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[[Sierra Nevada Corporation]]'s "Freedom Jet Trainer" was originally unveiled to the public in 2017, when SNC (partnering with [[Turkish Aerospace Industries]]) revealed a mockup of it as a competitor for the Air Force's [[T-X program]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sierra Nevada Reveals ‘Freedom Aircraft’ Prototype |url=https://aviationweek.com/defense/sierra-nevada-reveals-freedom-aircraft-prototype?check_logged_in=1 |access-date=23 August 2025 |agency=Aviation Week |date=22 September 2017}}</ref> It was intended as a direct competitor to the similar [[Textron AirLand Scorpion]] as well.<ref>{{cite web |title=SNC |url=https://adm-works.com/snc-project/ |website=ADM Works |access-date=23 August 2025}}</ref> After the [[Boeing/Saab T-7 Red Hawk]] won the T-X contract, no further work was noted on Freedom until August 2023, when SNC teased a photo of Freedom in an orange-and-white paint scheme.<ref name="Everstine 23"></ref>
On 21 August 2025, SNC revealed its entry to the UJTS program at Tailhook 2025, an annual naval symposium organized by the [[Tailhook Association]], where a mockup of an updated, navalized Freedom Jet was on display.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trevithick |first1=Joseph |title=SNC’s Freedom Jet Enters Race To Replace Navy’s T-45 Goshawk Trainer |url=https://www.twz.com/air/sncs-freedom-jet-enters-race-to-replace-navys-t-45-goshawk-trainer |access-date=23 August 2025 |agency=The War Zone |date=21 August 2025}}</ref> Freedom is a twin-engine, twin-tail, subsonic jet trainer powered by two [[Williams FJ44|Williams FJ44-4M]] turbofans. SNC claims that Freedom will be able to perform carrier landings or touch-and-go's, a quality that was dropped from the UJTS's requirements.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trevithick |first1=Joseph |title=Everything We Just Learned About SNC’s Freedom Jet Trainer Aiming To Replace Navy T-45s |url=https://www.twz.com/air/everything-we-just-learned-about-sncs-freedom-jet-trainer-aiming-to-replace-navy-t-45s |access-date=23 August 2025 |agency=The War Zone |date=22 August 2025}}</ref>
===Stavatti SM-31N Stiletto===
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