ENVOY REPORT
The 2026 A&D compliance gap: why 66% of organizations aren’t audit-ready
66% of aerospace and defense (A&D) organizations can’t produce ITAR visitor records the same day an auditor arrives. For organizations operating under strict regulatory frameworks, that delay creates significant operational and compliance risk.
In Envoy’s latest report, we surveyed 140 A&D security, compliance, and facilities leaders to examine the state of audit readiness across the industry—how quickly organizations can produce compliance documentation, where reporting delays occur, and what leading teams are doing to improve visibility and control across their facilities.
Key insights from the report
Drawing on new research across A&D, this report explores the industry’s audit readiness gap. You’ll learn:
- Why the majority of A&D organizations can’t produce ITAR visitor records the same day
- How manual processes and disconnected systems slow compliance reporting
- Where multisite operations create visibility gaps across facilities
- Why security leaders struggle to maintain consistent compliance at scale