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About Sierra Nevada Company

Sierra Nevada Company's capabilities include aircraft integration and modification, secure intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance systems, cyber and other mission technologies. RAPCON-X is a named aerial ISR offering within its portfolio. SNC’s role emphasizes adapting platforms and integrating sensors, communications and mission systems to customer requirements, alongside developing proprietary technology. Corporate headquarters is in Sparks, Nevada; published business-area headquarters include the Rocky Mountain campus in Englewood, Colorado and Mission Solutions & Technologies in Herndon, Virginia.

Federal Prime Contracts$24.59B obligated · FY2008–FY2026

Obligated
$24.59B
FY2008–FY2026
Contract actions
13,214
2,445 awards
Peak year
FY2025
$2.76B
Top buyer
U.S. Air Force
78% of obligations
Obligations by fiscal yearLast 5 full years avg $1.67BFaded: FY2026 so far; DoD publishes actions about 90 days late.
FY2008: $453M · 521 actionsFY2009: $799M · 541 actionsFY2010: $727M · 545 actionsFY2011: $908M · 591 actionsFY2012: $1.20B · 675 actionsFY2013: $1.51B · 769 actionsFY2014: $716M · 661 actionsFY2015: $985M · 741 actionsFY2016: $1.16B · 722 actionsFY2017: $1.11B · 771 actionsFY2018: $1.27B · 731 actionsFY2019: $1.37B · 832 actionsFY2020: $1.57B · 715 actionsFY2021: $1.32B · 720 actionsFY2022: $1.03B · 816 actionsFY2023: $1.34B · 790 actionsFY2024: $1.91B · 851 actionsFY2025: $2.76B · 731 actionsFY2026 (to date): $2.46B · 491 actions
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Obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearObligatedActionsAwards
FY2026 (to date)$2.46B491226
FY2025$2.76B731319
FY2024$1.91B851388
FY2023$1.34B790373
FY2022$1.03B816383
FY2021$1.32B720351
FY2020$1.57B715304
FY2019$1.37B832385
FY2018$1.27B731313
FY2017$1.11B771339
FY2016$1.16B722308
FY2015$985M741296
FY2014$716M661278
FY2013$1.51B769299
FY2012$1.20B675242
FY2011$908M591238
FY2010$727M545238
FY2009$799M541241
FY2008$453M521264

Defense programs

  1. AH-64E Apache$339M 1.4%
  2. P-8A Poseidon$266M 1.1%
  3. C-130J Super Hercules$55.4M 0.2%
  4. KC-46A Tanker Modernization Program$37.3M 0.2%
  5. B-2 ACS$33.7M 0.1%
  6. HC/MC-130 RECAP$10.3M 0.0%
  7. KC-130J$3.7M 0.0%
  8. MDA SUPPORT$3.3M 0.0%
  9. WIN -T$2.2M 0.0%
  10. 2000$1.6M 0.0%
  11. COBRA JUDY REPLACEMENT$1.2M 0.0%
  12. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet$694K 0.0%
  13. P-3C$535K 0.0%
  14. Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS)$450K 0.0%
  15. 1000−$3K -0.0%
  16. All other−$66K -0.0%

Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.

What they sell (PSC)

  1. Aircraft, Fixed Wing$7.29B 30%
  2. Support- Management: Logistics Support$4.91B 20%
  3. Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$2.89B 12%
  4. Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures and Quick Reaction Capability Equipment$1.28B 5.2%
  5. Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$864M 3.5%
  6. Communications Security Equipment and Components$767M 3.1%
  7. National Defense R&D SVCS; Department of Defense - Military; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip$583M 2.4%
  8. Miscellaneous Communication Equipment$497M 2.0%
  9. Support- Professional: Program Management/Support$386M 1.6%
  10. Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components$320M 1.3%
  11. Support- Management: Data Collection$310M 1.3%
  12. Support- Professional: Other$284M 1.2%
  13. Guided Missiles$266M 1.1%
  14. IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite and RF Communications Products (HW, Perpetual License Software)$262M 1.1%
  15. Technical Representative- Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components$175M 0.7%
  16. All other$3.52B 14%

Industry (NAICS)

  1. All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$6.55B 27%
  2. Aircraft Manufacturing$6.53B 27%
  3. Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$5.64B 23%
  4. Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$2.12B 8.6%
  5. Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing$1.00B 4.1%
  6. Other Support Activities for Air Transportation$639M 2.6%
  7. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)$599M 2.4%
  8. Software Publishers$369M 1.5%
  9. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$231M 0.9%
  10. All Other Support Services$222M 0.9%
  11. All other$693M 2.8%

Where the work is done

  1. Nevada$12.23B 50%
  2. Colorado$9.99B 41%
  3. Florida$1.03B 4.2%
  4. Maryland$606M 2.5%
  5. Ohio$185M 0.8%
  6. Virginia$176M 0.7%
  7. California$58.2M 0.2%
  8. Wisconsin$49.1M 0.2%
  9. Alabama$44.0M 0.2%
  10. Outside the US$42.5M 0.2%
  11. North Carolina$36.9M 0.2%
  12. Texas$33.1M 0.1%
  13. District of Columbia$27.7M 0.1%
  14. Georgia$26.9M 0.1%
  15. Arizona$18.0M 0.1%
  16. All other$41.4M 0.2%

