CAE wins series of C-130 contracts
15 June 2009 - 3:00PM
Marketwired
(NYSE: CGT) (TSX: CAE) - Today at the Paris Air Show, CAE announced
it has been awarded a series of contracts from prime contractor
Lockheed Martin and an undisclosed customer to design and
manufacture four C-130 simulators and several training devices for
military customers around the world.
"Over the past two decades, CAE has delivered more training
systems for the C-130 than any company so we're pleased to continue
building on this experience and look forward to furthering our
relationship with Lockheed Martin and our other customers in
providing training systems to global militaries flying the C-130,"
said Martin Gagne, CAE's Group President, Military Products,
Training and Services. "We're particularly pleased to welcome the
Indian Air Force and U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command to
our long and growing list of C-130J customers."
The contracts were signed over the past three months and the
total value exceeds C$115 million. Of this total, more than C$60
million will be applied to CAE's fiscal year 2010. The remainder is
already in the backlog of fiscal year 2009.
Indian Air Force
CAE will design and manufacture a C-130J full-mission simulator
that will be delivered to the Indian Air Force (IAF) Hindan
Airbase. India is acquiring six C-130J aircraft to provide the IAF
with modern and effective airlift to support a range of national
requirements, including enhanced special operations capabilities.
The C-130J simulator will be the first CAE has built featuring the
CAE True(TM) electric motion system. India will join a growing list
of global militaries who train their C-130J aircrews on CAE-built
simulation equipment, including the U.S. Air Force and Marine
Corps, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Italian Air
Force, and Canadian Air Force.
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command
CAE will design and manufacture an HC/MC-130J full-mission
simulator that will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force Special
Operations Command (AFSOC). The HC/MC-130J is a variant of the
C-130J aircraft designed specifically for air refueling and other
special operations forces roles. The U.S. Air Force Air Combat
Command (ACC) as well as AFSOC has a requirement for HC/MC-130J
aircraft to replace their existing C-130 aircraft. This will be the
first HC/MC-130J simulator CAE has built for ACC/AFSOC.
U.S. Air Force
CAE will design and manufacture a C-130J systems integration lab
(SIL), which will be used for the development and testing of C-130J
operational flight program (OFP) block upgrades and modifications.
The C-130J SIL will be located at CAE USA in Tampa, Florida and
serve as an engineering development tool to test and validate
aircraft and simulator upgrades for both the U.S. Air Force and
international C-130J customers.
Other customers
Under subcontract to Lockheed Martin, CAE will design and
manufacture a C-130H full-mission simulator to a Level D-equivalent
standard for a C-130H undisclosed customer. This customer is
upgrading their fleet of C-130H aircraft with new communication,
navigation, and surveillance systems.
CAE will provide another undisclosed customer a comprehensive
C-130H Aircrew Training System offering fully-integrated C-130H
training for pilots, co-pilots, flight engineers, and navigators.
The C-130H Aircrew Training System includes a C-130H full-mission
simulator, a C-130H avionics part task trainer, computer-based
training and instructional courseware, brief/debrief stations and a
training management information system.
CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling
technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil
aviation industry and defence forces around the globe. With annual
revenues exceeding C$1.6 billion, CAE employs approximately 6,500
people at more than 90 sites and training locations in 20
countries. We have the largest installed base of civil and military
full-flight simulators and training devices. Through our global
network of 29 civil aviation and military training centres, we
train more than 75,000 crewmembers yearly. We also offer modelling
and simulation software to various market segments and, through
CAE's professional services division, we assist customers with a
wide range of simulation-based needs. www.cae.com
Contacts: CAE contacts: CAE Nathalie Bourque Vice President,
Public Affairs and Global Communications 1-514-734-5788
nathalie.bourque@cae.com Trade media: CAE Chris Stellwag Director,
Marketing Communications, Civil and Military 1-813-887-1242
chris.stellwag@cae.com Investor relations: CAE Andrew Arnovitz Vice
President, Investor Relations and Strategy 1-514-734-5760
andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
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