Military Simulator Census 2018
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MILITARY SIMULATOR CENSUS in association with 2018 MILITARY SIMULATOR CENSUS 2018 CONTENTS ACRONYMS 4 Northrop Grumman 21 Morocco 33 ANALYSIS 5 Panavia 22 Myanmar 33 Pilatus 22 Netherlands 33 CENSUS BY AIRCRAFT TYPE PZL 23 New Zealand 33 Aero Vodochody 7 Raytheon 23 Nigeria 33 Introducing the Aerospatiale 7 Saab 23 Norway 33 Agusta 7 SEPECAT 23 Oman 33 AgustaWestland* (see Leonardo Helicopters) Sikorsky 23 Pakistan 33 AIDC 7 Socata 25 Peru 34 Airbus Helicopters** 7 Sukhoi 25 Poland 34 Flight Training Device Airbus Military 8 TAI/AgustaWestland 25 Portugal 34 Alenia Aermacchi 8 Transall 25 Qatar 34 AMX International 9 Westland 25 Romania 34 Antonov 9 Russia 34 Atlas 9 CENSUS BY OPERATOR COUNTRY Saudi Arabia 35 Avioane Craiova 9 Afghanistan 27 Singapore 35 BAE Systems 9 Algeria 27 Slovakia 35 Beechcraft 9 Angola 27 South Africa 35 Bell Boeing 11 Argentina 27 South Korea 35 Bell Helicopter 11 Australia 27 Spain 36 Boeing 12 Austria 28 Sweden 36 Boeing Vertol 14 Bahrain 28 Switzerland 36 Boeing/BAS Systems 14 Belgium 28 Taiwan 36 Bombardier 14 Brazil 28 Thailand 36 CASA 15 Brunei 28 Trinidad 36 The industry’s most innovative training device for Cessna 15 Canada 28 Tunisia 36 Dassault 15 Chile 29 Turkey 36 PLOLWDU\KHOLFRSWHUȵLJKWDQGPLVVLRQWUDLQLQJ Dassault/Dornier 15 China 29 UAE 37 Dassault-Breguet 15 Colombia 29 UK 37 Douglas 15 Croatia 29 Uruguay 38 Helicopters continue to serve a variety of critical roles for defense forces, thus requiring high-fidelity Embraer 15 Czech Republic 29 USA 38 and capable training solutions. We provide innovative simulation products and comprehensive Enstrom 16 Denmark 29 training services to help prepare helicopter aircrews for their demanding missions. A new offering Eurocopter (see Airbus Helicopters)** Ecuador 29 is our recently introduced CAE 700MR Series flight training device that is part of our comprehensive Eurofighter 16 Egypt 29 Fairchild Republic 16 Finland 29 Mission Reality (MR) Series simulation equipment portfolio. The CAE 700MR Series FTD is an immersive, General Atomics 16 France 29 realistic and cost-effective simulator offering innovations such as a dynamic seat, extreme field-of- Hawker Beechcraft 16 Germany 30 view visual system, and architecture ideal for networking and interoperability. Hindustan Aeronautics 16 Greece 31 Ilyushin 16 Hungary 31 No company has designed training systems for a greater variety of helicopters, which means we have Israel Aerospace Industries 16 India 31 Kamov 17 Indonesia 31 the experience and expertise to serve as your training systems integrator in the development of Kawasaki Heavy Industries 17 Iran 31 world-class helicopter training and mission rehearsal solutions. Korea Aerospace Industries 17 Iraq 31 Leonardo 17 Israel 31 Leonardo Helicopters* 17 Italy 31 Lockheed Martin 17 Japan 32 [email protected] @CAE_Defence CAE @CAE_Defence cae.com/defence-security McDonell-Douglas 20 Jordan 32 *Since 1 January 2016, the Helicopter Division of Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm 20 Kazakhstan 32 Leonardo absorbed the activities of AgustaWestland. Mikoyan 20 Kuwait 33 **Formely Eurocopter Group, Airbus Helicopters is the Mil 20 Macedonia 33 helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus Group. In Mitsubishi 21 Malaysia 33 line with the company’s new identity, Airbus Your worldwide Moravan 21 Mauritania 33 Helicopters has renamed its product range, replacing the former “EC” designation with an “H” (for example: training partner NH Industries 21 Mexico 33 EC145 is labelled H145M) of choice FlightGlobal | 3 MILITARY SIMULATOR CENSUS 2018 MILITARY SIMULATOR