CAE, a global leader in modeling, simulation and training
for civil aviation and defense, said it was recently awarded a contract by the
General Headquarters (GHQ) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces for
more than $39 million.
CAE will design and develop a comprehensive Naval Training
Center (NTC) in
Taweelah
for the UAE Navy. Additionally, the company will provide the UAE
Joint Aviation Command (JAC) with helicopter simulators and training devices
for the NorthStar Aviation 407 Multi-Role Helicopter (407MRH) and the Sikorsky
UH-60M Armed Black Hawk (ABH).
“This is a major strategic win for CAE and clearly
demonstrates our capabilities to serve as a training systems integrator across
all defence domains,” Gene Colabatistto, CAE’s group president for defense and security, said. “The UAE Navy selected CAE as its training partner
because of our focus and expertise in training, and the result will be a
comprehensive naval training enterprise that helps the UAE Navy achieve a high
level of fleet operational readiness.”
The NTC is expected to be operational
and ready-for-training by the beginning of 2019.
