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$153.3M to Support US Navy’s T-45 Pilot Training System
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T-45 Goshawks(click to view full) In 1981, the T45TS beat out the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet in a bid to replace two US Navy training aircraft (the TA-4J Skyhawk and T-2C Buckeye). The system trains U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots for conversion into the F/A-18A-D Hornet, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the AV-8B Harrier II Plus, and the EA-6B Prowler. DID covers offers some background regarding the US Navy’s T45TS and its performance, along with information regarding a pair of support contracts for this system worth $153.3 million that were recently issued by the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD… History & Background T45TS Simulator(click to view full) In 1981, the T45TS beat out the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet in a bid to replace two US Navy training aircraft (the TA-4J Skyhawk and T-2C Buckeye). The system trains U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots for conversion into the F/A-18A-D Hornet, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the AV-8B Harrier II Plus, and the EA-6B Prowler. It will also serve as a lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) aircraft to future platforms like the Super Hornet derivative EA-18G Growler and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter variants. The T-45 Training System, or T45TS, is more integrated than […]
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