Boeing Selects Elbit to Supply Virtual Radar for T-45 Training System

(St. Louis, June 26, 2008) -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has selected Elbit Systems [NASDAQ: ESLT] as chief supplier of the Virtual Mission Training System (VMTS), which will integrate realistic radar training into the U.S. Navy's T-45 Training System.

"VMTS will enrich the undergraduate military flight officer's weapons-and-tactics curriculum, producing flight officers who are better prepared to transition to carrier strike-fighter and electronic-attack duty," said Barbara Wilson, T-45 Training Systems director and program manager for Boeing. "Elbit has shown unwavering commitment to this technology, which will take naval air training to the next level of fidelity while reducing cost."

VMTS simulates via data link an unclassified, mechanically scanned 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.

Boeing is currently under contract to develop the VMTS capability. Subsequent phases of work will provide for two test aircraft and then for retrofit of 18 existing aircraft with VMTS by 2012.

"We are very proud to have been selected for such a prestigious plan," said Ran Hellerstein, co-general manager for aerospace at Elbit Systems. "This selection demonstrates our commitment to providing cutting-edge training systems to Boeing in support of the Navy's mission-readiness requirements."

Source : Boeing

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