The CAES Weapons Positioners are advanced ground launch systems designed to enhance the operational capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces by supporting a range of anti-armor missiles and rockets. Engineered for versatility, these systems can be deployed in fixed, mobile, or shipboard environments, and are compatible with various legacy launchers such as the M299, M310, M260/M261, and LAU-10. Key features include a lightweight and compact design, scalability for payloads up to 10,000 pounds, integrated controls, and military-grade durability. The WLP-1000 model exemplifies this innovation with its ruggedized construction and modular 2-axis positioning system, ensuring reliable performance in challenging military conditions while maintaining hangfire capability without backdriving.
The CAE MAVRC™ Trainer (Mission Augmented Virtual Reality/Rear Crew Trainer) is an innovative training system designed to enhance the skills of rear crew members through advanced mixed reality technologies. This state-of-the-art trainer features a fully functional and reconfigurable physical replica of an aircraft fuselage, complete with realistic interior components such as simulated aircraft panels and multi-function displays. Equipped with operational doors, windows, and a functioning ramp, it allows for comprehensive training in scenarios like aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, surveillance, and confined area landings. The immersive experience is further enhanced by a head-mounted display (HMD) that projects a virtual environment outside the aircraft while enabling crewmembers to interact with their realistic surroundings, ensuring high levels of engagement and mission realism.
The CAE IDEAtion Center is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to advanced modeling and simulation for defense and security applications. This center focuses on high-fidelity, physics-based modeling that encompasses the entire mission rather than isolated components. Utilizing an innovative Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) simulation environment, it integrates multi-domain scenarios across air, land, maritime, space, and cyber domains, allowing users to collaboratively evaluate mission strategies and tactics in a wide range of complex situations. The IDEAtion Center is designed to support the development of system-level solutions that address the challenges posed by anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environments, making it a crucial asset as adversaries enhance their technological capabilities. With the capacity to simulate over 10,000 entities, the center offers unparalleled computational power for mission planning and experimentation.
The C-130 Tampa Training Center, operated by CAE in Tampa, Florida, is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to training operators of the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules aircraft. This comprehensive center offers bilingual (English/Spanish) aircrew and maintenance courses utilizing advanced simulators, fixed and desktop training devices, and a fuselage trainer. With over 25 multimedia classrooms and specialized training rooms for maintenance and Night Vision Instrument Systems, the center tailors its courseware to meet the unique needs of each customer. Additional amenities include a cafeteria, customer lounges, and locker and shower facilities, making it an ideal environment for Flight Engineers, Loadmasters, Maintenance Technicians, Navigators, and Pilots to enhance their skills in a supportive setting.
The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC), located in Brunei Darussalam, is a premier training facility established in 2014 through a collaboration between CAE and the Government of Brunei. Recognized as one of the largest helicopter simulator training centers in the region, it specializes in providing comprehensive training solutions for the Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky S-92 and S-70i Black Hawk helicopters. The MPTC also features an Emergency Management and Crisis Management Centre of Excellence, offering tailored training programs to local authorities, including Brunei’s Ministry of Home Affairs and National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), to enhance their emergency preparedness. In response to evolving training needs, CAE has introduced instructor-led virtual emergency management training, enabling learners to participate from anywhere, thereby transforming traditional classroom learning into a flexible online format.
The CAE Dothan Training Center is a premier facility dedicated to providing comprehensive flight training for the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps. Specializing in the Fixed-Wing Flight Training Service program, the center offers essential training for rotary-wing aviators transitioning to fixed-wing aircraft, including the C-12 Huron and various King Air models. With a focus on initial qualification and recurrent training, the center features five and three-day refresher courses, as well as a unique three-day Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) course in collaboration with Aviation Performance Solutions (APS). Established in 2023, the center also supports the U.S. Air Force's Introductory Flight Training – Rotary-Wing program, ensuring that military personnel receive top-notch instruction in a state-of-the-art environment.
The CAE Sale Military Training Centre, situated in Sale, Victoria, has been operational since February 2014, following a contract from Australia ,’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. This state-of-the-art facility specializes in providing simulator services for the King Air 350 Pro Line II, under a company-owned/company-operated (COCO) model. CAE is responsible for all operational aspects of the training centre, including facility maintenance and support through 2018. For inquiries regarding pricing or to book third-party training for the B350, please contact B350@cae.com.au.
CAE's Rear-Crew Tactics Trainers are essential tools designed to meet the specialized mission training needs of back-end sensor crews. These advanced simulators accurately replicate tactical stations, allowing airborne tactics officers and rear-crew sensor operators to engage in high-fidelity mission training within a realistic tactical environment. Currently employed by the Royal Australia ,n Navy, these trainers enhance operational readiness by providing immersive scenarios that prepare crews for real-world challenges.
The Tactical Floor Training Environment by CAE is a cutting-edge solution designed for exercise planning and debriefing, tactical development, and tactics instruction. This innovative system utilizes digitized projections on the floor to create a customizable training environment tailored to meet specific customer needs. It allows users to visualize entire exercises using live or simulated data, facilitating the planning of complex scenarios with multiple moving entities. Adjusting operational plans or evaluating different tactics is made effortless with a simple mouse click. Additionally, the system supports remote debriefing through video conferencing, accommodating multi-tiered seating for observers, thereby enhancing the overall training experience.
CAE's Tactics and Procedures Trainers offer advanced training solutions for armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) by providing a series of reconfigurable classroom desktop team and crew stations. These simulators create a common synthetic environment that enables comprehensive training for commanders, crew members, and system operators at up to the company level. The system supports various tactical training scenarios by integrating virtual entities and allowing desktop trainers to function as role-players, enhancing realism with command posts, air/ground support, and surveillance elements. Configurable for different levels of command—from individual commanders to collective troop formations—the trainers can also interoperate with the CAE GESI constructive simulation system, facilitating integrated training for Company and Battalion units as part of a Brigade exercise.
CAE designs and manufactures advanced Tank/AFV Direct Fire Trainers that cater to the training needs of armored fighting vehicles, including main battle tanks. These comprehensive training solutions facilitate progressive skill development in gunnery, crew operations, and turret handling, offering fully interactive collective training at the troop and platoon levels within a realistic operational environment. The range includes various training devices, from desktop gunnery trainers to fully instrumented tank simulators capable of operating individually or in networks. CAE's systems support precision gunnery for platforms such as the Leopard 2A4, M60A3, T72/T90, Warrior, and Arjun, featuring high-fidelity sighting and fire control systems integrated into a common virtual environment for enhanced training effectiveness.
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.
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.
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.
