Defence Services Asia: CAE confident of ASEAN market growth

14th April 2014 - 06:38 GMT | by Jonathan Tringham in Kuala Lumpur

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CAE Defence is betting on an integrated-agency approach to simulation and training as the key to accessing expanding ASEAN markets in defence, public safety and emergency management, according to senior executives.

Speaking to journalists ahead of the Defence Services Asia (DSA) exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Kevin Speed, CAE VP and regional business leader for Asia, pointed to a shifting military balance and a renewed focus on disaster response as key drivers for simulation and training services in the region.

‘In Asia we see a growth in military personnel, and the acquisition of state-of-the-art platforms in response to a military build-up

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