Wed, Nov 30, 2011
OFTs, Desktop Trainers Included In The Order
As the new Poseidon P-8A moves towards higher production rates
and the eventual replacement of the Navy's P-3 fleet, training
pilots and crews becomes more critical. CAE announced Monday at the
I/ITSEC conference being held in Orlando, FL, that Boeing has
ordered six additional P-8A Poseidon operational flight trainers
(OFTs) for the United States Navy.
The order was booked in CAE's second quarter ending September
30, 2011 and included in the value of military contracts announced
by CAE on October 17, 2011. Boeing, prime contractor for the U.S.
Navy P-8A program, is the undisclosed United States customer
referenced in that press release.
CAE will manufacture the simulators as well as develop a suite
of P-8A Aircraft Equipment enhanced Desktop Environment (AeDTE)
trainers, which will be used as role playing stations during
training of P-8A aircrews. The P-8A OFTs and AeDTEs are part of a
recent contract awarded to Boeing to support low rate initial
production lot two (LRIP-II) of the P-8A multi-mission maritime
aircraft.
"As the United States Navy continues planning for initial
operating capability of the P-8A, CAE is pleased to be working
closely with Boeing to deliver the training systems required," said
John Lenyo, President and General Manager, CAE USA. "The Navy
expects to increase the amount of synthetic training used for
aircrew training so the fleet of P-8A operational flight trainers
we deliver will play a key role in preparing crews to effectively
operate and employ this state-of-the-art aircraft."
The P-8A Poseidon is a new long-range anti-submarine and
anti-surface warfare aircraft currently being developed for the
U.S. Navy by prime contractor Boeing. The P-8A is a derivative of
Boeing's next-generation 737-800 aircraft and will be used for
maritime and littoral operations. The U.S. Navy plans to acquire
117 P-8A aircraft to replace its current fleet of P-3C Orion
aircraft. The Indian Navy, the first international customer for the
P-8, has ordered eight P-8I aircraft.
CAE is already under contract from Boeing to design and
manufacture four P-8A OFTs, so this order brings the total number
of P-8A OFTs that CAE will develop to ten. CAE designs and
manufactures the P-8A OFT hardware to Level D standards, the
highest qualification for flight simulators. CAE also provides the
737-800 OFT software baseline and simulation-based software lab
environment that is used for P-8A OFT development and integration
tasks. CAE then delivers the P-8A OFTs to Boeing, who installs and
integrates software specific to the P-8A aircraft and completes
delivery to the U.S. Navy.
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