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Sierra Nevada Corporation
SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. It quickly transforms and integrates...
Sierra Nevada Corporation
SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. It quickly transforms and integrates mission-critical systems to meet immediate and ever-evolving needs, enabling connected protection through command, control and communications platforms, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other capabilities. As one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D prime contractors, SNC is known for mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation across sea, land, air, space and cyber.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
1963
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Dayton
Corporate office
Sparks, NV, United States
Principals
Eren Ozmen
Executive Chairwoman & Owner
Fatih Ozmen
Chief Executive Officer & Owner
Jon Burgoyne
President
Jon Piatt
Executive Vice President, ISR, Aviation & Security (IAS)
Tim Owings
Executive Vice President, Mission Solutions & Technologies (MST)
Luke Thompson
Chief Operating Officer
Tom Andersen
Sr. Vice President, Washington D.C.
Rob Kronz
Chief Financial Officer
Greg Livingston
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel
Debora Meyer
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Ayse Caglar
Vice President, Communications
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is Sierra Nevada Corporation's primary revenue driver?
SNC earns the majority of its disclosed revenue from U.S. Department of Defense aviation contracts. It acts as a lead systems integrator on programs like the Army's HADES deep-sensing jet and the Navy's UJTS trainer replacement. Commercial and international subsidiaries such as Deutsche Aircraft represent a secondary, adjacent line of business.
How does SNC compete for Pentagon contracts as a private company?
SNC leans on a self-funding model that public defense primes rarely employ. By purchasing aircraft like the Bombardier Global 6500 before a production contract is signed, the firm removes schedule risk for the customer. This corporate-derisking posture has been a differentiator in securing roles as lead integrator on programs where speed is an explicit requirement.
Who owns Sierra Nevada Corporation?
Ownership information is not published on the firm's public-facing materials. The Ozmen Foundation, named for Fatih and Eren Ozmen who are widely reported as the owners and senior executives of SNC, handles corporate philanthropy. Neither SNC nor the Ozmen Foundation discloses the full equity distribution among principals.
Is Sierra Nevada Corporation a defense manufacturer, an integrator, or both?
SNC primarily acts as a mission-systems integrator and aircraft modifier rather than a high-volume manufacturing plant. On the Navy's UJTS program, for instance, it is designing the Freedom Trainer but has chartered Northrop Grumman and General Atomics for large-scale production teaming. The firm's internal capabilities center on engineering, open-architecture integration, and C5ISR.
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