Aircraft
LAS Competition: New Legal Move as New RFP Expected
Sierra Nevada teamed with Embraer to offer the Super Tucano for the U.S. Air Force’s aborted LAS acquisition. (Photo: Embraer)
Sierra Nevada teamed with Embraer to offer the Super Tucano for the U.S. Air Force’s aborted LAS acquisition. (Photo: Embraer)

The saga of the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) competition took another turn this week when Sierra Nevada petitioned the U.S. Federal Court of Claims for a judicial review of the service’s investigation into the LAS source selection process. SNC vice president Taco Gilbert said that the Court is the best place to resolve the disputed selection quickly. Four days earlier, the Air Force said it would issue a new request for proposals (RFP) by the end of this month.