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Sierra Nevada Corp. Receives $1.8 Billion To Deliver More A-29s To Afghanistan

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 4th, 2018

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Sierra Nevada Corp. Receives $1.8 Billion To Deliver More A-29s To Afghanistan

Two Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Sierra Nevada Corp. has received a $1.8 billion deal to continue delivering A-29 light attack aircraft for the Afghanistan Security Forces, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.Under the deal, Sierra Nevada will also handle sustainment and modification for the Sierra Nevada Super Tucano A-29s, with work expected to completed by the end of 2024.The contract announcement does not specify the number of aircraft to be delivered under this latest order.An amount of $115,000 has been obligated at the time of the award…

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