Leesburg, Va.-based Blue Ridge Simulation recently said it was selected by Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] to provide embedded radar simulators for the T-45 Virtual Mission Training System (VMTS).
“BRS is proud to have been selected for the VMTS team,” Thomas Allen, president of BRS said. “VMTS will enable much more versatile and cost-effective airborne training than can be achieved with actual radar-equipped aircraft, thereby maximizing the value of each flight hour.”
Boeing [BA] selected Elbit as chief supplier of the Virtual Mission Training System (VMTS), which will integrate realistic radar training into the Navy’s T-45 Training System. BRS will supply its Radar Simulation System (RSS) as a key component of the VMTS under a subcontract from Elbit.
The RSS is well-established as a high-fidelity, versatile radar simulation in ground-based trainers throughout the world, the company said. It has been fielded in more than 100 flight simulators to date, including the B-52, RC-135W, T-39, MH-60R, SH-60B, E-2C, E-6, JSTARS and others.
The VMTS will take advantage of this mature system to achieve realistic training on the airborne T-45 platform, BRS added.
VMTS simulates a tactical radar that provides air-to-air and air-to-ground modes as well as simulated weapons and simulated electronic warfare.
These functions can be networked between the participating aircraft and instructor ground stations that control the mission presentation.
The current phase of VMTS work will provide flight officers with in-flight training in the use of radar and weapons against virtual enemy aircraft, including cooperative training with friendly real and virtual aircraft.
VMTS is designed to take naval air training to the next level of fidelity while reducing cost, BRS added.