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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.

Readers write about U.S. Navy trainer aircraft, safety in U.S. military helicopter cockpits and GPS jamming. Plus: Behind the Scenes in Ukraine.

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SNC’s Freedom proposal looks to revive a carrier-representative landing practice requirement for the T-45 replacement.

A longer and modernized version of the Dornier 328 carries Deutsche Aircraft’s hopes for a revival of the regional turboprop market.

A new version of the Dornier 328 turboprop has rolled out of the hangar, as Deutsche Aircraft presents the first prototype of the D328eco.

The U.S. Army intends to slash the total fleet of ME-11B aircraft that will fly high-altitude surveillance and targeting.

Sierra Nevada Co. on April 29 flew the fourth 747 to its Dayton, Ohio, facility as part of its U.S. Air Force Survivable Airborne Operations Center program.

Companies say they are ready to support the White House’s Golden Dome initiative. They just need the green light.

The first of two Army Theater-Level High-Altitude Expeditionary Next Airborne aircraft deployed to South Korea on Feb. 12.

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Sierra Nevada Corp. can move forward on the U.S. Army ’ s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System contract.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.