Train the way you fight.
Zero compromise.

Freedom Trainer™

Carrier ready training at lower lifecycle cost, Freedom accelerates naval aviator readiness today and adapts for tomorrow.

Sierra Nevada Company (SNC) is a trusted leader in innovative, advanced technology solutions and open architecture integrations in aerospace and national security.

OVERVIEW

SNC’s Freedom Family of Training Systems (FoTS) is a clean‑sheet, Navy‑specific training aircraft engineered for uncompromising performance across the full Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) mission.

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Designed to “Train the Way You Fight. Zero Compromise,” Freedom Trainer develops landing proficiency earlier, increases mission duration for deeper training value and keeps training devices synchronized through a modern digital design architecture. With government ownership of the Digital Technical Data Package, the Navy training enterprise maintains full control over the modernization, sustainment and future evolution of its training mission.

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Freedom Trainer sets a new benchmark for UJTS performance, delivering the precision, endurance and reliability required to train the next generation of naval aviators with absolute confidence.

Spec Sheet

FEATURES

Carrier-Ready Performance

Purpose built for UJTS, not adapted from another service’s trainer 

Capable of 35,000 carrier touch-and-go and FCLP to touchdown landings, ensuring early mastery of carrier landing techniques

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Mission-Representative Flight Envelope

4th/5th generation relevant maneuvering (3 to +8 G, 27° AoA)

Up to 30–40% longer average sortie duration for extended training windows 

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Government-Owned Digital Technical Data Package (TDP)

Full government rights to the Digital TDP

Empowers open modernization, competitive sustainment and long-term training evolution 

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Family of Training Systems (FoTS)

All devices aligned via digital design

Synchronized aircraft and simulator ecosystem for continuous training readiness

MISSION APPLICATIONS

Freedom Trainer strengthens the Navy’s UJTS pipeline by delivering mission‑aligned, operationally relevant training designed for modern carrier aviation. It gives Student Naval Aviators earlier, more effective exposure to the tasks, environments and performance demands they will encounter in fleet aircraft. 

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The Freedom Trainer’s performance, training efficiency and digital ecosystem enable the Navy to produce proficient aviators more reliably and with fewer incomplete events.

Freedom enables:

Carrier pattern training and landing proficiency before entering FRS

High fidelity training for 4th/5th-generation platforms

Longer, more effective training flights with fewer incomplete sorties

Seamless modernization through government owned digital data and open pathways

Advantages

Purpose Built for the Navy

Freedom Trainer is engineered 100% for the Navy’s carrier‑focused UJTS mission, not adapted from another service’s trainer. It delivers authentic performance that reflects real-world carrier aviation demands. Its design ensures students master critical Navy landing techniques earlier and more confidently.

Unmatched
Lifecycle Value

Freedom Trainer delivers the lowest projected lifecycle cost among UJTS entrants, driven by a 16,000-hour airframe, reduced downtime and a 40% lower engine lifecycle cost. These attributes increase aircraft availability and give the Navy long-term cost and readiness control.

Operational Confidence Through Carrier Precision

By enabling carrier-pattern training and FCLP to touchdown, Freedom Trainer builds precision and confidence early in a student’s progression, strengthening performance before they reach more costly operational training environments.

Sustained Availability for the Training Pipeline

Freedom Trainer’s durable airframe, modern digital design and clean-sheet reliability maximize aircraft on the line and reduce disruptions to student progression, directly supporting higher throughput and improved pipeline predictability.

Government Ownership of the Digital Data Package

Full government data rights enable open modernization, competitive sustainment and long-term independence. This architecture ensures Freedom Trainer remains adaptable and future-ready throughout the program’s lifecycle.

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