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March 18, 2026
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC

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2026 Program Excellence Award Winners and Finalists

Winners were announced and honored at the
Program Excellence Awards in Washington DC on March 18.

OEM Category Winner and Finalists

WINNER: LTAMDS Program – Raytheon

Finalists:

  • E-Freighter Program – Embraer
  • Japan COCO Program – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
  • MLIDS Program – Leonardo DRS
  • Off-Board Sensing Station X-Plane – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
  • TRVT Program – Raytheon

Supplier Category Winner and Finalists

WINNER: E190 Embraer Freighter Aircraft – Honeywell Avionics

Finalists:

  • ADIRU Project – Asia Pacific Aircraft Component Services (APACS)
  • MXU-1072A Program – KIHOMAC
  • Silent Knight Radar – Raytheon

Special Projects Winner and Finalists

WINNER: UK Protector UAS – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Finalists:

  • Consent Agreement Program – Honeywell
  • SPARTA Program – Collins

Airline Projects Winner and Finalists

WINNER: Calibrate Program – United Airlines 

Finalist:

  •  SAF-Powered Engine Testing Program – Iberia Airlines

New Entrants Winner and Finalists

WINNER: Talon A Program – Stratolaunch

Finalists:

  • AIRUS Program - Airion Health, LLC 
  • Hypersonic Test Bed Program – Kratos

 

2026 Program Excellence Scoring Workbook

Use the link at right to download the 2026 Program Excellence Scoring Workbook (Excel file).

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