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The Excellence Awards celebrate the greatest achievements and innovations in the industry. The programme provides a platform to recognize the people and companies that are driving change.
Our programme is designed to highlight excellence within the sector by looking at a range of corporate activities including deals, business projects and company initiatives, both internal and in the community.
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What is Business Expansion?
Business Expansion is one of our largest categories and looks at the core functions of business operations within the sector.
This consists of any projects that have expanded the company’s footprint in the sector, including: contract wins; launching in new territories; launching new product lines; the acquisition and expansion of facilities and real estate; acquisition of new machinery or other assets; improved logistics; partnerships; and significant staff increases.
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Categories
C4ISR & Electronic Warfare
| COMMENDED | ||
|---|---|---|
| Blighter Surveillance Systems | Northrop Grumman | Spirent Federal Systems |
| DroneShield | Peraton Labs | SurCom International |
| Echodyne | Raytheon Intelligence & Space | Syntonics |
| Elbit Systems | RedTail Technology | Sypris Electronics |
| Hensoldt | Ritek | Teledyne Technologies |
| L3Harris Technologies | Silvus | Thales |
| Smiths Interconnect | Ultra |
Within Business Expansion this category includes those companies who have secured new business from across the communications and intelligence spectrum, including the supply of systems, the upgrade of existing ones, and the securing of contracts to develop future concepts. In addition this category also includes contract wins related to electronic warfare suites.
This year we have seen case studies related to base and vehicle radar systems; electronic warfare suites; radios; seismic monitoring equipment; and optical communications among others.
Infrastructure, Logistics & Support
| COMMENDED | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AeroVironment | Boeing Defence UK | Envistacom | Kennelly Constructions |
| Atos | CACI International | IBM | Mobius Parsons Solutions |
| Axiologic Solutions | Capella Space | Jacobs Engineering Group | Parsons |
| Barpa | Collins Aerospace | KBR | Thales Australia |
| WFEL |
This category includes companies that have won contracts to build or expand base facilities and infrastructure. It also includes companies that have significantly increased their support staff numbers.
IT
| COMMENDED | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adarga | Comtech Telecommunications | Leonardo DRS |
| Arqit | Faculty | Lockheed Martin |
| Axellio | General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) | Microsoft |
| Babcock International Group | Hensoldt | NCI Information Systems |
| BigBear.ai | Improbable Defence | Peraton |
| CoachMePlus | Leidos |
The IT category includes companies that have won contracts to provide, upgrade or maintain technology systems and solutions for both hardware and bases. This can include anything from vehicle and weapons systems, navigation and weather software through to cloud storage and cyber-security offerings.
Research and Development
| COMMENDED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anywise Consulting | Boresight | Kumu Networks | RFTEQ | Scientific Systems Company (SSCI) |
| Arkwright Technologies | Daronmont Technologies | Kutta Technologies | RingIR | Sentient Vision Systems |
| Armaments Research Company (ARC) | Defendtex Research Labs | Milrem Robotics | Robotic Research | Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) |
| Auterion Government Solutions | EyeTracking | Mission Systems Australia | RUAG Australia | TAE Gas Turbines |
| Blueprint | krtkl | QinetiQ | Science Applications International (SAIC) | VISIMO |
In this category we recognise those companies that have committed to research through investments and the securing of contracts to develop specific new technologies and solve industry problems.
Soldier Systems
| COMMENDED | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aquaterro | General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) | Saab |
| Ascend Elements | L3Harris Technologies | Senop |
| Avon Protection | Nurol Teknoloji | Theon Sensors |
| Elbit Systems of America | Oskar Pederson | TIAG |
| Galvion | Rheinmetall |
This category includes companies that have won contracts related to the provision of equipment and support services for army personnel. This includes everything from uniforms to body armour, materials to radios and portable technology.
Training
| COMMENDED | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bell Textron | DiSTI | Saab |
| CAE USA | Elbit Systems UK | Thales |
| Cognata | Leidos | Valiant Integrated Services |
| Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions | Rheinmetall |
This category looks at companies involved in the provision of training programmes and facilities. This includes everything from contract wins related to training simulators, to the provision of training equipment through to the supply of staff training programmes and the maintenance and running of training facilities.
Vehicles: Aircraft
| COMMENDED | |
|---|---|
| Airbus | Honeywell |
| Boeing | Leonardo |
| Hensoldt |
In this category we look at companies that have been active in the manufacture and sale of aircraft, whether that be securing new clients, expanding existing contracts or delivering aircraft to customers.
Vehicles: Components
| COMMENDED | ||
|---|---|---|
| ATI Forged Products | Intevac | Parker Aerospace |
| Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) | iXblue | Renvale |
| Collins Aerospace | Jetoptera | Rheinmetall |
| Cummins | Magnaghi Aeronautica | S&K Aerospace |
| Elbit Systems of America | Marotta Controls | Senop |
| GM Defense | Nasmyth Group | Thales |
| Honeywell |
In this category we look at companies that have won contracts to manufacture and supply parts, components and equipment for military vehicles.
Vehicles: Land Vehicles
| COMMENDED | ||
|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems | Milrem Robotics | Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) |
| Bale Defence | Oshkosh Defense | Rheinmetall |
| General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) | Patria | TenCate Advanced Armor USA |
| GM Defense | Pearson Engineering | Ventia |
| Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) | Plasan Sasa | WFEL |
| Mack Defense | Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne (WZM) |
In this category we look at companies that have been active in the manufacture and sale of land vehicles, whether that be securing new clients, expanding existing contracts or delivering vehicles to customers.
Vehicles: Unmanned
| COMMENDED | ||
|---|---|---|
| AeroVironment | Rheinmetall | Textron Systems |
| ELTA North America | Shield AI | Tomahawk Robotics |
| Insitu Pacific | Systems and Technology Research | Vantage Robotics Skydio |
| Raven Aerostar | Telerob |
This category highlights companies that have won contracts relating to the ever increasing area of drone and unmanned vehicles. This includes the development, manufacture and supply of drones and UAVs, UGVs and RCVs among others.
Weaponry
| COMMENDED | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BlueHalo | Elbit Systems | Indra | Rheinmetall |
| Boeing-GA-EMS | Elphinstone | Leonardo | Saab |
| Collins Aerospace | Halcon | Liteye Systems | Sako |
| Dynetics | Hanwha Defense Australia | Lockheed Martin | Thales Australia |
This category looks at companies that have developed and supplied vehicle, ground and air vehicle weapon systems.
