CAE has teamed up with Rockwell Collins to build live, virtual, constructive integrated training platforms. The companies announced the partnership at the four-day Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference that kicked off Monday in Orlando, Florida, CAE said Monday. “Integrated live, virtual, constructive training is becoming more critical as defense forces look to …
Read More »Leonardo on Track to Build T-100 Aircraft Manufacturing Facility in Alabama
Leonardo executives have told Alabama government officials that the aerospace company is on track to build a T-100 trainer aircraft manufacturing facility in the state. Leonardo toured a group of Alabama officials around its Venegono Superiore aircraft factory in Italy to demonstrate the production of T-100 trainers, the company’s U.S.-based Leonardo …
Read More »Lockheed Subcontracts CAE USA for C-130J Weapons Systems Trainer Devt Support
CAE's U.S. subsidiary has received subcontracts to support Lockheed Martin in the design and production of C-130J weapons systems trainers for deployment to multiple U.S. air bases in 2020 and 2021. CAE USA will help build six C-130J WSTs for the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard through orders booked during …
Read More »Gene Colabatistto: CAE to Serve as UAE’s Unmanned Aircraft Training Systems Integrator
CAE will assume the role of training systems integrator under a contract to deliver an unmanned aerial vehicle training system to the United Arab Emirates, Aviation Week reported Monday. Gene Colabatistto, president of CAE’s defense and security group, said the company will provide a UAV training center and perform program management, …
Read More »CAE to Establish Aviation Training Center in Saudi Arabia
CAE has partnered with the Saudi National Company of Aviation to establish a flight training center at the King Fahad International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The SNCA-sponsored facility will offer commercial pilot license curriculum, courseware, staff and instructor training and control systems safety education, CAE said Sunday. Both companies made the announcement during the 2017 Dubai …
Read More »Poland Implements CAE, Airbus Co-Developed Simulator for C295 Transport Aircraft
Poland’s air force has accepted a full-flight simulator developed by CAE and Airbus Defense and Space to help train pilots of the military branch’s C295 transport aircraft fleet. C295 FFS is equipped with CAE’s True six degree-of-freedom electric motion technology, Medallion-6000 visual system and a computer-generated forces tactical environment, the company said Tuesday. The platform also features …
Read More »Serco to Extend Pilot Training, Facility Mgmt Services at UK Air Base
Serco has received a potential eight-year, $34.5 million contract extension to help manage facilities and train pilots at the CAE-built Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility within Royal Air Force Benson station in England. The new contract will extend collaborative efforts of Serco and CAE at the training facility until …
Read More »CAE to Lease Space at BAE’s Aviation Training Facility in Australia
BAE Systems has signed an agreement to lease a portion of its flight training center in New South Wales, Australia, to CAE‘s Oxford Aviation Training Academy. CAE will use leased space at BAE’s Tamworth facility as a training ground for commercial pilot trainees, BAE said Tuesday. “We are working collaboratively with local community leaders to …
Read More »CAE Extends UK Military Helicopter Aircrew Training Support
CAE has received an eight-year contract modification from the U.K. ministry of defense to continue the provision of aircrew training services for the British air force at the company’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility. The modification extends a partnership between CAE and MOD that commenced in 1997 as part …
Read More »UK Invests $119M in CAE-Operated Helicopter Training Facility
The U.K. defense ministry has invested $118.8 million in a helicopter simulation center to support the training of future U.K. navy and air force pilots. The British government said Tuesday the deal will maintain 70 jobs within the Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility at the RAF Benson air force station …
Read More »CAE's Gene Colabatistto Speaks at USC Viterbi’s 2017 Scholarship & Fellowship Dinner
Gene Colabatistto, president of CAE's defense and security group, was one of the featured speakers at the 2017 Scholarship and Fellowship Dinner hosted Wednesday by the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering. Colabatistto is a USC alumnus who established the Colabatistto Family Scholarship in 2015 with his wife Connie, …
Read More »CAE to Continue Air Force KC-135 Aircrew Training Support
CAE‘s U.S. subsidiary has received a $45.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to exercise the eight option year under a previously awarded contract for KC-135 aircrew training system support. The Defense Department said Wednesday CAE USA will support KC-135 aircrew training systems at various Air Force facilities …
Read More »Air Force, Northrop Vet Marc Lindsley Appointed Leonardo DRS T-100 Program VP
Marc Lindsley, a 15-year veteran of Northrop Grumman, has joined Leonardo DRS as vice president of T-100 programs. He will lead Leonardo DRS’ efforts to win the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X Advanced Pilot Training System contract with its T-100 Integrated Training System offering, the company said Monday. Leonardo DRS teamed up with Honeywell and CAE USA to develop …
Read More »CAE Teams Up With Tech3Lab to Study Pilots' User Experience in Flight Simulators
CAE has partnered with a research laboratory at Canada-based business school HEC Montreal to build up aviators' performance through research on user experience in flight simulators. CAE said Tuesday it will collaborate with the school's Tech3Lab to use big data analysis, neuroscience and biometrics to study pilots' behaviors in a …
Read More »CAE-Elbit Team to Vie For UK Air Training Support Contracts
The U.K.-based subsidiaries of CAE and Elbit Systems have partnered to pursue business opportunities under the British defense ministry’s air training program. CAE UK and Elbit Systems UK will vie for the Defence Operational Training Capability (Air) program’s core system and services project as well as the Typhoon Future Synthetic …
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