The Arsenal Rebrand Survey

We're changing our name, and expanding our areas of coverage to European defense technology! Help us understand what you want from us as we improve our journalism and consulting offerings!

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1.1. Which category best describes your functional role?*

Regulatory/Public Affairs Professional

Lawyer

Consultant

Investor

Venture Capital (Focus on Defense Tech)

Strategy/Business Development (Focus on Defense Tech)

R&D

Engineering Leadership (Defining product direction)

C-Level Executive (CEO, CTO, COO)

Government Official/Regulator

Academic/Think Tank

Other

2.2. Which sector best describes your organization?*

Traditional Defense Contractor

Defense Tech Start-up or Scale-up

Civilian Tech Company with Dual-Use Products

Financial Services/Investment (VC, PE, Funds)

Consulting or Legal Services

Government/Public Sector (Non-regulatory)

Regulator or Agency

Other (Please Specify)

3.3. Approximately how many people are in your immediate team that focuses on defense tech/regulatory matters?*

4.4. What is the approximate size of your company/organization (by number of employees)?*

5.5. How important is specific coverage on regulatory changes from Ukraine for your strategy?*

6.6. What is the PRIMARY value you seek from the coverage provided by a service like CounteroffensivePro?*

Battlefield feedback and tech

Opportunities for joint ventures, testing, or sales

Tracking regulatory changes

7.7. Which specific Ukrainian regulatory/policy topic do you need the most actionable intelligence on?*

Military Procurement

Intellectual Property Protection

Export/Import Controls and customs procedures

Conscription policies for defense tech employees

Funding, financing and grant availability

8.8. How do you ACTION the information you receive about Ukraine's defense tech environment? (Select all that apply).*

Inform R&D priorities (what tech to build next)

Guide M&A/Investment decisions

Adjust product roadmaps based on battlefield needs

Change export/sales strategy

We use it for general market awareness only

9.9. On a scale of 1 to 5, how often does a news item about Ukraine lead to an immediate internal discussion about a new business decision?*

10.10. Please pick the regulatory topic areas most important to you. (Select all that apply).*

EU-level Regulations (e.g., EU Commission, Parliament, EDA)

National-level Regulations (e.g., German/French Export Control, Procurement)

Non-EU Regulations (e.g., US ITAR/EAR, UK Export Controls)

Ukraine-specific Rules (e.g., Procurement, IP Protection)

11.11. How do you currently consume your news/analysis on defense tech regulation? (Select all that apply).*

Free general news sources

Paid industry-specific newsletters/sites

General financial/political press

Government/Think-tank reports

Consulting firms

Social media/Professional networks

We conduct research internally

12.12. Do you currently pay for any subscription to news or analysis relevant to defense tech/policy?*

Yes

13.13. What do you value most in the coverage you currently consume?*

Exclusive Scoops/Breaking News

Deep Expert Analysis/Interpretation

Actionable Compliance Guidance

Forecasting/Horizon Scanning (predicting future rules)

Concise summaries

14.14. Approximately how much does your organization spend annually on all news/analysis subscriptions related to your professional work?*

15.15. When dealing with new EU defense or Ukrainian regulations, what is the single biggest risk to your company from not knowing about a rule change quickly enough?*

Financial Penalty/Fine

Losing a specific R&D/Funding opportunity

Being excluded from a key public procurement tender

Losing a critical investor

Slowing down product development/time-to-market

16.16. There's a space at the beginning of this question: "If you were to choose our coverage over a major financial news source, what would be our most important differentiator?"*

The Ukrainian perspective into real-world tech deployment

Focus on start-up relevant rules

Concise, non-jargon analysis by regulatory experts

Speed of breaking news on new proposals

Level of detail into industry information

17.17. Which EU institutions' regulatory actions are most critical to your work? Please pick three.*

European Commission (DG DEFIS)

European Parliament

European Defence Agency (EDA)

Council of the EU

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Other EU Body (Specify)

None

18.18. Outside of Brussels, which national governments/regulators do you most need to track regarding defense tech policy? (Select all that apply).*

Germany (Berlin)

France (Paris)

Italy (Rome)

Poland (Warsaw)

The Nordics (Collectively)

United Kingdom

United States

Other

19.19. Which area of national-level policy/regulation would you value our coverage on the most? Please pick three.*

Export Controls (Licensing and Compliance)

Public Procurement Rules and Bid Processes

R&D Funding Schemes and Grants

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening

National Security Reviews

20.20. Which format(s) and delivery frequency do you prefer for consuming high-value regulatory coverage? (Select all that apply).*

Exclusive Newsletter (Weekly or twice weekly)

Daily Briefing/Summary

Real-time Alerts (Breaking News)

Long-form Reports/Deep Dives

Short-form Podcasts/Audio Briefings

Live Webinars/Q&A with experts

21.21. Please describe, in one sentence, the single biggest regulatory 'unknown' or compliance bottleneck currently facing your defense-tech team.

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