automatically.
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ITAR component identification before controlled build
Black Duck identifies open-source components with cryptographic algorithm, guidance system, propulsion control, or space technology applicability that triggers ITAR §120.10 review obligations. X-DLM™ routes every flagged component into a Polarion review workflow with owner assignment, approval chain, and timestamped disposition — the documentation DoS and DoC enforcement reviews require.
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CMMC SBOM delivery — SPDX and CycloneDX, continuously maintained
Black Duck generates machine-readable SBOM in SPDX and CycloneDX formats. X-DLM™ links every SBOM component to the Polarion release record it belongs to. CMMC Level 2 supply chain risk management evidence and DoD contracting officer SBOM delivery requirements are satisfied from the same governed workflow.
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Vulnerability response at engineering speed — before certification schedule impact
Black Duck BDSA advisories arrive up to 3 weeks ahead of NVD. X-DLM™ routes each advisory into a Polarion work item with DO-178C impact analysis, owner assignment, severity classification, and escalation timeline — so vulnerability response happens before a finding can affect a certification milestone or contract delivery date.
See how Siemens Polarion and Black Duck become one governed software risk workflow.
X-DLM™ turns Black Duck software supply chain intelligence into Siemens Polarion work items, requirements links, approvals, escalation paths, and continuously maintained evidence.
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Aerospace and defense companies answer to more than one framework.
CMMC 2.0 is the floor, not the ceiling. DO-178C, NIST SSDF, ITAR/EAR, and IEC 62443 run simultaneously — each with its own evidence requirements, its own audit path, and its own consequence for non-conformity.
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