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Dubai Airshow 2017: FAT begins on UAE Northstar 407 MRH

14th November 2017 - 13:57 GMT | by Trevor Nash in London

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With CAE providing the UAE Joint Aviation Command with a suite of helicopter simulators and training devices for the NorthStar Aviation 407MRH and Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk, the 407MRH training device is now undergoing factory acceptance tests (FAT) in Tampa, Florida.

The FAT process began in October and is due to be completed in December with the device shipped to the UAE early in 2018 and then expected to be ready-for-training by spring 2018.

The contract for the 407MRH and UH-60M was awarded by the UAE Joint Aviation Command and comprised a suite of helicopter simulators and training devices for

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