Under the agreement, CAE Australia has been contracted to support the delivery of aircrew training, specialised engineering support, sustainment and maintenance services, and training system upgrades right across the nation.

This includes overseeing KC-30A and C-27J training at RAAF Base Amberley, Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter in RAAF Base Williamtown and Pearce, and C-130J training at RAAF Base Richmond.

It will also include maintenance and engineering support at RAAF Base Edinburgh for the AP-3C Orion, Army Chinooks in Townsville, and MRH-90s in Army Aviation Training Centre Oakey and RAAF Base Townsville.

According to Matthew Sibree, managing director, Indo-Pacific at CAE Australia, the contract is fundamental to help enable Australia’s sovereign capability.

“This contract signifies an enduring partnership between the Commonwealth and CAE Australia on training and support services across a range of platforms and training systems,” Sibree said.

“There is no better time to invest further in our ADF’s safety and mission readiness, and our highly-skilled teams, many of whom are veterans, are honoured to contribute their training and engineering expertise to guide and shape our nation’s sovereign air combat capability.

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“Our service personnel are our greatest asset, and their training is critical. A training specialist will provide that critical training.”

Air Commodore Steve Pesce, Defence Director General Airlift and Tanker Systems Branch, confirmed that the announcement will support the training of tomorrow’s aviators.

“This agreement today will ensure our emerging ADF pilots have access to the best equipment through the availability and development of flight and mission simulators, management of training materials, and management and delivery of aircrew training,” AIRCDRE Pesce said.

CAE Australia works with several partners for the delivery of the program, including Seeing Machines and Virtual Simulation Systems, as well as primes and academia.