Department of Defense Office of Inspector General

02/23/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of the Missile Defense Agency`s Management of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Program (Project No. D2026-D000AH-0025.000)

Report | Feb. 23, 2026

Project Announcement: Termination of the Audit of the Missile Defense Agency`s Management of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Program (Project No. D2026-D000AH-0025.000)

Audit

We announced the subject audit on January 6, 2026 (attached). The objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Missile Defense Agency`s management and acquisition strategy of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA program. We are terminating the audit at this time. We plan to reassess the necessity of this audit at a later date.

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We would like to thank all participating parties for the courtesies extended to the audit team during the initial phase of the audit.

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