- Expected program value, including options, of more than
US$275 million over next eight
years
Tampa, Fla., Jan. 11, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - (NYSE: CAE) (TSX:
CAE) – CAE today announced that the United States Air Force (USAF)
awarded CAE USA a contract to
continue providing comprehensive KC-135 training services.
The eight-year contract, awarded as a one-year base contract
with seven additional one-year option periods, is valued at a total
of more than US$275 million.
CAE USA became the prime
contractor on the USAF KC-135 Training System program in 2010 and
has now won the competitive recompete to continue delivering
classroom and simulator training for KC-135 pilots and boom
operators. CAE USA will also
continue to provide updates and upgrades to KC-135 training
devices, including KC-135 operational flight trainers and boom
operator trainers. In addition, the KC-135 Training System
contract now includes training support for the Air National Guard's
Boom Operator Simulator System (BOSS). In total, CAE
USA will support the training of
more than 4,500 KC-135 crewmembers annually.
"CAE USA did an outstanding job
supporting the U.S. Air Force on the KC-135 training program over
the past decade, and we are extremely pleased to win the recompete
competition and remain the KC-135 training partner," said
Ray Duquette, President and General
Manager, CAE USA.
CAE USA will be supported on
the KC-135 Training System program by a team of industry partners,
including Delaware Resource Group (DRG), Cardinal Point, FAAC, and
CymSTAR.
"The KC-135 Stratotanker plays a vital role in the U.S. Air
Force's ability to deliver global reach, and we are honored to
contribute to the training and readiness of the KC-135 aircrews who
fly these essential tanker missions," said Dan Gelston, Group President, Defense &
Security, CAE.
KC-135 Training System Site Background
CAE USA will deliver KC-135
aircrew training to USAF active-duty, Air National Guard and
reserve crewmembers at 12 sites in the
United States and internationally:
- Altus Air Force Base (AFB) in
Oklahoma, which is the site of the
formal training unit;
- Fairchild AFB,
Washington;
- March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California;
- Scott AFB, Illinois;
- Grissom ARB, Indiana;
- MacDill AFB, Florida;
- General Mitchell Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Wisconsin;
- Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio;
- Pittsburgh ANGB, Pennsylvania;
- Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii;
- Kadena Air Base, Japan;
- Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, United Kingdom.
In addition, the new KC-135 Training System contract includes
training support for the Air National Guard KC-135 BOSS, which will
be delivered at an additional 12 sites in the United States:
- Sioux City ANGB, Iowa;
- Lincoln ANGB, Nebraska;
- Forbes Field, Kansas;
- Phoenix ANGB, Arizona;
- Ronald Wright ANGB, Utah;
- Eielson AFB, Alaska;
- Bangor ANGB, Maine;
- McGuire AFB, New Jersey;
- Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama;
- Selfridge ANGB, Michigan;
- McGee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee;
- Key Field, Mississippi.
KC-135 BOSS training support will also be provided at Joint Base
Pearl Harbor; Pittsburgh ANGB; General Mitchell ANGB; and Rickenbacker ANGB.
About CAE Defense & Security
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 and mission
systems integrator offering a comprehensive portfolio of training
and operational support solutions 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/Middle East; and Asia-Pacific, all of which leverage the full
breadth of CAE's capabilities, technologies and solutions.
About CAE
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immersion, providing solutions to make the world a safer place.
Backed by a record of more than 70 years of industry firsts, we
continue to reimagine the customer experience and revolutionize
training and operational support solutions in civil aviation,
defense and security, and healthcare. We are the partner of choice
to customers worldwide who operate in complex, high-stakes and
largely regulated environments, where successful outcomes are
critical. Testament to our customers' ongoing needs for our
solutions, over 60 percent of CAE's revenue is recurring in nature.
We have the broadest global presence in our industry, with
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CAE USA recently won the
recompete of the U.S. Air Force KC-135 Aircrew Training System
contract and will continue providing training to more than 4,500
KC-135 crewmembers annually.
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