CAE awarded C$45 million support services contract for NFTC

CAE awarded C$45 million support services contract for NFTC 


MONTREAL, May 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) - Bombardier
Military Aviation Training has awarded CAE a 15-year contract valued at
approximately C$45 million to provide maintenance and support services for the
NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program.

Under the terms of the NFTC Maintenance and Support Services contract, CAE will
provide a full range of support services for a total of five flight training
devices (FTDs): three T-6A FTDs and one Hawk FTD located at Canadian Forces
Base (CFB) Moose Jaw, and one Hawk FTD at CFB Cold Lake. CAE will provide such
services as contractor logistics support, software configuration management,
software/hardware maintenance and obsolescence management.

"The NFTC program is one of the world's premier pilot training programs used by
the Canadian Forces and other NATO and non-NATO countries," said Donald W.
Campbell, CAE's Group President, Military Simulation and Training. "We're
pleased to continue our support of Bombardier and the NFTC program by providing
high-quality support services for the CAE-built simulation equipment that plays
an integral role in the overall pilot training program."

In operation since 2000, NFTC is a cooperative approach to training military
pilots based on a partnership arrangement between the Government of Canada and
industry. Joint cooperation with the Canadian Forces has created a
comprehensive fighter pilot training program which combines basic, advanced and
fighter lead-in training. Nations participating in the program to date include
Denmark, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Singapore, Italy, Hungary and
Canada.

CAE is a leading provider of simulation and modelling technologies as well as
integrated training services for commercial and business aviation, and defence
customers worldwide. The company has annual revenues of approximately C$1
billion, with operations and training facilities in 17 countries on five
continents. 

DATASOURCE: CAE INC.



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