Lifetime Oy Launches DWS IQ Aegis — EU-Sovereign Dual-Use AI Platform for Defence and Regulated Industries
HELSINKI, 26 March 2026 — Lifetime Oy today announced DWS IQ Aegis, an EU-sovereign AI platform for defence organisations, dual-use manufacturers, and other regulated operators. The platform combines AI governance, compliance logging, sovereignty monitoring, and SAR-enabled operational intelligence in a deployment model covering 25 EU-regulated industries.
DWS IQ Aegis is designed for organisations that need to operate AI systems under export-control, data-residency, and sector-compliance requirements. It can be deployed on European sovereign cloud or enterprise private cloud infrastructure, depending on security, procurement, and operating model requirements.
Operational Scope
The platform is positioned for teams that must combine operational AI use with formal governance. This includes AI auditability under EU AI Act Article 12, sovereignty controls for infrastructure and data handling, and workflow support for operators working across dual-use, industrial, and other regulated environments.
In practical terms, Aegis brings together six specialised agents under one control framework so organisations can manage monitoring, logging, and compliance-sensitive automation without splitting those responsibilities across separate systems.
Six Autonomous Agents, One Platform
DWS IQ Aegis deploys six specialised AI agents, each governed by the KYA (Know Your Agent) framework:
ArgusAgent
AI orbital target labeling via SAR satellite data (e.g. ICEYE). All-weather, day/night industrial monitoring across 25 industry classifications from orbit.
SovereigntyMonitor
CLOUD Act exposure detection and EU data residency verification. Four sovereignty tiers: Sovereign, Compliant, Partial, Exposed.
Article12Logger
Every AI decision logged with risk classification, reasoning lineage, and audit-ready documentation for EU regulators.
KYA Engine
Know Your Agent — identity verification, Firecracker MicroVM isolation, kill authority, and forensic observability for every autonomous agent.
ComplianceAgent
Dual-use export control (EU Reg. 2021/821) combined with EU climate compliance — CSRD, CBAM, ETS, NIS2 — in a single scoring engine.
SiteSenseAgent
Defence construction site safety, logistics optimisation, and EN 13001 crane operation monitoring for field operations.
SAR Orbital Intelligence
ArgusAgent is designed for integration with SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) providers such as ICEYE. That enables all-weather, day/night monitoring of industrial assets and areas of interest, with AI-assisted classifications routed through KYA governance controls and Article 12 logging.
DEFINE / Defence Tech Hub Alignment
DWS IQ Aegis is designed for the Finnish defence and deep-tech environment, including organisations operating with DEFINE and NATO DIANA-adjacent requirements. Lifetime Oy positions Aegis as infrastructure for sovereign deployment, auditable AI use, and operational oversight rather than as a general-purpose analytics product.
"European defence and regulated operators need AI systems they can deploy under their own governance rules. Aegis was built to give them auditability, sovereignty controls, and operational visibility in one platform."
— Risto Anton Paarni, Founder & CEO, Lifetime Oy
Pricing and Availability
DWS IQ Aegis is available immediately for deployment on European sovereign cloud (europe-north1, Finland) and selected enterprise private cloud environments.
Aegis Platform
EUR 59,990 one-time + EUR 999/mo
Full fleet of skilled agents, 25 industries, EU sovereign deployment
Enterprise
Custom pricing
Dedicated sovereign instance, SLA, custom agents, SAR AOI budget
Government
Custom pricing
Enterprise private cloud, air-gapped option, security clearance support
For product enquiries, partnership opportunities, or government procurement, contact [email protected] or visit dws10.com/dual-use-industries.
About Lifetime Oy
Lifetime Oy (Business ID 0772407-9) builds DWS IQ 6, an industrial AI and compliance platform focused on regulated European sectors. The company develops EU-sovereign deployment models, governance tooling, and agent-based workflows for organisations operating under demanding regulatory and operational requirements.
Media & Product Contact
Risto Anton Paarni, Founder & CEO
Lifetime Oy — Espoo, Finland
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