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Sierra Nevada-Embraer Team Wins Light Air Support Contract

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The Air Force last week awarded Sierra Nevada a contract to build 20 airplanes being procured for the Afghan government under the Light Air Support (LAS) program. Sierra Nevada teamed with Brazil's Embraer to offer the A-29 Super Tucano. It had become clear that Sierra Nevada was poised to win the $355 million contract after the Air Force in November notified Hawker Beechcraft, which had teamed with Lockheed Martin [LMT], that their AT-6 offering had been eliminated from the competition.…

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