CAE's Tank/AFV Maintenance Trainers are cutting-edge solutions designed to enhance ground combat maintenance training for military personnel. Leveraging over 20 years of expertise, CAE provides high-fidelity maintenance trainers and hands-on training systems for various U.S. Army vehicles, including the Abrams main battle tank and Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. These comprehensive training systems incorporate virtual desktop trainers and fully instrumented hands-on trainers (HOTs), enabling operators and maintainers to master essential maintenance functions. The trainers facilitate familiarization with vehicle subsystems, basic operations, and diagnostic procedures, ensuring that military personnel are well-prepared to manage the complexities of modern armored fighting vehicles and battlefield systems.
CAE's Tanker Trainers for Air Refueling are advanced simulation-based training systems designed to enhance the skills of boom operators and air refueling officers. Leveraging extensive expertise in visual modeling, CAE addresses the unique challenges of air-to-air refueling (AAR) from both the receiver and tanker perspectives. These scalable training solutions encompass various scenarios, including fuel transfer, boom extension/retraction, and system malfunctions, offering a range of fidelity levels from basic procedures to high-fidelity simulations based on actual flight test data. Notably, CAE has successfully delivered A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) air refueling officer part-task trainers to esteemed air forces like the Royal Australia ,n Air Force and UAE Air Force, providing a safe and cost-effective environment for mastering complex refueling missions.
CAE USA collaborates with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to enhance warfighter readiness through advanced modeling and simulation technologies. Building on a decade-long partnership, CAE supports the AFRL's Warfighter Readiness Research Division by conducting extensive research in digital technologies that improve training effectiveness for the Air Force and its coalition partners. The program focuses on streamlining the development and delivery of mission training, including local and distributed operations, as well as full live-virtual-constructive (LVC) environments. By transitioning innovative technologies and training methods directly to the warfighter, CAE USA aims to transform current training practices and develop future-ready solutions that enhance operational performance and readiness.
The UH-60L/M Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) is a state-of-the-art simulation system designed to provide aircrews with a highly immersive training experience for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. This advanced trainer replicates the Lima (L) and Mike (M) variants, offering a realistic cockpit environment that includes accurate instrumentation, controls, and display devices reflective of the actual aircraft configuration. Trainees are exposed to a variety of mission scenarios, enabling them to develop essential operational skills under simulated environmental and threat conditions. The OFT's sophisticated motion cueing, visual systems, and aural cues create a comprehensive training atmosphere, ensuring that student pilots can fully engage in their learning tasks and prepare effectively for real-world operations.
The Virtual Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance Training Application (VISTA) by CAE is an advanced training solution designed for C4ISR professionals, offering real-time dynamic feeds from virtual assets. This innovative application enables users to control and receive information directly at intelligence screeners and command and control terminals, facilitating mission rehearsal and operational planning across various scenarios. VISTA is cloud-ready and adheres to the USAF’s Distributed Mission Operations standards, allowing seamless collaboration among US and coalition partners for both small- and large-scale training exercises. Its containerized architecture ensures easy installation within centralized or local cloud systems, providing scalable support for any JADC2 enterprise. With high-definition virtual data streams that simulate live mission data, including full motion video, VISTA enhances the training experience for effective high-value individual targeting and all-domain operations.
The CAE Arlington Training Center, located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, is a cutting-edge facility dedicated to delivering exceptional training for defense customers. This center specializes in a range of training systems for rotary-wing and remotely piloted aircraft, including the UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters, as well as the MQ-1/9 Predator/Reaper systems. Offering initial flight training, recurrency courses, and mission-specific training, the Arlington Training Center is equipped with innovative, digitally immersive simulation technologies and a thoughtfully designed infrastructure to enhance the learning experience for military personnel.
CAE's F-16 Training Systems are at the forefront of military pilot and maintenance training, following the acquisition of L3Harris Military. As the leading provider in this domain, CAE offers high-fidelity training solutions that utilize proven hardware and software systems, adaptable to meet the specific needs of each customer. Their comprehensive suite includes advanced F-16 training devices, ranging from technology upgrades for existing systems to the development of new pilot and maintenance trainers. With a focus on realism, CAE’s simulation solutions feature top-tier flight models and a full integration of F-16 aircraft systems, weapons, and sensors. The effectiveness of these training programs is enhanced by commonality across platforms, high-quality image generation, scalable visual displays, and sophisticated instructor operator stations, ensuring that customers worldwide receive unparalleled training support.
CAE offers a comprehensive range of F/A-18 training systems designed to support the complete training continuum for both land and sea-based operations. With over 25 years of experience, CAE's F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet training systems provide tactically relevant training tailored to the needs of aircrew, ensuring they are prepared for real-world scenarios. These advanced systems have been successfully implemented for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and international partners, including Australia ,, Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, and Switzerland. Notably, CAE has developed the CF-18 Advanced Distributed Combat Training System (ADCTS) for the Royal Canadian Air Force and has upgraded the Swiss Hornet Operational Training System (SHOTS) to enhance operational readiness and effectiveness in distributed training exercises.
