The 2026 A&D Compliance Gap: Why 66% of Organizations Aren’t Audit-Ready

THE RESEARCH QUESTION

How quickly can aerospace and defense organizations produce the visitor records an auditor requests?

Industry-specific research into visitor records, audit readiness, and the operational friction behind physical-security compliance.

Selected published findings

• 66% of surveyed organizations could not produce ITAR visitor records on the day an auditor arrived.
• The report examines manual processes, disconnected systems, and visibility across multiple facilities.

Source: Envoy’s published report.

How the study was conducted

Envoy surveyed 140 aerospace and defense security, compliance, and facilities leaders. The publisher's report provides the full research context.

Survey findings describe the participating organizations. They are not a legal compliance determination or a measured result of using Envoy.

What makes this Data as Marketing

A focused industry report that turns a broad platform proposition into a specific, evidence-backed conversation with a high-value audience.

This is an example of research becoming a public marketing asset, not a claim of measured revenue or lead-generation lift.