New Contract Expands Pilot Training for RCAF

CAE has signed a 25-year sub-contract valued at approximately $1.7 billion from SkyAlyne, a joint venture between CAE and KF Aerospace, to provide the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with modern pilot training.

As a major subcontractor to the Future Air Crew Training (FAcT) program, CAE will deliver over the course of the contract term comprehensive aircrew training including live flying, simulation, and ground school training. This will extend CAE’s long-standing presence at 15 Wing Moose Jaw where CAE currently operates the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program.

As part of this sub-contract, CAE will initially develop and deliver a range of simulators and training devices to be installed in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and at Southport, Manitoba for the various aircraft fleets being procured for the RCAF under the FAcT program. These training devices are expected to be delivered over the next 5 years.

In addition to this initial approximately $1.7 billion sub-contract, CAE is also expected to sign a follow-on order in the near term involving sustainment-related in-service support services.

“With FAcT, our priority will be to ensure the RCAF has the depth and the technical advantage it needs to support the mission readiness of Canada’s next generation of military personnel,” said Marc Parent, CAE’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

SkyAlyne unites Canadian defence and aviation companies, CAE and KF Aerospace, in a joint venture designed to provide the RCAF with turnkey training operations delivered by a single provider. The partnership combines the expertise of both organizations’ longstanding RCAF pilot training programs, while expanding training capabilities for Air Combat System Officers (ACSO) and Airborne Electronic Sensor Operators (AES Op) under a single schoolhouse model for aircrew training.