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  1. GAO Denies Beechcraft Protest Over LAS ContractRead the original story

    Friday Jun 14 | Aero-News Network

    The General Accountability Office on Thursday denied Beechcraft Corporation's protest of the U.S. Air Force contract award to Sierra Nevada Corporation and partner Embraer Defense & Security for the Air Force's Light Air Support program.

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  2. GAO Confirms Embraer Afghan Contract WinRead the original story

    Friday Jun 14 | The Motley Fool

    On Thursday, the U.S. Government Accountability Office denied Beechcraft Corporation's protest of a U.S. Air Force contract awarding the Light Air Support contract to Sierra Nevada Corporation and its partner Embraer.

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  3. GAO Rejects Beechcraft's Protest of Lost ContractRead the original story

    Friday Jun 14 | KMAN-AM Manhattan

    A federal agency has rejected Wichita-based Beechcraft's protest of the award of an Air Force contract for light air support planes to Sierra Nevada Corp. and its Brazil-based partner, Embraer.

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  4. GAO rejects Beechcraft protestRead the original story

    Friday Jun 14 | The Wichita Eagle

    The Government Accountability Office has rejected Beechraft Corp.'s protest on a high-stakes Air Force contract for light support airplanes that the Air Force awarded to Sierra Nevada Corp. and its partner, Embraer.

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  5. Obituary: Janice Forbes, Placer County philanthropist, shaped Sierra identityRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jun 14 | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

    Janice Forbes, a visionary Placer County businesswoman who championed the Sierra Nevada as a distinct California place and identity, died June 4 of leukemia complications, her husband said.

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  6. Beechcraft's Protest Of Lost Contract RejectedRead the original story

    Friday Jun 14 | KSALLink.com

    A federal agency has rejected Wichita based Beechcraft's protest of the award of an Air Force contract for light air support planes to Sierra Nevada Corporation and its Brazil based partner, Embraer.

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  7. Janice Forbes shaped Sierra identityRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jun 14 | The Modesto Bee

    Janice Forbes, a visionary Placer County businesswoman who championed the Sierra Nevada as a distinct California place and identity, died June 4 of leukemia complications, her husband said.

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  8. GAO denies Beechcraft protest to build warplanes in JacksonvilleRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 13 | Business Journal

    ... award to assemble 20 Embraer Super Tucano warplanes in Jacksonville. Under the contract, awarded Feb. 27, Sierra Nevada Corp. of Sparks, Nev., and its subcontractor, Brazilian plane-maker Embraer, will supply 20 A-29 Super Tucano light attack ...

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  9. Beechcraft slams GAO, Air Force over Embraer LAS contractRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Jun 13 | Washington Times

    ... propeller attack planes for the Afghan government, a deal reportedly worth some $427.4 million, through the Sierra Nevada Corporation. In an AFNS news story released last year, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan commander Brigadier General Tim ...

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  10. Beechcraft calls on Congress to limit LAS work to EmbraerRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 13 | Business Journal

    Beechcraft Corp. released a statement calling on Congress to limit the amount of work a defense contract sends to winners Embraer and Sierra Nevada Corp. Reacting to news Thursday that the U.S. Government Accountability Office had denied its protest over the award of a contract for attack aircraft, Beechcraft Corp. released a statement calling on ... (more)

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  11. June 13, 2013 4:20 p.m.Beechcraft protest rejected over Air Force contractRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Jun 13 | KFDI

    A federal agency has rejected Wichita-based Beechcraft's protest of the award of an Air Force contract for light air support planes to Sierra Nevada Corp. and its Brazil-based partner, Embraer.

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  12. GAO denies Beechcraft's protest of Embarer awardRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 13 | Business Journal

    Embraer and Sierra Nevada Corp. on Thursday announced the Government Accountability Office has rejected Beechcraft's protest of the Light Air Support contract the U.S. Air Force awarded to the partner companies earlier this year.

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  13. Space operations heating up in BrevardRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 13 | Business Journal

    ... r. SpaceX, which has plans to launch its Dragon capsule in December at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Sierra Nevada Corp., which plans to staff a local office...

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  14. Sierra Nevada Corporation and U.S. Army Celebrate Completion of ICREW ...Read the original story

    Tuesday Jun 11 | Business Wire

    )--The United States Army's Program Office for Electronic Warfare and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) celebrated the final delivery of over 3,000 " Baldr " units due under the Army's Individual Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device ...

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  15. Tammy Wildeson graduates cum laude at Kaplan University, HagerstownRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 11 | Chambersburg Public Opinion

    ... Sigma Beta Delta, Golden Key, Gamma Chi Theta and the National Society for Collegiate Scholars. She works for Sierra Nevada Corp., Hagerstown.

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  16. SNC starts testing of Dream Chaser rocketRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 11 | Reno Gazette-Journal

    Sierra Nevada Corporation announced the successful rocket testing for its Dream Chaser space vehicle program at its San Diego testing facility. The test is being done as part of hybrid rocket motor qualification for the Dream Chaser, which ...

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  17. Sparks-based company starts testing of Dream Chaser rocketRead the original story

    Monday Jun 10 | Reno Gazette-Journal

    Sierra Nevada Corp. announced the successful rocket testing for its Dream Chaser space vehicle program at its San Diego testing facility. The test is being done as part of hybrid rocket motor qualification for the Dream Chaser, which was ...

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  18. In Wind Tunnels and Flight Tests, NASA's Next Manned Spacecraft Are Taking ShapeRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Jun 8 | Bradford Today

    Boeing, SpaceX and the Sierra Nevada Corporation have all announced significant milestones with their respective manned spacecraft programs aimed at reestablishing the United States' capability of sending astronauts into orbit.

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  19. Dream Chaser Main Hybrid Rocket Motor Testing UnderwayRead the original story

    Friday Jun 7 | Aero-News Network

    Sierra Nevada Corporation has begun the latest phase of hybrid rocket motor qualification testing for the Dream Chaser flight vehicle.

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  20. Dream Chaser passes another key testRead the original story

    Friday Jun 7 | The Boulder County Business Report

    Sierra Nevada Corp. is another step closer to sending its Dream Chaser into space.

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