Contract pricing

  1. Firm Fixed Price$11.02B 45%
  2. Cost Plus Fixed Fee$8.28B 34%
  3. Cost Plus Incentive Fee$3.42B 14%
  4. Cost No Fee$1.72B 7.0%
  5. Combination (Applies to Awards Where Two or More of the Above Apply)$53.6M 0.2%
  6. Time and Materials$44.5M 0.2%
  7. Fixed Price Incentive$35.7M 0.1%
  8. Cost Plus Award Fee$20.7M 0.1%
  9. All other$6.0M 0.0%

Competition

  1. Not Competed$17.23B 70%
  2. Full and Open Competition$6.57B 27%
  3. Not Available for Competition$569M 2.3%
  4. Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$201M 0.8%
  5. Not Competed Under SAP$15.6M 0.1%
  6. Competed Under SAP$12.8M 0.1%

Largest awards10

Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI. “Including subsidiaries” adds our listed subsidiaries (from their acquisition date, where known) and actions whose reported parent is this company.

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Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)

Sierra Nevada Company federal obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearDirect: assistanceDirect: contractsReported by USAspending: assistanceReported by USAspending: contracts
FY2026—$2.45B——
FY2025—$2.75B—$0
FY2024—$1.94B—$2.9M
FY2023—$1.25B—$62.5M
FY2022$0$1.04B—$34.2M
FY2021—$1.20B—$114M
FY2020$225K$1.78B—$108M
FY2019—$1.18B$0$291M
FY2018—$1.47B$10K$86.5M
FY2017$87K$1.01B$134K$218M
FY2016—$976M$175K$262M
FY2015—$914M$39K$71.4M
FY2014—$697M—$18.6M
FY2013—$1.49B—$12.2M
FY2012—$1.20B—$3.1M
FY2011—$850M$125K$57.0M
FY2010—$719M$200K$7.7M
FY2009—$785M—$14.2M
FY2008—$426M—$26.2M

Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.

Recipients (UEIs) tied to this company

Each action counts for the company USAspending reported on that row, so a subsidiary's dollars count for Sierra Nevada Company only for the period it reported Sierra Nevada Company as its parent. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. Fiscal year 2027 is partial.

Systems2

BRAWLR

Reconfigurable launcher that carries up to four types of rockets and missiles to defeat drones and cruise missiles.

Limited fielding
Unveiled
Sep 22, 2025

RAPCON-X

Reconfigurable aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance offering combining aircraft integration with mission-tailored systems.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities5

  • Developer
    Publicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred.
    —Confirmed
  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Integrates aerospace and defense systems including secure ISR, aircraft modification and cyber.
    —Reported
  • Developer
    Publicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred.
    —Confirmed
  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, sonnet, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Integrates aerospace and defense systems including secure ISR, aircraft modification and cyber.
    —Reported
  • Developer
    Publicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred.
    —Confirmed

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Supply Chain6 facilities

Facilities6

  • Corporate headquarters
    Headquarters · Sparks, Nevada, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Mission Solutions & Technologies headquarters
    Headquarters · Herndon, Virginia, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Rocky Mountain Campus
    Headquarters · Englewood, Colorado, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Beavercreek office
    Office · Beavercreek, Ohio, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Colorado Springs office
    Office · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed
  • Dayton aviation operations
    Office · Vandalia, Ohio, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed

Hiring Observations

Official SNC careers entry point. ↗

Use the official careers site for current openings and application requirements.

Sources7

Profile4

  1. 1

    U.S. Department of War · Apr 26, 2024 · Supports Organization

    “Sierra Nevada Corp., Englewood, Colorado, was awarded a $13,080,890,647 cost-plus-incentive-fee”
  2. 2

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · ownership

    “Type Privately Held”
  3. 3

    SNC news release · Supports Organization

    “SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security.”
  4. 4

    SNC Privacy Policy · Supports Organization

    “This privacy notice (“Privacy Notice”) describes how Sierra Nevada Company, LLC, its subsidiaries, and its affiliates (collectively, “SNC”, “we”, “our”, or “us”)”

Systems2

  1. 5

    Breaking Defense · Oct 2, 2025 · Supports System

    “which SNC says can carry up to four types of rockets and missiles at once to take out enemy drones and cruise missiles from the back of a pickup truck, a trailer or the ground.”
  2. 6

    Supports Organization, Organization technology, System

    “SNC delivers command-and-control, ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum and AI-enabled capabilities designed for joint-force readiness.”

Technologies1

  1. 7

    Supports Facility, Organization, Organization technology

    “Sparks”

Government identifiers2

UEI
DD2QET4D27T3
SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC
Checked Oct 18, 2026
UEI
N1PWVLN6F4U1
SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC
Checked Oct 18, 2026

Identifiers are matched to this legal entity; related companies may hold different registrations.

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