Avalon 2017: RAAF opts for CAE Hawk support
The Australian Department of Defence has selected CAE to provide support and training for the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) BAE Systems Hawk MK127 training system under its Aerospace Simulation Through Life Support (ASTLS) initiative.
Valued at approximately AU$14.5 million (US$11.12 million) over the next four-and-a-half years, the Commonwealth said that the contract with CAE will see nine new jobs created, three at RAAF Base Pearce in Western Australia and six at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales.
This new ASTLS-focused contract is an added bonus for CAE having won the contract to provide three new full
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