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  • CAE Hands Over Super Hercules Fuselage Trainer to Australian Air Force; Ian Bell Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Hands Over Super Hercules Fuselage Trainer to Australian Air Force; Ian Bell Comments

    Australian’s air force has received a C-130J Fuselage Trainer system CAE built with partners an Airbus Group subsidiary and Lockheed Martin. CAE said Friday it led the design and development of the Super Hercules FuT platform that features simulation software used in other C-130J training programs. Airbus Australian Pacific produced the trainer hardware using two airframes from the country’s C-130H aircraft, while Lockheed provided […] More

  • CAE Expands Defense & Security Business Footprint With New Australia Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Expands Defense & Security Business Footprint With New Australia Office

    CAE‘s defense and security unit has opened a new office in Canberra, Australia, and exhibited company-built simulation products during the inauguration ceremony. The company said Wednesday Christopher Pyne, Australian minister for defense industry, and Ian Bell, vice president and general manager of CAE’s operations in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, attended the formal opening of the office located […] 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

  • 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

  • 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 Hands Naval Warfare Training System to Swedish Navy; Ian Bell Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Hands Naval Warfare Training System to Swedish Navy; Ian Bell Comments

    CAE has delivered the naval warfare training system to the Swedish Navy and kicked off the installation process at the Naval Warfare Centre in Karlskrona, Sweden. The Naval Tactical Mission Trainer suite consists of 52 student stations and 13 instructor operator stations, CAE said Tuesday. Ian Bell, CAE’s vice president and general manager for Europe, […] More

  • Ian Bell: CAE, ESS Extend Visual Systems Collaboration for Eurofighter Training Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ian Bell: CAE, ESS Extend Visual Systems Collaboration for Eurofighter Training Program

    CAE has been selected to produce additional visual systems for the Eurofighter training program under a contract with Eurofighter Simulation Systems. CAE will provide new Medallion-6000 image generators, display systems and database development tools for the Eurofighter Typhoon Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids program, CAE said Monday. ESS designed the Eurofighter training systems for the U.K., […] More

  • CAE Lands Training Equipment Subcontract from AgustaWestland for UK Navy Helicopters; Ian Bell Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Lands Training Equipment Subcontract from AgustaWestland for UK Navy Helicopters; Ian Bell Comments

    AgustaWestland has selected CAE to provide aviation training equipment for the U.K. naval forces under the U.K. defense ministry’s Merlin Life Sustainment Program. The subcontract calls for CAE to design and assemble a rear-crew trainer, flight navigation procedures trainer and two fixed-based flight training devices for the AW101 Merlin helicopter crew of the Royal Navy, CAE said Wednesday. […] More