ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Boeing received a $28.3 million contract for two Virtual Mission Training System retrofit kits that will integrate realistic radar training into the Navy T-45 Training System. The VMTS is designed for the training of flight officers who operate weapons and electronic warfare systems. The work involves T-45C aircraft and ground-station systems assigned to Training Air Wing 6, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. Boeing is currently under contract for 221 T-45 Goshawk trainer aircraft. The two-seater forms the heart of the fully integrated T-45 training system, used at NAS Kingsville, Texas, NAS Meridian, Miss., and NAS Pensacola. (Source: Boeing, 02/05/09)
