CAE Awarded Contract by BAE Systems

CAE

today announced that it was awarded a contract by BAE Systems

to provide three Hawk Mk127 full-mission simulators for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The Hawk Mk127 full-mission simulators are part of a comprehensive upgrade and training systems support package that BAE Systems will be providing to the RAAF under the Project AIR5438 program. The contract was awarded during CAE's first quarter of fiscal 2014."Upgrading the Hawk aircraft and support systems is key to assuring the ongoing effectiveness of the training capability to prepare our fast jet aircrews for future generations of fighter aircraft," said Daniel Reid, Group Captain and Officer Commanding, Tactical Fighter Systems Program Office, Royal Australian Air Force. "With increasing dependency on simulation in this environment, it is essential that students are exposed to state-of-the-art simulation from the time they commence flying fast jet aircraft." Reid continued, "The new Hawk simulators will have the latest visual technology and will be qualified for use, lessening the reliance on airborne training events and providing additional training capacity for the Hawk fleet. We look forward to working with BAE Systems and CAE, utilising both companies' respective expertise to