16 July, 2018: CAE has launched the CAE 700MR Series flight training device (FTD), a next-generation FTD designed specifically for military helicopter flight and mission training.
“We listened to our customers to design and develop a high-end flight training device that addresses the highest priorities for military helicopter mission training, such as a realistic tactical synthetic environment, extreme field-of-view visual system, and architecture designed for networking and interoperability,” said Gene Colabatistto, CAE’s Group President, Defence and Security. “CAE offers the industry’s most comprehensive range of simulation products for aircrew training across civil and military aviation, and we are committed to enhancing our standard product offerings with military-specific features and capabilities in our Mission Reality (MR) Series simulation products.”
During internal research and development initiatives as well as customer research several years ago, CAE identified a market requirement for high-end, fixed-base helicopter FTDs. CAE won contracts in 2015 and 2016 to provide two AW101 Merlin Mk4 FTDs for the Royal Navy and seven H135/H145 FTDs for the United Kingdom’s Military Flying Training System (MFTS) program, all of which will be delivered during 2018 and 2019. Development of these high-end helicopter FTDs led to the further development and refinement of the innovative CAE 700MR Series FTD.