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  • CAE to Help Train NATO AWACS Aircraft Crews; Marc-Lovier Sabourin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE to Help Train NATO AWACS Aircraft Crews; Marc-Lovier Sabourin Comments

    NATO has awarded CAE a contract to train crews at the international alliance’s facility in Germany on flying the E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. CAE said Thursday it will continue to maintain and perform support work on E-3A flight deck simulator and training devices at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen. The company will also deploy aircrew instructors, develop courseware, operate mission simulators […] More

  • CAE's Defense & Security Business Opens New Offices in Abu Dhabi - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE’s Defense & Security Business Opens New Offices in Abu Dhabi

    CAE‘s defense and security business unit has opened new offices at the Addax Tower on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi in efforts to expand its United Arab Emirates-based operations. The Quebec, Canada-headquartered company said Monday the new facilities will house employees of CAE and its subsidiary CAE Maritime Middle East. Ian Bell, CAE vice president and general manager […] More

  • CAE Opens Alabama-Based Facility to Offer Fixed-Wing Training Course for Army Aviators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Opens Alabama-Based Facility to Offer Fixed-Wing Training Course for Army Aviators

    CAE has opened a facility at the Dothan Regional Airport in Alabama to help the U.S. Army train the first class of military aviators as part of an initial entry fixed-wing training course. CAE said Monday the Dothan Training Center is built to support the Army Fixed-Wing Flight Training program for more than 600 Army and Air Force fixed-wing aviators annually. The […] More

  • Australia Taps CAE for Hawk Mk127 Training System Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia Taps CAE for Hawk Mk127 Training System Support

    CAE has received a contract from the capability acquisition and sustainment group of Australia’s defense department to provide training services for the Australian air force’s Hawk Mk127 trainer aircraft. The company said Wednesday it will deploy classroom and simulator instructors as well as perform maintenance and support work on three CAE-developed Hawk Mk127 full-mission simulators at two air bases in Williamtown, New South […] More

  • General Atomics Forms Reaper RPA Industry Team in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Forms Reaper RPA Industry Team in Australia

    General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has partnered with four other companies to support Australia’s Air 7003 project that seeks to build medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft systems and ground control stations for the country’s defense force. Team Reaper Australia is composed of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Cobham, Flight Data Systems and the Australian businesses of CAE and Raytheon. GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue announced the […] More

  • CAE's KC-135 Simulator Certified for Air Force Training Center Network Deployment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE’s KC-135 Simulator Certified for Air Force Training Center Network Deployment

    CAE‘s U.S. subsidiary has obtained authorization to operate the KC-135 Stratotanker‘s operational flight trainer on the U.S. Air Force‘s Distributed Training Center Network. The company said Tuesday the ATO permits the KC-135 Aircrew Training System to connect with other Mobility Air Force platforms to help the service branch perform live-virtual-constructive training on a secure and classified network. CAE USA is the prime […] More

  • Lockheed Tests Second Trainer Aircraft for Air Force T-X Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Tests Second Trainer Aircraft for Air Force T-X Competition

    Lockheed Martin has conducted the first flight test of a second trainer aircraft that the company plans to offer in the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X trainer competition. The company said Monday the demonstration of its second production-ready T-50A  aircraft occurred in Greenville, South Carolina, where Lockheed’s final assembly and checkout facility is located. T-50A is designed to train pilots of F-22 […] More

  • Report: Global UAV Flight Training and Simulation Market to Show 7% CAGR Through 2021 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Global UAV Flight Training and Simulation Market to Show 7% CAGR Through 2021

    Research and Markets has released a report that predicts the global unmanned aerial vehicle flight training and simulation market to rise at a 7.29 percent compound annual growth rate through 2021. Research and Markets said Monday its “Global UAV Flight Training and Simulation Market 2017-2021” report covers an in-depth market analysis and discussions on the market landscape, vendors and […] More

  • Australia's Air Force Hits 5K-Hour Simulator Training Mark at CAE-Run Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia’s Air Force Hits 5K-Hour Simulator Training Mark at CAE-Run Center

    Australia’s air force has surpassed the 5,000-hour milestone of utility aircraft simulator training at CAE‘s Sale, Victoria-based training center in Australia which opened in 2014. CAE said Thursday the training center was established as part of a contract award received from Australia’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group to offer King Air 350 simulator services to the country’s […] More

  • CAE Reports $134M in Simulation, Training Support Contracts; Gene Colabatistto Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Reports $134M in Simulation, Training Support Contracts; Gene Colabatistto Comments

    CAE has reported defense contracts worth a combined value of approximately $134.1 million that cover new simulation products, simulator updates and training support services for global military customers. CAE said Tuesday the contracts include a deal with Babcock France to support pilot training of the French air force and orders from Airbus for a new C295 full-flight simulator to be […] More

  • CAE to Extend Operations Support for Canada's NATO Flight Training Program; Joe Armstrong Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE to Extend Operations Support for Canada’s NATO Flight Training Program; Joe Armstrong Comments

    CAE will continue to support a Canadian air force-run military flight training program for NATO and allied air forces under a potential $228 million contract modification from Canada’s government. CAE said Thursday the modification extends the performance period of the company’s NATO Flying Training in Canada support contract to 2023 and includes an option that could further extend work through 2024. “Since acquiring the NFTC […] More

  • CAE Updates Austrian Army's Command and Staff Training Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Updates Austrian Army’s Command and Staff Training Platform

    CAE has installed an updated version of the company’s command and staff training system at a military educational facility located in Weitra, Austria. The company said Tuesday it implemented the GESI constructive simulation system at Austria’s national defense academy and delivered a third-party communications system to Austria’s Theresian military academy for integration with GESI. Wolfgang Kralicek, head of section training equipment and simulation […] More