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SNC, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics form team to offer Freedom Trainer™ for U.S. Navy UJTS

Sierra Nevada Corporation has signed an executive charter with Northrop Grumman and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to form an industry team to deliver its Freedom Trainer™, an advanced jet trainer. It will bid for the U.S. Navy's Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) competition.

Discovered 2026-02-12T02:14:17.050194-08:00 | 2026-02-12T02:14:17.050194-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

The charter creates a prime-weight industrial team (SNC, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics) positioning the Freedom Trainer™ as a credible offer into the UJTS competition; see SNC's recent fleet expansion for U.S. Army HADES SNC fleet expansion.
The bid leverages General Atomics' expanding military aviation work — including its YFQ-142A selection for USMC MUX assessments and recent crewed–uncrewed teaming demos — which may influence technical strength and sustainment proposals for UJTS YFQ-142A selection wingman demo.

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