Upgraded S-70A Black Hawk simulator enters service for Australian Army

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Sydney, Australia, February 17, 2011 – (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) – CAE Australia today announced that a major upgrade to the Australian Army's S-70A Black Hawk full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) has been completed on-schedule and recently entered service for the Australian Army.

CAE Australia, prime contractor under the Management and Support of the Australian Defence Force's Aerospace Simulators (MSAAS) contract, upgraded the S-70A Black Hawk FFMS with electronic warfare capabilities. The S-70A Black Hawk electronic warfare upgrade included the addition of a new missile warning systems, countermeasures dispensing system, and missile warning sensors. CAE also recently completed a visual upgrade of the simulator by adding the CAE Medallionâ„¢-6000 image generator.

"These upgrades provide the Australian Army with enhanced training capabilities and help ensure concurrency with the Army's fleet of Black Hawk helicopters," said Peter Redman, Operations Director, CAE Australia Pty Ltd. "We are pleased we have been able to deliver this upgrade on-time and with no simulator downtime during the upgrade program."

CAE Australia was able to perform the upgrade under CAE's Authorised Engineering Organisation (AEO) Letter of Authority. As a certified AEO, CAE is delegated design authority for performing engineering upgrades on in-service simulators for the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force.



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