• Digital Battlespace

  ITEC 2014: GESI upgrade nears completion

  21st May 2014

  An upgrade to CAE’s GESI command and staff training system is on track for completion next year. The German-funded product improvement programme (PIP) will be …

• Military Logistics

  ITEC 2014: CAE and R&A debut GlobalSim combined training system

  20th May 2014

  The GlobalSim training system, which integrates theatre level and tactical level simulation training, is being demonstrated for the first time at the ITEC 2014 exhibition …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI 2014: Manned flight critical to RPA pilots, USAF finds

  13th May 2014

  A comparative study from the USAF’s 11th Reconnaissance Squadron suggests that manned flight experience is invaluable for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) pilots. ‘PPL [Private Pilot …

• Defence Helicopter

  Defence Services Asia: CAE yakin dengan pertumbuhan pasaran ASEAN

  14th April 2014

  CAE Defense sedang bertaruh kepada pendekatan bersepadu agensi terhadap simulasi dan latihan sebagai kunci untuk mengakses pasaran ASEAN yang semakin mengembang dalam pertahanan, keselamatan awam …

• Defence Notes

  Defence Services Asia: CAE confident of ASEAN market growth

  14th April 2014

  CAE Defence is betting on an integrated-agency approach to simulation and training as the key to accessing expanding ASEAN markets in defence, public safety and …

• Digital Battlespace

  New P-8A operational flight trainers for US Navy

  21st March 2014

  In addition to new simulation system orders announced on 20 March, CAE has received a new order from Boeing and the US Navy to supply …

• Digital Battlespace

  CAE details new training simulation contracts

  20th March 2014

  CAE has announced a number of new contracts that will see it supply training simulators and support services to a number of customers worldwide, including …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  CAE to supply UAS Mission Trainer to Italian Air Force

  21st January 2014

  The Italian Air Force has selected the CAE UAS Mission Trainer to provide initial and mission training for its Predator UAV pilots and sensor operators. …

• Military Logistics

  US Navy buys Caesar medical simulators

  12th December 2013

  The US Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) has bought 44 Caesar trauma patient simulators from CAE Healthcare for tactical medical care field training in sites throughout …

• Defence Notes

  Lockheed Martin, Pilatus Aircraft team for AIR 5428

  3rd October 2013

  A new team is in the running for the Australian Defence Force’s AIR 5428 pilot training system (PTS) programme, with the announcement that Lockheed Martin …

• Naval Warfare

  BAE Systems, Beechcraft, CAE team for AIR 5428

  12th September 2013

  BAE Systems has announced that it will team with industry partners CAE and Beechcraft to develop a potential solution for the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF’s) …

• Defence Helicopter

  Australian Army accepts MRH90 FFMS into service

  2nd September 2013

  The Australian Army has accepted an MRH90 full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) into service at the Army Aviation Training Centre Oakey in Queensland. This is …

• Digital Battlespace

  CAE to develop Hawk simulators for RAAF

  9th August 2013

  BAE Systems has selected CAE to build three Hawk Mk127 full-mission simulators for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The contract for the work was …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  CAE USA to train USAF Predator and Reaper aircrew

  8th August 2013

  CAE USA will provide comprehensive Predator and Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aircrew training services to the US Air Force (USAF) under a new $20 …

• Defence Helicopter

  Upgraded Royal Navy Lynx simulator enters service

  22nd May 2013

  The Royal Navy's Lynx Mk8 full-mission simulator located at Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton is now in-service and ready-for-training following a major visual system …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  NH90 TTH Qatar

  The NH90 helicopter programme is managed by NH Industries, a joint-venture owned by Airbus Helicopters (62.5%), Leonardo (32%), and Fokker (5.5%). In September 2019, Qatar ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  NH90 NFH Qatar

  The NH90 helicopter programme is managed by NH Industries, a joint-venture owned by Airbus Helicopters (62.5%), Leonardo (32%), and Fokker (5.5%). In September 2019, Qatar ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) [Canada]

  Programme Background Programme Inception The Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project was established to procure a UAS for ...

