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Quad A 2016: Army fixed-wing training on course

29th April 2016 - 12:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in Atlanta

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New facilities are being built by CAE USA to train more than 600 US Army and US Air Force (USAF) fixed-wing pilots a year.

The site is taking shape at Dothan Regional Airport in Alabama, despite legal action being lodged by a rival company.

Simulation and training prime contractor CAE USA is building a 75,000 sq ft complex as part of a seven-year US Army contract that was awarded to the Tampa-based company in June 2015. The contract stipulates that the contract winner has to commence fixed-wing training a year after contract award.

The award, however, has been challenged by the current fixed-wing

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