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Sierra Nevada Corporation Weapon Systems

Sierra Nevada Corporation is a privately owned U.S. aerospace and national-security company whose catalog connection is its work with Embraer Defense & Security on U.S.-built A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft, including aircraft delivered through Foreign Military Sales programs.

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Sierra Nevada Corporation, commonly abbreviated SNC, is based in Sparks, Nevada and works across aerospace, defense integration, ISR, mission systems, electronic warfare, communications, cyber, and tactical systems. The company describes itself as a privately owned mid-tier aerospace and defense prime contractor focused on open-architecture integration across air, land, sea, space, cyber, and all-domain missions.

For this catalog, SNC is most directly tied to the A-29 Super Tucano. SNC and Embraer Defense & Security were awarded contracts to deliver U.S.-built A-29 light attack aircraft, training equipment, mission planning and debrief systems, spares, support equipment, and contractor logistics support for partner air forces, with Nigerian aircraft produced in Jacksonville, Florida and modified in Centennial, Colorado.

Aerospace and defense integrationAircraft integration and modificationISR and C4ISR systemsElectronic warfareMission systemsTactical solutions

Notable Systems

A-29 Super Tucano

SNC and Embraer Defense & Security were awarded the Nigerian Air Force contract for 12 A-29 light attack aircraft; SNC describes the A-29 as built in the United States by SNC and Embraer.

Sources: SNC Nigerian A-29 contract, SNC Nigerian A-29 delivery

Builder History

  1. Company founded

    SNC states that the company was founded in 1963 and is now owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.

    Sources: About SNC

  2. Nigeria A-29 contract announced

    SNC and Embraer Defense & Security announced a contract to deliver 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force, with production in Jacksonville and modification in Centennial.

    Sources: SNC Nigerian A-29 contract

  3. Nigerian A-29 first flight

    Air Force Materiel Command published a public-domain photo captioned as the inaugural flight of a Nigerian Air Force A-29 conducted by SNC and Embraer Defense & Security at the Jacksonville production facility.

    Sources: AFMC A-29 first flight photo

  4. First Nigerian A-29 batch departed the United States

    SNC and Embraer released media showing the first six of 12 Nigerian Air Force A-29 aircraft departing the United States for delivery.

    Sources: SNC Nigerian A-29 delivery

Website links
Official websiteAbout SNCLocationsBusiness areas

The catalog manufacturer facet uses the public brand Sierra Nevada Corporation. U.S. government contracting records may list the related legal contractor name Sierra Nevada Company, LLC; that spelling is retained as an alias rather than a separate builder profile.

Builder Sources

  • About SNCPublisher: Sierra Nevada Corporation | Note: Supports SNC background, aerospace and national-security positioning, privately owned status, founding year, and ownership by Eren Ozmen and Fatih Ozmen. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • SNC locationsPublisher: Sierra Nevada Corporation | Note: Supports the Sparks, Nevada corporate headquarters and business-area location context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • SNC business areasPublisher: Sierra Nevada Corporation | Note: Supports SNC's ISR, aviation, security, mission-solutions, electronic-warfare, communications, and aircraft-integration focus areas. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • SNC Nigerian A-29 contractPublisher: Sierra Nevada Corporation | Note: Supports SNC and Embraer Defense & Security as the contracted A-29 team for 12 Nigerian Air Force aircraft, including production, modification, training, support equipment, and logistics context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • SNC Nigerian A-29 deliveryPublisher: Sierra Nevada Corporation | Note: Supports the 2021 first-batch delivery context and SNC's statement that the A-29 is built in the United States by SNC and Embraer Defense & Security. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • AFMC A-29 first flight photoPublisher: Air Force Materiel Command | Note: Image provenance for a public-domain A-29 first-flight photo whose caption identifies Sierra Nevada Corporation and Embraer Defense & Security conducting the Nigerian Air Force A-29 flight at the Jacksonville production facility. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • GSA contractor recordPublisher: U.S. General Services Administration | Note: Supports the federal-contracting legal-name variant Sierra Nevada Company, LLC, the Sparks address, UEI, and official website association. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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