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Blue Ridge Simulation Picked For VMTS Team

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Friday, December 19th, 2008

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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…

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