Compliance
What You Need
to Know.
Slade Technologies develops defense systems under US law. There are things we can and cannot do with the people we work with. Everyone who reaches out should understand this clearly before the conversation starts.
No Slade Technologies Program Is a Public Platform.
All Slade Technologies programs (ST-1 Specter, ST-C1 Uhlan, Mayfly, and any future systems) are proprietary intellectual property of Slade Technologies LLC. Developing derivative concepts, subsystem designs, or technical analysis using any Slade Technologies program as the design basis is not permitted without explicit written authorization, regardless of intent.
Unsolicited technical work built around a Slade Technologies platform does not constitute a work product the company can receive, engage with, or act on. Submitting it without prior authorization creates legal complications for both parties.
Independent engineering and research built around your own concepts is a different matter. If you believe your work is relevant to what Slade is building, reach out through proper channels before the work is done, not after.
Foreign National Engagement Is Constrained by Law.
Slade Technologies operates under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Technical engagement on its defense programs with foreign nationals is subject to strict US export control law. This includes analysis, design, concept development, and any work product derived from Slade's systems.
A foreign national is any person who is not a US citizen or lawful permanent resident, regardless of location or intent. The scope of any potential collaboration is determined by US law before any conversation begins. That ceiling is not a negotiating position.
Slade Technologies will not enter technical discussions with foreign nationals outside of a formally scoped, ITAR-compliant engagement. Unsolicited technical submissions do not create an obligation to engage and may create compliance exposure for the person who sent them.
Engagement
How to Start a Conversation.
US persons
If you want to work on a specific problem, reach out through the contact page. Be specific about what you bring and what you're looking for.
Foreign nationals
If you believe there is a role you can play that does not involve ITAR-controlled technical data, reach out and be explicit about your citizenship and location from the first message. That determines what the conversation can cover.
Before you send work product
Do not submit technical work before a conversation has been established. Interest in Slade's programs does not constitute authorization to work on them.
Questions about whether a specific engagement is compliant should be directed through the contact page. We will respond to legitimate inquiries.
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