• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Aeronautics selects CAE as preferred simulation provider for UAS

  16th August 2011

  CAE and Aeronautics, a leading manufacturer and supplier of unmanned systems, announced today at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) annual forum that …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AeroVironment Receives $65 Million Order for Digital Puma

  16th August 2011

  AeroVironment, today announced that it received a firm-fixed-price contract delivery order valued at $65,532,394 for new digital Puma All Environment (AE) UAS and initial spares …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  US Navy exercise proves critical fleet mine countermeasures

  16th August 2011

  The US Navy announced the successful launch and recovery of the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) carrying the Raytheon-developed AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar. The launch and recovery …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: NAVAIR launches cargo resupply QRA

  15th August 2011

  NAVAIR’s Quick Reaction Assessment (QRA) for its Cargo Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Services programme will begin this week, industry sources have confirmed. Neither Lockheed Martin …

• Defence Helicopter

  Finland to donate two Mi-8 helicopters to Hungary

  15th August 2011

  Finland is donating two Mi-8 helicopters decommissioned by the Defence Forces to Hungary for use in crisis management duties. The donation is part of Finland’s …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  TADTE: Taiwan charts independent UAV course

  12th August 2011

  New designs exhibited at the Taipei Aerospace & Defence Technology Exhibition (TADTE) illustrate Taiwan’s developments within the UAV market. Aircraft showcased by the Chung-Shan Institute …

• Defence Helicopter

  UK helicopter crews prepare for Afghanistan

  12th August 2011

  A major exercise has been testing the crews of the UK's Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) as they prepare for deployment to Afghanistan. Around 440 personnel …

• Land Warfare

  Northrop Grumman wins $388m MCTP contract

  12th August 2011

  Department of the Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command Center - Fort Eustis has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to provide training and technical …

• Military Logistics

  QinetiQ North America lands $22m GSA Alliant task order

  12th August 2011

  QinetiQ North America today announced that the United States Army has awarded the company a time and materials continuation Task Order valued at $22 million …

• Defence Helicopter

  Indra awarded contract by AgustaWestland to develop simulators for the UK MoD

  12th August 2011

  Indra, after being selected as a result of a competitive process, is pleased to announce their partnership with AgustaWestland for the design and development of …

• Defence Helicopter

  First GE38 engine delivered for Marine Corps CH-53K program

  12th August 2011

  GE has delivered the first engine for the Sikorsky CH-53K Ground Test Vehicle culminating two years of successful testing that has convincingly demonstrated the engine's …

• Defence Helicopter

  USAF releases HH-60 Recap RFI

  11th August 2011

  The US Air Force (USAF) has released a request for information (RFI) for its HH-60 Recapitalization (HH-60 Recap) programme, which aims to replace the force’s …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Simlat, General Dynamics form UAS partnership

  11th August 2011

  Simlat Ltd. today announced the establishment of a partnership with General Dynamics Information Technology, a leading IT and training service provider. Through the partnership, Simlat …

• Defence Helicopter

  Curtiss-Wright Controls wins Thales contract

  11th August 2011

  Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. today announced that it has received a contract from Thales UK to supply Boeing with the Tactical Data Unit and Data Transfer …

• Digital Battlespace

  Team Excalibur selected for UK MOD Project Shepherd

  10th August 2011

  MASS, a Cohort plc company, is pleased to announce that Team Excalibur, a consortium led by Logica, a leading business and technology service company, and …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Trainer

  Basic Trainer Aircraft - Sweden

  Programme Background Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) announced a request for tender for the procurement of basic trainer aircraft on the eAvrop online portal on ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  F-5E/F ADVERSARY TRAINER [USA]

  Programme Background  The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed for a service life of 9000 flight hours. ...

• Loitering munitions

  Project Instigator [UK]

  Background Prior Information Notice (PIN) On 21 October 2024, the MoD published a PIN in collaboration with the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S;). The notice announced ...

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  CATV (Batch 2) [USA]

  Background The original Beowulf CATV contract between BAE and the US Army was to provide it with a total of 207 vehicles to operate in ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Acquisition of an Initial Depth Support Drone Capacity (ADAPT) [France]

  Background Aftermath of SDT To fill the capability void left by the cancellation of the second section of the Tactical Drone System (SDT) programme, three ...

• Military UAS - small

  Jump 20 [Denmark]

  Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period between ...

