CAE USA awarded contract to provide Abrams tank...
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1/9/2018 08:00:00 AM
CAE USA awarded contract to provide Abrams tank engine trainers for U.S. Army
Tampa, Florida, USA,
January 9, 2018 - (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) - CAE
USA today announced it has been awarded a United States Army
contract to provide a suite of Abrams M1A2 tank engine
trainers.
Under terms of the contract awarded
by the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and
Instrumentation (PEO STRI), CAE USA will develop two new M1A2
Abrams tank driver stations with live-engine maintenance trainers
to support diagnostic and troubleshooting maintenance training
tasks. The two initial maintenance-training devices will be
delivered to Ft. Benning, Georgia in 2019. In addition, the
contract includes options to develop and deliver nine additional
Abrams live-engine maintenance trainers that will be located at Ft.
Benning, Ft. Lee in Virginia, and Gowen Field in Idaho.
"We are pleased to be selected
following a competitive procurement to develop a new suite of
Abrams tank maintenance trainers for the U.S. Army," said Ray
Duquette, President and General Manager, CAE USA. "We have
previously delivered virtual and hands-on maintenance trainers for
the Abrams tank to the Army, and these new engine trainers will
provide a more realistic and practical training experience for
students before they proceed to maintaining engines on the Army's
fleet of Abrams main battle tanks."
As part of the program, CAE USA will
design and develop new courseware as well as an updated instructor
operator station to help automate training scenario set-up, improve
student monitoring and scoring, and streamline lesson
planning.
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prepare our customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of
mission readiness. We are a world-class training systems
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and public safety market segments. We serve our global
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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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markets. Backed by a 70-year record of industry firsts, we continue
to help define global training standards with our innovative
virtual-to-live training solutions to make flying safer, maintain
defence force readiness and enhance patient safety. We have the
broadest global presence in the industry, with over 8,500
employees, 160 sites and training locations in over 35 countries.
Each year, we train more than 120,000 civil and defence crewmembers
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