CAE has agreed to buy the military training segment of L3Harris Technologies for approximately $1.05 billion in a strategy to access multiple programs aimed at preparing U.S. warfighters for aircraft and weapon system operations. Montreal-based CAE said Monday it expects to close the transaction in the second half of this year. Marc Parent, president and CEO of CAE, said the company aims to accelerate its growth strategy in the defense and security space through the acquisition and expand its U.S. market presence.
Read More »CAE Receives CBP Contract for Aircraft Pilot Training Services
CAE's U.S. subsidiary has received a prime contract to train aircraft pilots of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the company's Dothan Training Center and other business aviation facilities. CAE USA will provide training on fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft in classroom, simulated and actual flight environments to help pilots meet requirements imposed by CBP and the Federal Aviation Administration, CAE said Tuesday.
Read More »Eric Frahm: DIU, USAF Aim to Overcome Pilot Training Limitations With Commercial Tech
Eric Frahm, a program manager at the Defense Innovation Unit, has said modern technology could help the U.S. Air Force to address learning, data and scalability limitations in the service branch's Joint Immersive Training System, GCN reported Wednesday.
Read More »BAE Selects CAE Subsidiary to Support Marine Corps Training Platform Dev’t; Peder Jungck Quoted
A CAE subsidiary has received a subcontract from BAE Systems for services in support of the latter's work to develop a new cloud-powered training environment for the U.S. Marine Corps. CAE said Wednesday its USA Mission Solutions subsidiary will help BAE prototype cloud models and simulations for USMC Base Quantico's planned Wargaming Center under a $19M contract the military branch awarded to BAE in August.
Read More »Lockheed Taps CAE for Navy Helicopter Sensor Integration Support
Lockheed Martin has awarded CAE a subcontract to manufacture sensor technology for integration onto the U.S. Navy's MH-60R Seahawk anti-surface warfare and antisubmarine helicopters.
Read More »CAE to Help Build C-130J Simulator for AF Special Operations Command; Ray Duquette Quoted
Lockheed Martin has selected CAE’s U.S. subsidiary to support the development and production of three systems to train U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command personnel to operate the C-130J multimission aircraft.
Read More »General Atomics Installs CAE’s Predator Mission Trainer at North Dakota Facility; Todd Probert Quoted
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has installed and started using the CAE-developed Predator Mission Trainer at its flight test and training center in North Dakota.
Read More »CAE Obtains Quality Management System Certification; Ray Duquette Quoted
A CAE-made quality management system has secured an AS9100 certification after the company underwent a series of review and audit processes.
Read More »Gene Colabatistto to Retire as CAE Defense, Security Group President
Gene Colabatistto, president of CAE's defense and security group, has announced plans to retire by the end of 2019.
Read More »CAE Lands 2019 James S. Cogswell Award; Ray Duquette Quoted
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has chosen CAE as one of the 51 recipients of the 2019 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award.
Read More »Navy Taps CAE to Train Military Personnel to Operate UC-12 Huron Aircraft
CAE has received a contract to provide classroom and simulator training for U.S. Navy pilots and flight officers to operate the C-12 Huron multimission aircraft, which is used for logistics, medical and humanitarian purposes.
Read More »CAE, Aviation Performance Solutions Extend Military Flight Training Simulator to Civilian Pilots
CAE and aerospace training firm Aviation Performance Solutions have partnered to deploy the latter’s flight recovery simulator to CAE’s Dothan Training Center in Alabama in an effort to expand training to civilian turboprop pilots.
Read More »CAE Begins Production of Lightweight Magnetic Anomaly Detector for Aircraft, Naval Vessels
CAE has entered the production phase for its updated magnetic anomaly detection MAD-XR platform intended for helicopters, submarines, and other aircraft and naval vessels.
Read More »CAE to Help SOCOM Create Common Geospatial Database Prototype
A CAE subsidiary will support rapid prototyping of a common database for the Open Geospatial Consortium under a contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command.
Read More »Navy Eyes CAE Data Analysis Suite for Aviation Training
CAE is in talks with the U.S. Navy to deliver the company’s CAE Rise data analytics system to support the service’s aircrew training efforts and potentially address pilot shortages, Rotor and Wing International reported Wednesday.
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