• Military UAS - HALE

  RQ-4 Global Hawk [South Korea]

  Background Requirments Seoul required UAS assets to help monitor its neighbour to the north and, increasingly, Chinese activities in waters and in the air near ...

• Military UAS - small

  V-Bat [Poland]

  Background Maritime environment The June 2026 contract for the V-Bat procurement follows the platform’s demonstrated success in the Russo-Ukrainian war. The UAVs will operate from Polish ...

• Trainer

  PC-7 Replacement [Netherlands]

  Background Requirement The Royal Netherlands Air Force's (RNLAF) Elementary Pilot Training School (EMVO) has operated PC-7 aircraft since 1988. According to news sources, the facility ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Seeker 400 (1-6) [UAE]

  Background Long history The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  Mi-28NE Night Hunter

  Algerian military's follow-up order suggests that the country is satisfied with the Mi-28NE Night Hunters' performance in operational conditions in the desert environment featuring sandstorms ...

• Transport

  VC-25B [USA]

  Background The modifications to the 747-8 aircraft will include an electrical power upgrade with dual Auxiliary Power Units that are usable in flight, a mission ...

• MPVs - 4x4

  Mobile Strike Force Vehicle (Ukraine Aid) [USA]

  Programme background The US first provided Ukraine with the M1117 ASV in September 2022, when 250 vehicles were donated as part of a $400 million ...

• Loitering munitions

  Project Brakestop [UK]

  Background Information notice On 25 September 2024, the UK MoD published a prior information notice for Project Brakestop, informing industry of the upcoming competition. Requirements ...

• Maritime patrol

  Challenger 650 ISR [UAE]

  Background First order In February 2019 at IDEX, the UAE announced that it will procure a new special mission aircraft with an option for the ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: air combat simulators

  German Air Force Tornado Simulators

  CAE has designed and manufactured all Tornado combat and aircraft flight simulators for the German Air Force and continues to provide upgrades and on-site training ...

• Subsystems: visual

  WholeEarth Synthetic Environment

  Rockwell Collins unveiled its enhanced synthetic training environment, WholeEarth, at I/ITSEC 2015 and the official release occurred in May 2016. The high-resolution complete Earth database ...

• Subsystems: software

  SE Core

  The US Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) common virtual environment management (CVEM) program provides simulations with the ability to fully integrate and interoperate within ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  CATS Tactical Command Training

  CATS Tactical Command Training is a wargaming simulator supporting brigade, battalion and company staff. It provides commanders, staff and subordinate commanders with a safe and ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Eurofighter Typhoon ASTA

  CAE’s Medallion-6000 visual system is used for the Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids (ASTA) programme. In Germany, CAE was awarded a contract in 2014 to ...

• Subsystems: visual

  DSE

  CAE's Dynamic Synthetic Environment (DSE) aims to create and maintain a virtual synthetic environment that more accurately and realistically simulates the real world. Based on ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Brunei MPTC

  The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) is a JV established in 2012 between CAE and the Government of Brunei. Located in Rimba near the Brunei ...

• Subsystems: visual

  EP-8100

  At I/ITSEC 2015, Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) unveiled its EP-8100 image generation system, which is driven by real-time, simulation-specific graphics cards and software. It ...

• Air: UAV simulators

  Predator Mission Trainer (PMT)

  The CAE Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) is an integrated platform that combines the features of CAE's UAS mission trainer with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator-specific ...

• Land: UGV simulators

  XPT for Andros

  The XPT high-fidelity training system uses VR simulation with game-quality graphics. The full physics engine emulates complete motion and physical interaction of modelled robot, 3D ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  CATT

  A Lockheed Martin programme since 1996, the Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (CATT) provides the British Army with a high-fidelity, realistic synthetic environment that supports collective ...

• Land: vehicle simulators

  RWS

  The Remote Weapon Station (RWS) Desktop Trainer simulates all functions of a live weapon station and provides for the practise and improvement of gunnery skills. ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  RN MTS

  The UK RN Merlin Training System (MTS) was designed and built by CAE under subcontract from Lockheed Martin. It is a network of five training ...

• Subsystems: software

  VR-Forces

  VR-Forces is a flexible computer-generated forces platform used to fill a customer’s synthetic environments with urban, battlefield, maritime and airspace activity. Uses include a threat ...

• Subsystems: visual

  VITAL 1100

  FlightSafety’s VITAL 1100 visual system provides pilots with simulator training that features realistic, detailed, high-resolution views designed to enhance safety. VITAL 1100 is combined with ...