• Trainer

  M-346 [Greece]

  Programme Background In April 2021, Elbit Systems was awarded a $1.65 billion contract to set up Hellenic Air Force International Flight Training Centre. The deal includes ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  Future Aircrew Training Program (Helicopter Procurement) - Canada

  The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through two separate ...

• Trainer

  PC-21 (France)

  Programme  Background The French Air and Space Force has chosen Dassault Aviation and Babcock to provide between nine and 13 Pilatus PC-21 aircraft for Phase ...

• Trainer

  Future Aircrew Training Program (Fixed-wing Aircraft Procurement) - Canada

  Programme Background The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Heavy-lift Helicopter STH (Germany)

  Programme Background The German government issued a tender in March 2019 for the procurement of heavy-lift helicopters under the Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) program, 60 units are ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) [Canada]

  Programme Background Requirements The Royal Canadian Navy currently operates four second-hand Victoria-class SSK. They were purchased from the UK in the late 1990s and re-commissioned ...

• Destroyers

  Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class [Canada]

  Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Polish Air Force SW-4 FFS

  CAE is under contract to provide an SW-4 helicopter FFS to support training at the Polish Air Force (PAF) School in Deblin. The SW-4 is ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  USN MH-60R/S Training Systems

  CAE is the prime contractor responsible for the design and manufacture of MH-60S operational-flight trainer (OFT) and weapons tactics trainers (WTT) for the USN. The MH-60S ...

• Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

  RCAF CC-130J Training Services

  CAE is the prime contractor for the Operational Training Systems Provider (OTSP) programme to support the 17-strong CC-130J fleet in RCAF service. The first OTSP ...

• Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

  UK MFTS

  The Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme, is a private finance initiative involving the MoD and Ascent, a JV of Lockheed Martin and Babcock, which was ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Eurofighter Typhoon ASTA

  CAE’s Medallion-6000 visual system is used for the Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids (ASTA) programme. In Germany, CAE was awarded a contract in 2014 to ...

• Air: transport/tanker simulators

  RAAF Airlift Programme

  The RAAF Airlift Programme required CAE to design, develop and manufacture three full-flight simulators, one each for the C-130J, C-130H and Boeing 707. The 707 ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  AT-6 GBTS

  CAE USA is the Ground-Based Training System (GBTS) provider for the Beechcraft AT-6 light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft. CAE has responsibility for designing and ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Australian Army S-70 Training System

  The Australian Army S-70A-9 Black Hawk is a turnkey programme including a full flight and mission simulator (FF&MS;), building, facilities and maintenance support. This CAE-built ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  RN Lynx Training Systems

  The UK RN Lynx Mk 8 programme includes a dynamic mission simulator, building, facilities and spares. The simulator is configured with a high-fidelity simulation of ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Brunei MPTC

  The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) is a JV established in 2012 between CAE and the Government of Brunei. Located in Rimba near the Brunei ...

• Air: transport/tanker simulators

  USAF KC-135 ATS

  The KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS) programme delivers initial qualification, requalification, continuation and upgrades training for USAF KC-135 aircrews, including pilots, co-pilots and boom operators. ...

• Air: transport/tanker simulators

  USAF C-130J MATS

  Training for USAF C-130J crews is managed under a programme called C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (MATS). Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  RAN MH-60R Training Systems

  During 2015, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) accepted into service the first of two MH-60R Seahawk TOFTs along with an MH-60R Avionics Maintenance/Weapons Load Trainer ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  CAE 700MR

  The CAE 700MR FTD is a full mission simulator platform for military helicopter-specific flight and mission training. It is a fixed-base system based on CAE's ...

• Subsystems: visual

  Medallion-6000

  The Medallion-6000 series is the latest member of the CAE Medallion image generator family. It combines the feature set and image quality of previous Medallion ...