SPARKS, NV, July 23, 2012 – When retired fighter pilot and Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Lt. Gen. David Deptula was offered the opportunity to take the A-29 Super Tucano for a test-flight, he jumped at the chance. The aircraft is a contender, offered by Sierra Nevada Corporation…
SPARKS, NV, JUNE 19, 2012 — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced today that it has submitted the final components of its response to the United States Air Force’s request for proposal (RFP) for its Light Air Support (LAS) Program. SNC is partnering with Embraer to provide the A-29 Super Tucano counterinsurgency aircraft to meet the…
Company Seeks to Maintain Fairness and Transparency of Acquisition Process and Serve the Critical Needs of US Warfighter & Partner Building Nations; Considers USAF Corrective Action as Excessive SPARKS, NV, JUNE 13, 2012 – In response to the lawsuit filed by Hawker Beechcraft, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) yesterday filed an action in the United States…
SPARKS, Nev., April 17, 2012 — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) filed a motion with the United States Court of Federal Claims April 16 asking for judicial review of the results of the Commander Directed Investigation (CDI) in the still-pending lawsuit filed by Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) against the U.S. Air Force. The lawsuit resulted…
USAF Clarifies Investigation of LAS Contract Award Focused on Internal Issues SPARKS, NV, March 7, 2012 – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) today called on the United States Air Force (USAF) to move expeditiously to select an aircraft for its Light Air Support (LAS) Program. Specifically, the company urges the USAF to issue a plan and…
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SPARKS, Nevada, Feb. 28, 2012 — Taco Gilbert, Ret. USAF Brigadier General, and Vice President of ISR Business Development at Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the U.S. Air Force that it will set aside the contract issued in December for Light Air Support capabilities (LAS): “We…
SPARKS, NV, February 15, 2012 – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) today announced that it is exploring ways to mitigate delays in meeting the April 2013 delivery schedule for the first aircraft called for under United States Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) contract. SNC was awarded that contract in late December, but due to a…
SPARKS, NV, JANUARY 4, 2012 – Sierra Nevada Corporation issued the following statement in response to a stop work order received today from the U.S. Air Force on the recently issued Light Air Support (LAS) contract: Our team is excited to have been awarded the LAS contract by the U.S. Air Force as a result…
SPARKS, NV, DECEMBER 30, 2011 – Eren Ozmen, President, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), and Luiz Carlos Aguiar, CEO, Embraer Defense and Security (Embraer), today announced that the U.S. Air Force has selected SNC, partnered with Embraer, to supply Light Air Support (LAS) aircraft to be used as part of the U.S. government’s partner building efforts…