Boeing contracts CAE to develop additional P-8A operational flight trainer

Boeing contracts CAE to develop additional P-8A operational flight trainer:

14 May 2019:Boeing has given the order for simulator hardware for an additional P-8A operational flight trainer (OFT) for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) from CAE. Before this, CAE was also given the contract to design and manufacture the hardware for the first P-8A OFT for the RAF as well as a P-8I OFT for the Indian Navy.

CAE has also developed and delivered a P-8 operational flight trainer integration asset, which is used by Boeing as an engineering development tool to check aircraft and simulator upgrades for the Royal Australian Air Force, United States Navy and other international customers.

The P-8A OFTs for the RAF are slated to be delivered to RAF Base Lossiemouth in Scotland in 2021. The P-8 OFT for the Indian Navy specifically representing the Indian Navy's P-8I variant is planned for delivery to India Naval Station (INS) Rajali in 2021.