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Textron’s Bell subsidiary has selected Sierra Nevada Corp. to help design and develop mission systems for its proposed high-speed vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Bell was one of the 11 companies selected by the U.S. Air Force in January to further develop aircraft concepts as part of the AFWERX HSVTOL Concept Challenge, a collaborative effort […] More
A Sierra Nevada Corp. subsidiary and the U.S. Transportation Command have agreed to jointly develop point-to-point approaches for military personnel and equipment delivery to locations across the globe. Sierra Space will perform emerging technology research and concept development work in support of Department of Defense force projection and non-combat operations under the cooperative R&D agreement […] More
Sierra Nevada Corp. is investing $200 million to develop two prototypes of its RAPCON-X plane by January 2024 as the U.S. Army considers replacing its fleet of fixed-wing aircraft used in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Tim Harper, senior director of business development for mission solutions and technologies division at SNC, […] More
The U.S. Special Operations Command has raised the maximum value of its tactical radio support contract with Sierra Nevada Corp. to $63.8 million to provide for an expected software demand increase. The additional funding worth $16.8 million will be utilized to expand the availability of the Tactical Radio Application Extension software in support of Special […] More
An industry team led by Sierra Nevada Corp. has received a contract to deploy an uncrewed balloon for the assessment phase of the British defense ministry’s stratospheric communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance project. SNC said Wednesday its team members for the Project Aether demonstration are the company’s mission systems subsidiary in the U.K., World View […] More
A General Atomics affiliate has tested communication and electronic intelligence systems on an MQ-9B unmanned aircraft system to prepare for the U.S. Navy-led Rim of the Pacific Exercise. The company said Thursday its aeronautical systems unit equipped the SeaGuardian UAS payloads from L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Nevada Corp. for the flight test series that took […] More
Todd Probert, president of national security and innovative solutions at CACI International, said the rapidly evolving threat landscape has pushed the Department of Defense to enter into public-private partnerships, adopt open architecture and develop software-driven capabilities. “Open architecture enables rapid deployment of new capabilities and helps ensure future modernization by emphasizing software over hardware,” Probert, […] More
Textron‘s Bell subsidiary has teamed up with Sierra Nevada Corp. to integrate an open architecture-based mission system into the Bell 360 Invictus offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft competition. SNC will provide integration support to the Modular Open Systems Approach that will serve as the digital backbone of Team Invictus’ proposed […] More
Spire Global will develop four 6U LEMUR satellites for Sierra Nevada Corp. under a partnership on a space services program. The Spire satellites will enable SNC to perform radio frequency collection and analysis to provide insights for military and government agencies to help them manage RF emissions and protect against GPS and RF interference, Spire […] More
Sierra Nevada Corp. has updated two Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System aircraft for the U.S. Army using the company’s modernization kit. The Army took delivery of the eight and ninth EMARSS with the King Air 350 Mission Enhancement Kit designed to increase reduce the weight and sound signature of the vehicle, SNC said […] More
Sierra Space, a space-focused subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corp., has partnered with Redwire to jointly provide in-space manufacturing support. The memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies allows Redwire to use Sierra Space’s technologies for a variety of in-space manufacturing activities and services, SNC said Wednesday. Sierra Space has engaged in multiple partnerships that […] More
Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a $48.3 million contract to provide two more sensors-equipped aircraft that would help U.S. Customs and Border Protection detect and track border security threats. The pair of Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft will support CBP's surveillance across border areas that pose environmental challenges, such as austere weather and terrain obstacles, SNC said Tuesday.
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