CAE USA awarded $200 million U.S. Air Force C-130H Aircrew Training System contract
September 26 2018 - 6:00AM
(NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced that CAE USA has been
awarded a United States Air Force (USAF) contract to provide
comprehensive C-130H aircrew training services.
The eight-year contract, awarded as a
three-month transition effective October 1, 2018 with a one-year
base period and seven additional option periods, is valued at a
total of more than US$200 million.
The formal training unit for U.S. Air Force,
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard C-130H training is based at Little
Rock Air Force Base (AFB) in Arkansas. Training under the C-130H
Aircrew Training System (ATS) program is also provided at Dobbins
Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia; McChord AFB, Washington;
Minneapolis Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Minnesota; and Cannon
AFB, New Mexico. Each year, more than 11,000 crewmembers from the
U.S. Air Force, other U.S. military services, and over 30 other
countries are trained under the C-130H ATS program.
“Winning the C-130 Aircrew Training System
program to support the United States Air Force is a significant
achievement and further testament to CAE’s experience as the
world’s leading provider of training systems and services for the
enduring C-130 Hercules aircraft,” said Ray Duquette, President and
General Manager, CAE USA. “We have played a role on this program as
a subcontractor for almost 20 years, and we are honored the Air
Force has now placed its trust and confidence in CAE to lead the
program that supports the preparation and readiness of C-130
aircrews for their critical missions.”
CAE USA will be the C-130H ATS prime contractor
responsible for providing classroom and simulator instruction,
training device modifications and upgrades, systems engineering
support, program management and contractor logistics support. CAE
USA will also manage the C-130H Training Systems Support Center
(TSSC) located at Little Rock AFB. Currently there are 11
C-130H full-mission simulators and more than 50
additional aircrew training devices used as part of the C-130H ATS
program.
About CAE
CAE’s Defense & Security business unit
focuses on helping prepare our customers to develop and maintain
the highest levels of mission readiness. We are a world-class
training systems integrator offering a comprehensive portfolio of
training centers, training services and simulation products across
the air, land, sea and public safety market segments. We serve our
global defense and security customers through regional operations
in Canada; the United States/Latin America; Europe/Africa; and
Asia-Pacific/Middle East, all of which leverage the full breadth of
CAE’s capabilities, technologies and solutions.
CAE is a global leader in training for the civil
aviation, defense and security, and healthcare markets. Backed by a
record of more than 70 years of industry firsts, we continue to
help define global training standards with our innovative
virtual-to-live training solutions to make flying safer, maintain
defense force readiness and enhance patient safety. We have the
broadest global presence in the industry, with over 9,000
employees, 160 sites and training locations in over 35 countries.
Each year, we train more than 120,000 civil and defense crewmembers
and thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide.
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PHOTO 1: CAE USA will be the prime
contractor on the C-130H Aircrew Training System program that
supports the training of U.S. Air Force C-130H aircrews. U.S. Air
Force photo.
PHOTO 2: As part of the C-130H Aircrew
Training System program, CAE USA will provide simulator
instruction, maintenance support services, and deliver
modifications and upgrades for C-130H aircrew training devices.
CAE contacts:
Hélène V. Gagnon, Vice President, Public Affairs
and Global Communications,+1-514-340-5536,
helene.v.gagnon@cae.com
Trade media:
Chris Stellwag, Director, Marketing Communications – Defense and
Security, +1-813-887-1242, chris.stellwag@cae.com
Investor relations: Andrew
Arnovitz, Vice President, Strategy and Investor
Relations,+1-514-734-5760, andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
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