9D610 Category 9D
Software “specially designed” for the “development,” “production,” operation, or maintenance of military aircraft and related commodities controlled by 9A610, equipment controlled by 9B610, or materials controlled by 9C610 (see List of Items Controlled).
Category 9: Aerospace and Propulsion
Reasons for control
- NS: National security
- RS: Regional stability
- MT: Missile technology
- AT: Anti-terrorism
- UN
Country chart
| Control | Column |
|---|---|
| AT applies to entire entry | AT 1 |
| MT applies to software “specially designed” for the operation, installation, maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishing of commodities controlled for MT reasons in 9A610 or 9B610 | MT 1 |
| NS applies to entire entry except 9D610.y | NS 1 |
| RS applies to 9D610.y | None |
| RS applies to entire entry except 9D610.y | RS 1 |
| UN applies to entire entry except 9D610.y | None |
List-based license exceptions
| Exception | As stated in the entry |
|---|---|
| TSR | N/A |
Items
- a. “Software” (other than software controlled in paragraphs .b or .y of this entry) “specially designed” for the “development,” “production,” operation, or maintenance of commodities controlled by ECCN 9A610, ECCN 9B610, or ECCN 9C610.
- b. “Software” “specially designed” for the “development” or “production” of any of the following:
- b.1. Static structural members;
- b.2. Exterior skins, removable fairings, non-removable fairings, radomes, access doors and panels, and in-flight opening doors;
- b.3. Control surfaces, leading edges, trailing edges, and leading edge flap seals;
- b.4. Leading edge flap actuation system commodities (i.e., power drive units, rotary geared actuators, torque tubes, asymmetry brakes, position sensors, and angle gearboxes) “specially designed” for fighter, attack, or bomber aircraft controlled in USML Category VIII;
- b.5. Engine inlets and ducting;
- b.6. Fatigue life monitoring systems “specially designed” to relate actual usage to the analytical or design spectrum and to compute amount of fatigue life “specially designed” for aircraft controlled by either USML subcategory VIII(a) or ECCN 9A610.a, except for Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft;
- b.7. Landing gear, and “parts” and “components” “specially designed” therefor, “specially designed” for use in aircraft weighing more than 21,000 pounds controlled by either USML subcategory VIII(a) or ECCN 9A610.a, except for Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft;
- b.8. Conformal fuel tanks and “parts” and “components” “specially designed” therefor;
- b.9. Electrical “equipment,” “parts,” and “components” “specially designed” for electro-magnetic interference (EMI): i.e., conducted emissions, radiated emissions, conducted susceptibility and radiated susceptibility, protection of aircraft that conform to the requirements of MIL-STD-461;
- b.10. HOTAS (Hand-on Throttle and Stick) controls, HOCAS (Hands on Collective and Stick), Active Inceptor Systems (i.e., a combination of Active Side Stick Control Assembly, Active Throttle Quadrant Assembly, and Inceptor Control Unit), rudder pedal assemblies for digital flight control systems, and parts and components “specially designed” therefor;
- b.11. Integrated Vehicle Health Management Systems (IVHMS), Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) Systems, and Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) systems;
- b.12. Equipment “specially designed” for system prognostic and health management of aircraft;
- b.13. Active Vibration Control Systems; or
- b.14. Self-sealing fuel bladders “specially designed” to pass a .50 caliber or larger gunfire test (MIL-DTL-5578, MIL-DTL-27422).
- c. to x. [Reserved]
- y. Specific “software” “specially designed” for the “development,” “production,” operation, or maintenance of commodities enumerated in ECCN 9A610.y.
Related controls
Software directly related to articles enumerated or otherwise described in USML Category VIII is subject to the control of USML paragraph VIII(i).
Source: eCFR, version
2026-08-01, retrieved
2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.