| Press Release: January 9, 2006 |
Firescout Lands At Sea Using SNC’s UCARS-V2!
Sparks, Nevada – 19 January 2006 – The Sierra Nevada Corporation announced today that its UAV Common Automatic Recovery System Version 2 (UCARS-V2) assisted the Firescout VTUAV perform its first ever shipboard landings. The Firescout made a total of nine landings on the USS Nashville over a two day period with the UCARS-V2 providing precise positioning information for each landing. SNC UAV landing systems have completed over 20,000 autonomous UAV landings in land and sea environments. SNC is proud to be on the US Navy and Northrop Grumman Firescout VTUAV Shipboard Landing Team. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, is a fast growing innovative and agile technology solutions corporation focusing on system integration electronics engineering; manufacturing; and aircraft modification. Our current focus is to specialize in the integration; design; development; installation; and servicing of complex airborne, ground, and ship-based systems for the U.S. Government, its prime contractors, and international customers. SNC is a privately-held, woman owned business with a strong, stable and debt-free financial foundation that provides flexible low-risk and strong financial performance for our customers. We have invested heavily over the years in experienced people, modern facilities, and the state-of-the-art equipment needed to enhance our capabilities, development efforts to our customer’s technical advantage. SNC has over 1000 employees with 24 locations in 15 states across the United States. SNC Enterprise Business Areas: |
