March 18, 2026
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC

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).

2026 Scoring Workbook