The Combat Information Centre (CIC)/Operations Room Trainer by CAE is an advanced Naval Combat Systems Simulator (NCSS) designed to provide a highly realistic and flexible training environment for naval ships and maritime patrol aircraft. This reconfigurable simulation system employs cutting-edge synthetic environment software and a common database, ensuring that both learners and instructors can engage in effective tactical training. It caters to a wide range of training needs, from basic crew training to advanced conversion and continuation training, as well as specialized part-task training for various mission subsystems such as electronic warfare, radar, and unmanned aerial systems. By utilizing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software alongside CAE’s proprietary sensor simulation components, the NCSS enhances crew proficiency and mission readiness across multiple roles and platforms.
CAE Rise™ is an innovative training system designed to enhance military pilot training through real-time insights and standardized evaluations. Utilizing big data analytics, CAE Rise makes training more objective, efficient, and effective by enabling instructors to assess pilot competencies with live data during sessions. This student-centric approach minimizes subjectivity in assessments, allowing instructors to concentrate on teaching while objectively grading student performance on maneuvers based on established criteria and tracking progress over time. With CAE Rise, military training becomes more streamlined and focused, ultimately improving both student outcomes and instructor effectiveness.
The CAE Sprint Virtual Reality (VR) Trainer is a cutting-edge training solution designed for self-paced learning, integrating advanced digital technologies to enhance the training experience. This innovative system includes a VR headset, haptic feedback, physical flight controls, and the CAE Medallion image generator, providing a highly realistic virtual environment that surpasses traditional VR trainers. With the ability to view and interact with cockpit instruments, students can practice various tasks, procedures, and maneuvers in an immersive setting. The CAE Sprint also features a virtual coach for audio guidance and correction, along with performance grading tools to objectively assess student progress. Compact and commercially available, this training device offers an effective and affordable way for learners to master their skills at their own pace.
The CAE Tactical Mission Trainer (TMT) is a cutting-edge training solution designed to prepare tactical aircrews, including air combat systems officers, sensor operators, electronic warfare operators, and observers, for the complexities of modern military operations. In an increasingly network-centric environment, the TMT utilizes advanced synthetic training aids and commercial-off-the-shelf applications to create a comprehensive and adaptable training atmosphere suitable for both new and existing airborne platforms. This scalable system offers high-fidelity, realistic training scenarios that support mission rehearsal and skill development for a wide range of personnel, from novice students to experienced rear mission crews. Currently deployed in the UK Military Flying Training Systems and by the Royal Canadian Air Force, the CAE TMT is an essential component in ensuring that tactical aircrews are mission-ready and proficient in their roles.
The CAE Trax Academy is a cutting-edge training system designed to enhance pilot throughput for military organizations worldwide. With over 70 years of expertise in training and simulation, CAE harnesses the power of digital technologies, data analytics, and innovative courseware to deliver an integrated and immersive training experience. This self-paced training continuum allows military student pilots to Learn, Practice, and Perform in a fully connected environment, utilizing a mobile-assisted, closed-loop adaptive learning system. By streamlining the pilot production process, the CAE Trax Academy addresses the evolving needs of modern military aviation training, ensuring faster, better, and more efficient outcomes for aspiring pilots.
The CAE UAS Mission Trainer is a versatile, platform-independent training system designed for comprehensive unmanned aircraft system (UAS) education. Ideal for ab-initio training, it covers RPA fundamentals, basic flight and payload operations, mission planning, and rehearsal. Utilizing the Open Geospatial Consortium Common Database (OGC CDB) architecture alongside commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and high-fidelity simulation software, this trainer is exempt from International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), providing customers with enhanced flexibility for networking and distributed mission training. The suite includes various solutions such as laptop/desktop systems, portable trainers, and fixed-based trainers equipped with integrated brief/debrief capabilities, ensuring an effective and adaptable training environment.
The CAE Virtual Paramedic is an innovative simulation-based training solution designed to enhance the preparedness of first responder paramedics in critical situations. By providing realistic training scenarios that reflect actual incidents, this award-winning system enables paramedics to practice emergency medical decision-making and life-saving interventions in a cost-effective manner. Integrated with learning management systems, the CAE Virtual Paramedic ensures that all personnel can train simultaneously, overcoming the limitations of traditional exercise-based training methods. For instance, Ambulance Victoria in Australia , utilizes this solution to ensure their paramedics are equipped to respond promptly and effectively in emergencies, ultimately improving patient outcomes in mass casualty situations.
