New Competitor Looks To Upend U.S. Navy Trainer Competition

Sierra Freedom concept rendering

SNC is promoting its Freedom jet as a challenger in the bid to replace the U.S. Navy’s venerable T-45.

Credit: SNC
SNC has joined the competition to replace the U.S. Navy’s T-45 Goshawk trainer and asserts that its clean-sheet design can handle the stress of carrier-representative landings the service has had to discontinue. The company tells Aviation Week that it is offering an updated design of its Freedom...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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