CAE : awarded contract by GA-ASI to develop synthetic training system for United Kingdom’s Protector remotely piloted aircraft
January 24, 2019 at 09:24 pm
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CAE today announced the company has been awarded a contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to develop a comprehensive synthetic training system for the United Kingdom's Protector RG Mk1 remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) program.
The Protector will be operated by the Royal Air Force and is the UK-specific variant of GA-ASI's certifiable MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS, which can meet the most stringent certification requirements of aviation authorities.
Under terms of the contract, CAE will design and develop a comprehensive synthetic training system that will include desktop and high-fidelity mission trainers specific to the Protector RPAS. The high-fidelity Protector mission trainers will be based on GA-ASI's certifiable ground control station (CGCS) and will be the first simulators developed for this advanced CGCS. CAE will also provide brief/debrief and scenario generation stations as part of the overall synthetic training system.
'We are pleased to continue our global training partnership with GA-ASI to support the UK Protector program,' said Gene Colabatistto, CAE's Group President, Defence & Security. 'Protector will offer a new level of capability in an unmanned air system and will require well-trained aircrews. We will leverage developments we have made over the past several years creating the highest fidelity training devices for the Predator family of remotely piloted aircraft to produce a world-class synthetic training system for the Protector program.'
Initial deliveries of the synthetic training system will be targeted for delivery in 2020 to RAF Waddington, the hub of UK Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) that will be the main operating base for the Protector.
'MQ-9B SkyGuardian, which Protector is based on, represents the next-generation of remotely piloted aircraft capabilities, including longer endurance and automatic take-off and landing,' said David R. Alexander, president, Aircraft Systems, GA-ASI. 'The Protector synthetic training system will play a key role helping the Royal Air Force develop skilled aircrews and we are pleased to collaborate with CAE as our training partner on this critical program.'
CAE's Defence & Security business unit focuses on helping prepare our customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. We are a world-class training systems integrator offering a comprehensive portfolio of training centres, training services and simulation products across the air, land, sea and public safety market segments. We serve our global defence and security customers through regional operations in Canada; the United States/Latin America; Europe/Africa; and Asia-Pacific/Middle East, all of which leverage the full breadth of CAE's capabilities, technologies and solutions.
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CAE Inc. is a technology company. It operates in two segments: Civil Aviation and Defense and Security. The Civil Aviation training segment provides comprehensive training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance and ground personnel in commercial, business and helicopter aviation, a complete range of flight simulation training devices, ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services, as well as aircraft flight operations solutions. It manages approximately 324 full-flight simulators. Its training systems includes CAE Real-time Insights and Standardized Evaluations (CAE Rise), which improves training through the integration of untapped flight and simulator data-driven insights into training. The Defense and Security segment provides platform-independent training and simulation solutions, preparing global defense and security forces for the mission ahead. In addition to solutions delivered to customer sites, it provides comprehensive training at its CAE global training centers.