Aerospace and Defense Awards: Eight Program Leaders Honored by Aviation Week

PHOENIX, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week has named the winners of the 2011 Program Excellence Awards, identifying eight top-performing aerospace and defense (A&D) programs at Boeing, DRS Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Rockwell Collins as the leaders in their fields. As the industry's preeminent honor for strong program performers with innovative ideas, technologies and process improvements, the awards were announced at a gala dinner on Oct. 25 during the Aviation Week A&D Programs Conference in Phoenix.

"Aviation Week is committed to identifying and celebrating some of the outstanding innovations of our time," said Greg Hamilton, president, Aviation Week. "These program teams have demonstrated at least three years of solid performance, innovative leadership and attention to cost, schedule, requirements and reliability. Aviation Week is proud to honor their efforts."

Winners were selected based on a multi-tiered evaluation by program-leadership experts who judged value, leadership, performance and other criteria. Sixty programs were considered, and eight programs won.

• Winner, Sub-System-Level Sustainment – DRS Kiowa Mast-Mounted Sight, Gary Keymont, program leader, DRS Technologies
• Winner, Sub-System-Level Research & Development/SDD (Tie) – Boeing MH-47 DAFCS, Patrick Donnelly, program manager
• Winner, Sub-System-Level Research & Development/SDD (Tie) – Lockheed Martin Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 (EQ-36) Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar, Jackson Lee Flake, program manager
• Winner, Sub-System-Level Production – Boeing Laser JDAM, Kerry Bush, program manager
• Winner, System-Level Sustainment – Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership, Gustavo Urzua, VP C-17 GSP Program
• Winner, System-Level Research & Development/SDD – Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Charles Dabundo, program manager
• Winner, System-Level Production (Tie) - Raytheon DDG 1000 Integration, William Marcley, program manager
• Winner, System-Level Production (Tie) - Rockwell Collins KC-135 GATM, Ronald Morey, program manager

In addition to recognizing finalists and winners, the Program Excellence Awards judging identifies best practices and lessons to be shared across the industry through webinars, forums and conferences. A full list of winners, finalists, best practices and photos will be included in the November 14 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. For more information on Aviation Week's focus on innovation, visit http://aviationweek.com/innovation or attend the Innovation Challenge Showcase on March 15-16, 2012 in Orlando, FL.

The Program Excellence Awards are sponsored by BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Rockwell Collins.

About Aviation Week:

Aviation Week, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes http://AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, The Weekly of Business Aviation, Aviation Week Intelligence Network, and MRO Links. The group also produces major events around the world.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:

McGraw-Hill is a leading global financial information and education company that helps professionals and students succeed in the Knowledge Economy. Leading brands include Standard & Poor's, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Indices, Platts energy information services and McGraw-Hill Education. With sales of $6.2 billion in 2010, the Corporation has approximately 21,000 employees across more than 280 offices in 40 countries. On September 12, 2011, the Corporation announced its intention to separate into two public companies – McGraw-Hill Markets (working name), primarily focused on global capital and commodities markets and McGraw-Hill Education focused on digital learning and education services worldwide. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

SOURCE Aviation Week

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