TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 29, 2018 — Gene Colabatistto, president of the defense and security group at CAE, has said the company will continue to explore the naval and land training markets over the next year as it expands beyond its established business in military aviation. He told ExecutiveBiz in an …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 17, 2018 — CAE‘s U.S. business will provide instructors and support services for primary, intermediate and advanced ground-based U.S. Navy pilot training over a potential five-year period, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday CAE USA received a contract with the Chief of Naval Air Training to supply …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2018 — CAE has unveiled a new facility for its defense and security business in Australia as the company works to secure a contract for the military’s Project Air 7003 with industry partners including General Atomics, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Canberra office, which serves to expand CAE’s …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 9, 2018 — CAE USA will produce an aircrew mission training system for the S-70B Seahawk helicopter fleet in Brazil under a foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the contract covers the delivery of a tactical operational flight trainer …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 5, 2018 — CAE has delivered a Predator Mission Trainer to Italy’s air force in support of training programs for pilots of the country’s fleet of General Atomics-built Predator A remotely piloted aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported. The trainer for the Predator A has entered into service with the Italian air …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 9, 2018 — Gene Colabatistto, the group president for defense at CAE (NYSE: CAE), has said the training and simulation sector is moving to standardize interoperable aircraft networking simulators, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 27. Colabatistto said during the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference the industry seeks to offer networked …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 20, 2017 — CAE‘s (NYSE: CAE) U.S. business will work to update the U.S. Army‘s engine diagnostic and troubleshooting trainers for the Abrams M1A1 battle tanks under a potential $7.5 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Monday CAE USA will perform upgrades on the trainers at Fort Benning in …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 12, 2017 — CAE (NYSE: CAE) has appointed Andrew Naismith, managing director of its aircrew training services business, to take a leadership role over the company’s defense and security business operations in the U.K., GovCon Executive reported Monday. The company said Friday Naismith will continue to oversee the Medium …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 29, 2017 — CAE has entered into a partnership with Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) to develop network-connected live, virtual and constructive training platforms in support of client readiness and requirements, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. “Integrated live, virtual, constructive training is becoming more critical as defense forces look to …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 16, 2017 — CAE will roll out an unmanned aerial vehicle training system to the United Arab Emirates as the country’s selected training systems integrator, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Aviation Week reported Monday that Gene Colabatistto, president of CAE’s defense and security group, noted that the company’s role of systems integrator …