The Hidden Bottleneck in Defence Delivery
- Regulation is clear in intent but buried in prose
- Interpretation is manual, inconsistent, and slow
- Assurance is too late in the lifecycle
- SMEs and new entrants are structurally disadvantaged
A single regulatory article can take ~30 hours of expert interpretation
— with no consistent way to capture assumptions or decisions
MaRIE, the Military Regulatory Intelligence Engine
MaRIE (Military Regulatory Interpretation Engine) represents a new approach to understanding and applying complex aerospace and defence regulation. Rather than treating regulation as static text, MaRIE interprets it as a structured system of actors, actions, constraints and intent. By using advanced AI techniques to extract and organise regulatory obligations and their underlying logic, MaRIE makes it possible for engineering and programme teams to see not just what the regulation says, but how it behaves and what it requires in practice. Early trials have demonstrated up to a 75% reduction in regulatory interpretation effort, enabling faster alignment between engineering activity and regulatory expectations.
Genersol is currently partnering with a small group of UAV operators to trial MaRIE in real operational and development environments. These collaborations are helping refine the capability and demonstrate its value in accelerating safe and compliant delivery. If you are interested in being involved in future trials or exploring how MaRIE could support your organisation, please get in touch.
Regulatory Ontologies
Regulatory concepts are represented within a domain ontology describing relationships between:
- regulatory artefacts
- actors and authorities
- obligations and evidence
- engineering activities.
This enables consistent classification of regulatory information.
Knowledge Graph Representation
Structured regulatory elements can be represented within a knowledge graph linking:
- regulations
- obligations
- engineering artefacts
- compliance evidence.
This representation enables exploration of relationships across complex regulatory frameworks.
Traceable Engineering Artefacts
The structured outputs generated by MaRIE can support the creation of traceable regulatory artefacts linking:
regulation
→ obligations
→ engineering activities
→ compliance evidence
This supports a more systematic approach to regulatory assurance.
Collaboration
Please get in touch, we are open to collaboration with like minded people.
Genersol is currently exploring the development of MaRIE in collaboration with research and innovation partners across the UK defence ecosystem.
We welcome discussion with organisations interested in advancing approaches to regulatory intelligence within complex engineering environments.