Finalists Announced for Aviation Week Network’s 21st Program Excellence Awards
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The Winners will be Recognized on March 18 in Washington, D.C.
The Program Excellence Awards finalists have been selected by their industry peers and represent the best of the best in aerospace from around the globe.”
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Aviation Week Network and its Program Excellence Evaluation Team have selected 18 finalists in a total of five categories for the 2026 Program Excellence Awards. The winners will be named, and all finalists honored during the 21st Program Excellence Dinner and Awards Ceremony, scheduled for March 18, 2026 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.— Joe Anselmo, editorial director and editor-in-chief for Aviation Week
The Program Excellence Awards categories are OEM, Supplier, Special Projects, Airline Projects, and New Entrants.
“The Program Excellence Awards finalists have been selected by their industry peers and represent the best of the best in aerospace from around the globe,” said Joe Anselmo, editorial director and editor-in-chief for Aviation Week. “We look forward to celebrating all of the finalists and announcing the winners on March 18.”
The Program Excellence Diamond Sponsor is Dassault Systèmes. Gold Sponsors are Elbit Systems of America, Embraer, General Atomics Aeronautical, and Honeywell. Silver Sponsors are Collins Aerospace and ITT. The Excellence Evaluation Team is Collins Aerospace, Dassault Systèmes, DAU, Elbit Systems of America, Embraer, General Atomics Aeronautical, Honeywell, ITT, and Raytheon Technologies.
THE 2026 Program Excellence Awards finalists by category are:
OEM
· E-Freighter Program – Embraer
· Japan COCO Program – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
· LTAMDS Program – Raytheon
· MLIDS Program – Leonardo DRS
· Station X-Plane – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
· TRVT Program – Raytheon
Supplier
· ADIRU Project – Asia Pacific Aircraft Component Services (APACS)
· Honeywell Avionics E190 Embraer Freighter Aircraft
· MXU-1072A Program – KIHOMAC
· Silent Knight Radar – Raytheon
Special Projects
· Consent Agreement Program – Honeywell
· SPARTA Program – Collins
· UK Protector UAS – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Airline Projects
· Calibrate Program – United Airlines
· SAF-Powered Engine Testing Program – Iberia Airlines
New Entrants
· AIRUS Program – Winvale
· Hypersonic Test Bed Program – Kratos
· Talon A Program – Stratolaunch
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