Our Purpose is to:

• Educate our members about the practice of offsets and related business functions such as countertrade, joint venture formation, international finance and transactional analysis.
  
  
• Provide a forum and a means for our members to network with one another.
  
  
• Address business and policy issues affecting the practice of international offsets

DIOA member companies share their knowledge and experience through presentations and the semi-annual Association meetings and formal training sessions.

Through our regular meetings and other contacts, DIOA facilitates member company-to-company networking on particular offset questions and problems that may be encountered in a given foreign locale.

DIOA Membership Criteria:

• Is organized or chartered under the laws of the United States;
• Has its principal place of business in the United States;
• Is significantly engaged in the sale of defense equipment or defense-related services;
• Manufactures its equipment substantially in or has its services originating substantially from the United States;
• Is a party, directly involved as a prime contractor to offset agreements established with foreign governments;
• Is not engaged in the sale or brokering of offset/countertrade services;
• Is not owned or controlled by a foreign government;
• Is not controlled by, under common control with, and does not control another DIOA member.