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Aerospace integrator SNC is to collaborate with U.S. startup Skyryse to bring automated flight controls and autonomy to existing aircraft fleets, beginning with defense platforms.

Sierra Space, the military and civil space spinoff of Sierra Nevada, on Oct. 26 announced the appointment of Daniel Gittsovich as chief financial officer.

Aviation Week Pentagon Editor Brian Everstine outlines the key features of Sierra Nevada Corp.’s (SNC) Battery Revolving Adaptive Weapons Launcher-Reconfigurable (Brawlr) system.

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Navy delays UJTS award and proposal deadline, leaving two competitors pursuing its next-generation jet trainer.

A new last line of defense is being developed to defeat incoming missiles that threaten airlifters and tankers in flight.

Sierra Nevada Corp. has delivered the first four Boeing KC-46s outfitted with a new beyond-line-of-sight communications suite.

The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) is ordering 36 additional missile warning/tracking and missile defense satellites that build upon existing contracts for the next phase of the agency’s Tracking Layer.

An air-launched self-defense weapon for tankers is now under study by four companies selected by the USAF for the first phase of a new acquisition program.

Boeing has decided not to bid on the U.S. Navy’s next-generation trainer competition, a surprise move by the company that was seen as a favorite.

Sierra Nevada Co. has mounted its quickly developed air base defense system on uncrewed surface vessels with an eye on countering one-way attack drones that threaten international shipping.

Business jets used to fly military VIPs. Now they are being pressed into front-line duty.

Sierra Nevada Co. begins modification and testing on 747s that will fly nuclear command and control for the next 50 years.

Sierra Nevada Corporation and startup Specter Aerospace plan to develop and flight test a supersonic ramjet-powered cruise missile.

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Sierra Nevada Company has brought on two major companies to pitch a new-build trainer aircraft for the U.S. Navy.

The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded the first of three new contracts for commercial remote sensing solutions embracing multiple phenomenologies.

The U.S. Air Force is looking to possibly double its Doomsday aircraft fleet as it brings on the replacement for the E-4B Nightwatch.

Sierra Nevada Company has used its own funding to buy another Bombardier Global 6500 for the U.S. Army’s future ME-11B surveillance aircraft fleet.

HADES to deploy next year amid uncertainty regarding overall fleet size.

Dream Chaser’s debut, originally targeted for 2021, has been repeatedly delayed.

A new, open-architecture air defense system has been evaluated by the U.S. military, and producer SNC is targeting the U.S. Air Force for adoption.

SNC is preparing to take delivery of the fifth 747-8i from Korean Airlines to modify for the U.S. Air Force’s E-4C program, as it continues its push to keep the program on schedule.

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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.