A-10 office wins Top 5 award Published Dec. 5, 2007 By 1st Lt. Holly Layer 88 Air Base Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The A-10 Precision Engagement Program, based out of the A-10 Development Systems Office here, recently won the Department of Defense and National Defense Industrial Association's Systems Engineering Group's Top 5 DOD Programs Award. The A-10 PE Program is developed by the A-10 Prime Team, which includes the Lockheed Martin Systems Integration office in Owego, New York, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Southwest Research Institute, was recognized for its extensive modernization of the A-10C. Mr. John Boker, program manager from the 642 AESS A-10 Development Systems Office was named as the Air Force recipient of the award. Merritt Wichner, integration engineer with the DSO, said the Precision Engagement upgrades "give the A-10C a sharper eye and more lethal punch." Wichner said improvements include integrated pilot control of the latest sensors and weapons and being able to connect with other Air Force aircraft and U.S. forces through a data link. The award was presented Oct. 23 at the National Defense Industrial Association Systems Engineering Conference in San Diego, Calif.