On 1 March, the second day of Avalon Airshow 2023, CAE announced that it had received a contract extension from the ADF that covers comprehensive training and sustainment support services for all three services. This programme is known as the...
To read the full article, please log in or enter your email below:
On 1 March, the second day of Avalon Airshow 2023, CAE announced that it had received a contract extension from the ADF that covers comprehensive training and sustainment support services for all three services.
This programme is known as the Aerospace Simulator Integrated Support and Training (ASIST), and it builds on an initial contract placed in 2021. CAE Australia has been training the ADF for two decades already, but rolling extensions under this latest ASIST contract will see this work continue through till 20.
CAE Australia supports many different platforms with its flight training, including MH-60R, MRH90 and Tiger helicopters, KC-30A, C-27J, Hawk 127 and C-130J aircraft. The company also provides maintenance and engineering support for the RAAF’s AP-3C Orions, CH-47F Chinook and MRH90.
Matthew Sibree, Managing Director, Indo-Pacific, CAE Australia, said: ‘This contract signifies an enduring partnership between the Commonwealth and CAE Australia on training and support services across a range of platforms and training systems.’
Sibree added: ‘There is no better time to invest further in our ADF’s safety and mission readiness, and our highly skilled teams, many of whom are veterans, are honoured to contribute their training and engineering expertise to guide and shape our nation’s sovereign air combat capability. Our service personnel are our greatest asset, and their training is critical.’
Under the initial contract, CAE has achieved levels of more than 98% availability for its training devices.
Air Commodore Steven Pesce, Defence Director General Airlift and Tanker Systems Branch, commented: ‘This agreement today will ensure our emerging ADF pilots have access to the best equipment through the availability and development of flight and mission simulators, management of training materials, and management and delivery of aircrew training.’
CAE Australia stated, ‘The ASIST contract provides a flexible framework under which CAE Australia delivers aircrew training, specialised engineering support, sustainment and maintenance services, as well as training system upgrades across multiple ADF aerospace platforms.’
The contract is flexible as it allows platforms to be added and dropped. For instance, the C-27J Spartan was added in the past twelve months, while the MRH90 Taipan and Tiger helicopters will eventually be elided once they are replaced by the UH-60M and AH-64E respectively.
The ADF can achieve efficiencies by handing its training requirements to CAE. The Canadian-based company widely employs reservists, who make up about 30% of the Australian workforce. These are often reservists too. OF CAE Australia’s 230 or so employees, some 90 are engineers and 45 are instructors.
For the Royal Australian Navy, CAE runs simulators for its destroyers, amphibious ships, minehunters and replenishment vessels. As the ADF enhances its personnel numbers and new platforms, it becomes imperative that it also improve its training programmes to prevent any squeezes. Sibree said he was hopeful that New Zealand might choose CAE for its C-130J and P-8A training, but the country has not decided on its training programmes yet.
Clarivate has released its 2025 Top 100 Global Innovators list, recognising organisations that are advancing technology research and innovation. Among…
Indra Group has introduced IndraMind, an intelligence system aimed at enhancing the automation of critical operations and improving multi-domain operational…
The UK’s National Police Air Service (NPAS) has placed an order for seven Airbus H135 helicopters as part of the…
Metro Aviation has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters for up to 36 H140 helicopters to be used in emergency…
Aircraft leasing company Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has placed an order for 50 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft. This marks JSA’s…
Global Medical Response (GMR) has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters for up to 15 H140 helicopters for emergency medical…
Airbus Helicopters has introduced the H140, a light twin-engine helicopter, at the VERTICON event in Dallas, Texas. The 3-tonne class…
Indra has introduced an advanced NH90 helicopter simulator at Cuatro Vientos Air and Space Force base, enhancing pilot training with…
Korean Air introduced a revised corporate identity on 11 March, featuring an updated version of its Taegeuk symbol. The airline…
Vietjet has announced the launch of a new direct route between Singapore and Phu Quoc, set to commence on 30…
Italian aerospace and defence major Leonardo has announced robust financial results for 2024, with the company recording strong growth across…
Francisco Gomes Neto, President and CEO of Embraer, is visiting Poland this week with a senior commercial and defence team,…
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is preparing to procure the Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) as part…
The Israeli defence industry is exerting pressure on the ministry of defence to amend export regulations and make it easier…
Gogo has obtained Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Galileo HDX antenna. The…
ThinKom Solutions is expanding its government and military offerings with the ThinAir GT Plus terminal. The solution, unveiled at SATELLITE…
General Atomics Systems Integration (GA-SI) and Radian Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance next-generation aerospace technologies…
Rheinmetall Defence Australia has begun assembling Multi Ammunition Soft Kill (MASS) countermeasure systems in Australia for installation on Royal Australian…
A Boeing-led team has installed the first of 20 additional silos and silo interface vaults at a newly constructed missile…
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has successfully tested advanced control laws for a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS),…
magniX has announced a new series of lightweight, high-speed electric engines designed for helicopters, including light single-engine models and larger…
Embraer Commercial Aviation has set up a Global Leasing and Freighter team as part of its efforts to strengthen its…
ASELSAN has tested its GÖKBERK Mobile Laser Weapon System against first-person view (FPV) drones, which have become a growing concern…
BIRD Aerosystems has secured a contract to supply the company's Airborne Missile Protection System (AMPS), featuring the SPREOS (Self-Protection Radar…
Vietnam has received its complete order of 12 L-39 Skyfox jet trainer and light attack aircraft from Czech manufacturer Aero…
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been named "2025 Airline of the Year" by Air Transport World (ATW) at the 51st…
Jet Aviation’s Singapore facility has been accredited as an authorised member of the Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) Service Centre Network,…
The organisers of the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (Seoul ADEX) 2025 have announced changes to the event’s venue…
The Airbus-built CSO-3 Earth observation satellite has been launched successfully on Ariane 6’s first commercial flight from the European Spaceport…
The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) is exploring the potential acquisition of ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551), an Italian Navy (Marina Militare)…
Headquartered in Singapore with reporters spread across all major regions, GBP Aerospace & Defence is a leading media house that publishes three publications that serve the aerospace and defence sector - Asian Defence Technology, Asian Airlines & Aerospace and Daily News. Known industry-wide for quality journalism, GBP Aerospace & Defence is present at more international tradeshows and exhibitions than any other competing publication in the region.
For over three decades, our award-winning team of reporters has been producing top-notch content to help readers stay abreast of the latest developements in the field of commercial aviation, MRO, defence, and Space.
Copyright 2024. GBP. All Rights Reserved.
Home Defence & Security Space Commercial Aviation Maintence Repair & Overhaul Daily News Events About Us
2025 GBP all rights reserved.