Nine Aerospace & Defense Programs Chosen for Aviation Week Network’s Program Excellence Awards

Winners Were Recognized Tonight in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, November 8, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Nine Aerospace & Defense Programs Chosen for Aviation Week Network’s Program Excellence Awards
Winners Were Recognized Tonight in Washington, DC

Aviation Week Network announced the nine 2023 Program Excellence Awards winners tonight during the annual Program Excellence Dinner and Awards Ceremony, as part of Aviation Week’s A&D Programs Conference, at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The winners were selected in seven categories, with a tie in one category, as well as a top overall program winner. The Program Excellence Awards categories are OEM System Design and Development, OEM System Production, OEM System Sustainment, Special Projects, Supplier System Design & Development, Supplier System Production, and Supplier System Sustainment.

“The Program Excellence Awards annually showcase innovative and impactful program managers and their creative and unique approaches in leading a team to excellence,” said Joe Anselmo, editorial director and editor in chief for Aviation Week. “These individuals, often far from the headlines, are the backbone of an industry that has a profound impact on the world.”

The Program Excellence Platinum Sponsor is Siemens. The Program Excellence Evaluation Team is Boeing, Collins Aerospace, DAU, Elbit Systems of America, Embraer, General Atomics Aeronautical, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Moog, Northrup Grumman, and Raytheon Technologies.

The winners by category are:

OEM SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Lockheed Martin

Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW)

Amber Stone, Program Manager

OEM SYSTEM PRODUCTION

Lockheed Martin

Orion

Tonya Ladwig, Vice President for Human Space Exploration & Orion Program Manager

OEM SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT

The Boeing Company

C-17 Sustainment Program

Dr. Richard A. Gomez, Program Leader

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Raytheon

SDPE Air Base Air Defense Experiment

Daniel T. Dyring, Program Director

SUPPLIER SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

The Boeing Company

Spectrolab ISS Solar Power Module Program

Miquelle Milavec, President, Spectrolab

SUPPLIER SYSTEM PRODUCTION

Elbit Systems of America

AH-64E Apache Multicore Mission Processor (MMP)

Kevin Hitt, Program Director

Steve Marsh, Program Director

SUPPLIER SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT (tie)

BAE Systems

F-22 EW Sustainment

Daniel Harrington, Program Leader

and

Collins Elbit Vision Systems Joint Venture

Zero-G HMDS

Bret Tinkey, Bob Hess, Vadim Neimark, Program Management Directors

TOP OVERALL WINNER

Lockheed Martin

Rapid Dragon: Palletized Effects Experimentation Campaign

Dr. Deanelle “Dee” Hidalgo, Deputy Director, Air-to-Ground Missile Systems / Rapid Dragon Program Manager

Dr. Dean Evans, U.S. Air Force Rapid Dragon Program Manager, Air Force Research Laboratory – Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation Office

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