Bluedrop Receives Sikorsky Contract to Extend Aircrew Training

Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc., a subsidiary of Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc., renewed its contract with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, to provide instructors and training courseware for pilots and maintainers for Canada’s CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters. The agreement extends the services that Bluedrop is providing to the program until March 2024. The estimated value of the contract is US$29.5 million.

“This agreement will ensure the continuation of our trainingservices for the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) aircrew and maintenance personnelat 12 Wing Shearwater,” said Jean-Claude Siew, Bluedrop ExecutiveVice-President Technology & Simulation.

Bluedrop will initially provide up to 47 technician andaircrew instructors, simulator operators and training program support personnelfor the 406 Operational and Training Squadron located at 12 Wing Shearwater inNova Scotia, Canada. The Cyclone training suite includes two flight simulators,two operational mission simulators, six mission procedures trainers and twoaircraft maintenance trainers; supplemented by several maintenance part tasktrainers.

Sikorsky has delivered 19 of 28 CH-148 Cyclone maritimehelicopters to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Bluedrop is part of Sikorsky’s InService Support team that is training and supporting Cyclone aircrew andtechnicians to achieve high operational readiness.