I/ITSEC 2024

The CAE Dothan Training Center (DTC) is a 79,000 square-foot training facility providing live-flight and ground-based training to the U.S. Army (USA), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy (USN) and other customers. DTC’s location is at the Dothan Regional Airport in Dothan, Alabama, and is home to the USA Fixed-Wing Flight Training Service and the USAF Rotary Wing, Introductory Flight Training (IFT-R). CAE, with a team of industry partners, uses the DTC to provide the Department of Defense with comprehensive initial and recurrent training for more than 800 USA, USAF, and USN pilots annually.

CAE’s Tampa Training Center provides expert aircrew, maintenance, and loadmaster training to operators of the C-130/L-100/L-382 Hercules aircraft. The company has over 20 years’ experience in training the USAF, USN, and U.S. Coast Guard, as well as over 20 international military and commercial operators of the C-130.

CAE is a leading provider of flight simulator products and services. The company offers a portfolio of products including full mission simulators, flight training devices, reconfigurable and deployable trainers, part task trainers, integrated procedures trainers, and maintenance trainers. In addition, CAE is the world’s second largest independent provider of aviation training services. CAE’s network of training centers worldwide includes more than 100 simulators offering training on a range of aircraft platforms.

Leonardo and CAE partnered to deliver comprehensive, lead-in fighter training to the Italian Air Force and trainees from other allied nations. Located in a 35,000 square meter campus at the Decimomannu Air Base (Sardinia), the IFTS is the international benchmark for advanced pilot training.

The IFTS provides a comprehensive Phase IV Advanced / Lead-in Fighter Training (LIFT) program based on the Italian Air Force syllabus, leveraging the capabilities of the M-346 Integrated Training System including a state-of-the-art Ground Based Training System (GBTS) jointly developed by CAE and Leonardo to train future fighter pilots who are not only required to be proficient pilots, but also need to manage the entire weapon system in scenarios which are becoming increasingly more complex.

CAE’s Training Infrastructure is a globally scalable digital architecture that seamlessly integrates with operational networks, enabling mission rehearsal and training anytime, anywhere. This solution delivers an integrated, distributed training environment with the highest levels of local fidelity, tailored to meet the precise requirements of each mission.

This solution goes beyond traditional simulation technology, creating a unified, cloud-enabled training environment where joint armed forces can collaborate across domains. This integrated approach enhances interoperability and mission readiness by providing a flexible, scalable network that supports a comprehensive range of training scenarios. CAE’s training infrastructure enables a fully immersive, operationally connected training experience, preparing forces for the complexities of tomorrow’s missions.

CAE Ridge is an immersive visualization tool enabling interplay with 3D terrain, objects, entities and their movements. Connect it to a simulation or operational system and follow the action in real time or use it as a powerful debriefing solution. The tool allows users to manipulate the virtual environment to assess how different actions may impact the scenario for real-time command and control enablement.

At the forefront of the aviation industry, CAE embraces cutting-edge immersive digital technologies. Leveraging our extensive simulation expertise and combining it with gaming technology, CAE became the first aviation simulation and training organization to successfully customize and seamlessly integrate advanced game engines into qualified full-flight training simulators courtesy of CAE Prodigy Image Generator (IG). The deployment of this cutting-edge gaming-based visual system on two full-flight simulators in 2024, in Thailand and in Canada, achieved Level D qualification from civil aviation authorities –more firsts. CAE Prodigy continues its development to support military deployment on Helicopter and Fast Jet full-flight simulators in 2025. CAE Prodigy leverages Epic Games’ Unreal Engine—a state-of-the-art gaming engine renowned for high-fidelity graphics and physics-based simulation.