John R. Alison Award
AFA’s highest honor for industrial leadership. The award is named for Maj. Gen. John R. Alison, a decorated combat ace of World War II and veteran of the Korean War.
Past Winners
| 2024 | Victus Nox (Space Sys. Command, Millennium Space, and Firefly Aerospace) |
| 2023 | Neal Blue, Chairman/CEO, and Linden Blue, Vice Chairman, General Atomics |
| 2022 | Jeff Babione, COO, Sierra Space |
| 2021 | Tory Bruno, CEO, United Launch Alliance |
| 2020 | Marilyn Hewson |
| 2019 | Draken International |
| 2018 | Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin |
| 2017 | Northrop Grumman |
| 2016 | SpaceX |
| 2015 | F-22 Raptor, Lockheed Martin |
| 2014 | C-17 Globemaster III, Boeing |
| 2013 | X-51A WaveRider Program, Boeing, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Air Force Research Laboratory |
| 2012 | Boeing |
| 2011 | United Launch Alliance |
| 2010 | Raytheon |
| 2009 | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. |
| 2008 | Bell Boeing CV-22 Team, Bell Helicopter Textron, and Boeing |
| 2007 | Boeing and Lockheed Martin |
| 2006 | Ronald D. Sugar, Chm. and CEO, Northrop Grumman |
| 2005 | Richard Branson, Chm., Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Galactic |
| 2004 | Thomas J. Cassidy Jr., President and CEO, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems |
| 2003 | Joint Direct Attack Munition Industry Team, Boeing |
| 2002 | Sydney Gillibrand, Chm., AMEC; and Jerry Morgensen, Pres. and CEO, Hensel Phelps Construction |
| 2001 | George David, Chm. and CEO, United Technologies |
| 2000 | Simon Ramo and Dean E. Wooldridge, missile pioneers |
| 1999 | Sam B. Williams, Chm. and CEO, Williams International |
| 1998 | Philip M. Condit, Chm. and CEO, Boeing |
| 1997 | Dennis J. Picard, Chm. and CEO, Raytheon |
| 1996 | Harry Stonecipher, Pres. and CEO, McDonnell Douglas |
| 1995 | C. Michael Armstrong, Chm. and CEO, Hughes Aircraft |
| 1994 | Kent Kresa, CEO, Northrop Grumman |
| 1993 | Daniel M. Tellep, Chm. and CEO, Lockheed |
| 1992 | Norman R. Augustine, Chairman, Martin Marietta |