Sierra Nevada Corp. has landed a $355 million deal to support a Light Air Support aircraft program for the U.S. Air Force. The Sparks, Nev.-based company was awarded the contract Friday from Aeronautical Systems Center, which is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. According to the Defense Department, the LAS aircraft will be used for conducting advanced flight training, surveillance, air interdiction, and close air support. It is a single-engine turboprop fixed-wing aircraft, capable of operating from semi-prepared air fields…

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