Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The article examines the regulatory, organizational and terminological foundations of the state quality assurance (SQA) system for defense goods, works and services in Ukraine. The relevance of the topic is determined by Ukraine’s transition from a traditional acceptance-control model to a risk-oriented SQA model compatible with ISO 9001, NATO AQAP and mutual government quality assurance mechanisms. The study applies system-structural, formal-legal, comparative, terminological and formal-analytical methods. The source base includes Ukrainian legislation on defense procurement, governmental acts on SQA, ISO 9000/9001 standards, NATO AQAP publications and materials related to STANAG 4107. For the first time, a functional approach to terminological harmonization of the SQA system in the field of defense procurement has been proposed, based on the priority of substantive equivalence of the concept quality management system regardless of national terminological variations. A conceptual model of the relationship between SQA, ISO 9001, AQAP and risk-oriented assessment procedures has been developed. It is established that Ukraine’s SQA model is developing as a multi-level system combining defense procurement regulation, the institutional role of the Ministry of Defense as the authorized body, risk-based assessment procedures and the international ISO/AQAP framework. It is proved that terminological inconsistency between the international concept of quality management system and Ukrainian terms has not only linguistic but also practical significance, affecting the subject of assessment, audit depth, contract monitoring and interaction with NATO member states and partners. The article substantiates a functional approach to terminology harmonization in SQA: the key object of assessment should be understood as a quality management system in the meaning derived from ISO 9001 and AQAP, regardless of national terminological variations. The article proposes methodological clarification, unified assessment criteria, professional training, institutional strengthening of the authorized body and further development of mutual government quality assurance with NATO member states and partner countries.
Authors: Yevgen Krasnykov, Petro Kalyta
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7214927399