| Memphis, Tenn., aerospace firm Crew Training |
26/08/2008
18:45:15 |
wins $50 million federal deal
(Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 31--A Memphis aerospace firm has won a five-year, $50 million federal contract to train pilots in charge of the unmanned search and destroy missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| Looking to the future of search and rescue |
26/08/2008
18:37:00 |
The Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation rehearses with the latest technology to save American fighters.
(Daily Press (Newport News, VA) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 1--SUFFOLK -- A red star blinked on the digital map as the F-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed behind enemy lines.
The command and control center crackled to life Thursday with a stark deadline: After three hours, the odds of rescuing a stranded airman drop at an alarming rate.
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| Training For The Worst |
26/08/2008
18:34:55 |
The U.S. Army developed a simulator to show troops how to escape from an overturned vehicle. This has saved hundreds of lives. A major cause of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan has been vehicle accidents. These happen because of lots of cross country, night and high-speed driving. The locals are not known for safe driving practices either.
A "quick escape" window was invented for hummers and trucks, but there was no way to train troops on how to use it, and other techni... |
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| Saxton: Budget contains $179.1M for base work |
26/08/2008
18:24:16 |
WASHINGTON — A joint military facility that includes Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base would receive $179.1 million for 10 construction projects under a defense budget approved Friday, a legislator said.
"This smashes the records for projects in a single year (at the bases)," said U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton, R-N.J.
The fiscal year 2009 measure still must be approved by the Senate and signed by President Bush.
The proposed funding inclu... |
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| Inaugural flight |
26/08/2008
18:23:13 |
Clifford Chetcuti, who today (not yesterday as wrongly reported by The Times) flies the first Emirates' Airbus A380 on its inaugural flight from Dubai to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, sits in the simulator of the giant airliner. The simulator is used to train pilots.
The 14-hour non-stop f... |
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| CAE awarded military contracts valued at up to |
22/08/2008
12:38:32 |
C$106 million
 Montreal, August 13, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE today announced a series of military contracts valued at up to C$106 million. The contracts are with Canada’s Department of National Defence, L-3 Communications, the United States Navy, Eurofighter S... |
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| Rotorsim signs NH90 simulator and maintenance |
22/08/2008
12:36:29 |
contracts with Netherlands Ministry of Defence valued at €50 million (C$80 million)
Den Haag, The Netherlands, August 7, 2008 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland... |
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| CAE to acquire Bell Aliant’s xwave Defence, |
22/08/2008
12:33:13 |
Security and Aerospace business
Montreal and Halifax, August 5, 2008 – CAE (TSX: CAE; NYSE: CGT) and Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (“Bell Aliant”) (TSX: BA.UN) today announced that CAE has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Bell Aliant’s Defence, Security and Aerospace (DSA) business unit, currently operated by the xwave division of Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership. The purchase price paid on closin... |
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