FORT NOVOSEL, Ala.,
May 30,
2023 /PRNewswire/ - (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE): CAE today
announced that CAE Defense & Security has been awarded a
contract from General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) to
support Flight School Training Support Services (FSTSS) at Fort
Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker),
Alabama.
The contract, valued at US$455M,
supports the recent US$1.7B award to
GDIT by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation,
Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) for simulation capabilities
and training support services to prepare initial entry-level and
graduate-level rotary wing flight training at Fort Novosel.
Under the terms of the 12-year contract, CAE will build and
deliver new full-flight simulators for the CH-47F and UH-60M
platforms to meet the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence's
rotary–wing simulation services requirements. In addition to owning
and operating the new training devices, CAE will also implement
CH-47F and UH–60M software configurations for reconfigurable
collective training devices.
Located at the U.S Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE),
the FSTSS program represents the world's largest helicopter
simulation training program, replacing the former Flight School XXI
(FSXXI) program, which supported simulation and training for nearly
two decades. The FSXXI program trains approximately 3,900 Army
aviators annually, bringing Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) and
graduate-level pilots, crews and units to a higher level of
proficiency.
"Proven U.S. Army training success at our Dothan Training Center
for fixed-wing aviators and the expertise delivered through Flight
School XXI and Advanced Helicopter Flight Training Services at Fort
Novosel allows CAE to expand our trusted training solutions with
the FSTSS program," says Daniel
Gelston, Group President, CAE
Defense & Security. "It is our honor to provide training
and simulation to all Army pilots, both fixed- and rotary-wing, to
enhance mission readiness."
About CAE
At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and
solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we
digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and
critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower
pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare
practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the
stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we're everywhere
customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more
than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE
represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight,
mission, and medical simulators, and personalized training programs
powered by artificial intelligence. We're investing our time and
resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge,
digitally immersive training and critical operations
solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and
governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and
tomorrow, we'll make sure our customers are ready for the moments
that matter.
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wendy.stough@caemilusa.com
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