CAE awarded military contracts valued at more than C$80 million
January 21 2009 - 10:55AM
Marketwired
(TSX: CAE)(NYSE: CGT) - CAE today announced a series of military
contracts valued at more than C$80 million. Key customers include
the United States Navy and Army, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NATO, as
well as the German defence procurement agency.
"We are continuing to see solid opportunities for modelling,
simulation and training services in defence markets around the
world," said Marc Parent, CAE's Chief Operating Officer. "Our
strong position on key platforms, such as the C-130 and MH-60S/R,
along with governments and militaries looking to expand their use
of synthetic training should position us well for steady growth of
our military business."
United States Navy
The United States Navy exercised a contract option for CAE USA
to design and manufacture another MH-60S operational flight trainer
(OFT). The MH-60S OFT will be the seventh that CAE is now under
contract to deliver to the Navy. CAE won the MH-60S program in 2004
and began delivering MH-60S simulators to the U.S. Navy in 2006.
CAE USA is also the prime contractor responsible for designing and
manufacturing MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs)
for the U.S. Navy.
United States Army
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training,
and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) has exercised a contract option for
CAE USA to continue development and services as part of the
Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) program. Under this program,
CAE USA's Professional Services organization operates a rapid
database production facility in Orlando, Florida for the U.S.
Army.
Boeing Company
CAE has been awarded a contract from The Boeing Company to
manufacture an Engineering Flight Simulator (EFS) to be used in the
development of the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol
aircraft. The P-8A EFS will serve as an engineering development
tool in a systems integration lab to test and validate various
mission scenarios. In addition, the device will be used to
familiarize aircrews with the P-8A Poseidon. CAE will deliver the
P-8A EFS flight deck and flight crew controls to be used at
Boeing's Weapon System Integration Laboratory in Kent, Washington.
Ultimately, Boeing will deliver the device to the Navy's Patuxent
River Naval Air Station, Maryland. This work follows an earlier
contract for CAE to manufacture the prototype P- 8A Poseidon
operational flight trainer.
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has exercised annual contract options for CAE
USA to continue providing training support services as part of the
U.S. Air Force's C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System
program and C-130E/H Aircrew Training System program. CAE USA is
responsible for providing a range of training and maintenance
services, including simulator upgrades, training device
maintenance, and hardware and software engineering support.
NATO
The NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Program
Management Agency (NAPMA) have contracted CAE to design and
manufacture an E-3A flight training device (FTD). CAE will deliver
the E-3A FTD to the NATO main operating base in Geilenkirchen,
Germany in 2010, where it will be used alongside the CAE-built E-3A
flight deck simulator for training NATO E-3A aircrews.
The NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) have contracted
CAE, in partnership with Rheinmetall Defence Electronics, to
upgrade one of the EC135 full-flight simulators located at the
German Army Aviation School at Buckeburg. As part of this upgrade,
CAE will provide its CAE Medallion-6000 image generator and support
the integration of the CAE-developed common database (CDB), an open
standard database architecture.
German BWB
Germany's procurement office BWB (Bundesamt fur Wehrtechnik und
Beschaffung) has contracted CAE to provide a range of on-site
maintenance support and logistics services for flight simulation
equipment. CAE's annual maintenance and logistics support contracts
with the German Armed Forces cover a range of flight simulators,
including Tornado multi-role-combat aircraft, as well as
helicopters such as the CH-53, UH-1 and EC135. CAE provides
services in several sites in Germany and the United States to
maintain almost every flight simulator in service with the German
Armed Forces.
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$1.4 billion, CAE employs approximately 7,000
people at more than 75 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 27 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: Nathalie Bourque Vice President, Public
Affairs and Global Communications 514-734-5788
nathalie.bourque@cae.com Trade media: Chris Stellwag Director,
Marketing Communications, Simulation Products and Military Training
& Services 813-887-1242 chris.stellwag@cae.com Investor
relations: Andrew Arnovitz Vice President, Investor Relations and
Strategy 514-734-5760 andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
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