CAE wins GA-ASI contract
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CAE has been awarded a contract from General AtomicsAeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to develop a comprehensive synthetictraining system for the United Kingdom’s Protector RG Mk1 remotely pilotedaircraft system (RPAS) program.
The Protector will be operated by the Royal Air Force and isthe UK-specific variant of GA-ASI’s certifiable MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS, whichcan meet the stringent certification requirements of aviation authorities.
Under terms of the contract, CAE will design and develop acomprehensive synthetic training system that will include desktop andhigh-fidelity mission trainers specific to the Protector RPAS. Thehigh-fidelity trainers will be based on GA-ASI’s certifiable ground controlstation (CGCS) and will be the first simulators developed for this advancedCGCS. CAE will also provide brief/debrief and scenario generation stations aspart of the overall synthetic training system.
Initial deliveries of the synthetic training system will betargeted for delivery in 2020 to RAF Waddington, the hub of UK Intelligence,Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) that will be themain operating base for the Protector.
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