CENSUS 2018 ACRONYMS ANALYSIS Recent data provided to FlightGlobal shows that Canadian Market share by military simulator manufacturer DEVICES manufacturer CAE is responsible for 20% of the military simulation devices currently in service around the world. CAE ACE Air Combat Emulators FDS Flight Dynamics Simulator MST Mission System 20% L3 Link Simulation & Training (L3 Link) follows with a share ACES Aerial Combat Engagement Simulator FFMS Full Flight Mission Simulator MTT Military Training Technology of 18%, while Boeing and FlightSafety International (FSI) Other AMT Avionics Maintenance Trainer FFS Full Flight Simulator OFS Operational Flight Simulators 32% account for 11% and 10% of the market respectively. APT Advanced Pilot Training FMFS Full Mission Flight Simulator OF/NT Operational Flight/Navigational Trainer ATD Aviation Training Device FMFT Full Mission Flight Trainer OFT Operational Flight Trainer Thales devices represent a share of 9%, while the balance ASTA Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids FMS Full Mission Simulator OTT Operational Tactics of the world’s military simulation devices were built and AVCATT Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer FMST Flight Management System Trainer OMS Operational Mission Simulator L3 Link provided by other manufacturers. 18% BATD Basic Aviation Training Device FMT Full Mission Trainer PCT Procedures Crew Trainer BaTS Battle Staff Training Simulator FNPT Flight & Navigation Procedures Trainer PMATS Predator Mission Aircrew Training System Devices designed for military aircraft simulation total more BOT Boom Operator Trainer FPT Flat Panel Trainer PTC Rear Crew Thales than 2,700 units. Data shows that 15 new military simulators 9% CAPTT Cockpit Avionics Part Task Trainer FS Flight Simulator PTT Part Task Trainer have been delivered so far in 2018. CAE provided 10 of CATS Complete Aircrew Training System FTD Flight Training Device RCPT Reconfigurable Cockpit Procedures Trainer FSI Boeing those, L3 Link shipped two, while Boeing, FSI and Thales 10% 11% CDS Cockpit Dynamic Simulator FTS Flight Training Services RCT Rear Crew Trainer each provided a single device. CFTD Containerized Flight Training Device FuT Fuselage Trainer R&D Simulator Complexity Test Bed CMS Combat Mission Simulator GT Integrated Gunnery Trainer RTT Reconfigurable Tactics Trainer A total of 22% of the simulators are for Lockheed Martin Military simulator share by aircraft manufacturer CMT Composite Maintenance Trainer HAWST Helicopter Aircrew Weapon Systems Trainer SIL System Integration lab aircraft, and 17% are for Boeing types. CPT Cockpit Procedure Trainer ICMS Integrated Crew Member Simulator TBOS Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator Lockheed CT/IPS Cockpit Trainers/Interactive Pilot Stations ICST Integrated Cockpit Systems Trainer TFPS Transportable Flight Proficiency Simulator The USA has just over 1,500 simulators currently in service Martin DMRT Deployable Mission Rehearsal Trainers ICT Integrated Cockpit Trainer TFTD Tactical Flight Training Device – a market share of 55%. Nearly half of these devices are 22% DMS Dynamic Mission Simulator IFS Integrated Flight Simulation/Initial Flight Training TOFT Tactical Operational Flight Trainer Other operated by the US Air Force alone. DMT Distributed Mission Trainer IFT Instrument Flight Trainer TPT Troop Proficiency Trainer 44% DTFTD Deployable Tactical Flight Training Device IPT Integrated Procedures Trainer ULT Unit Level Trainer Recent updates to the FlightGlobal database include the DTT Desk Top Trainer LCT Longbow Crew Trainer UMT Unmanned Mission Trainer late-2017 announcement that L3 Link had been awarded a ESTD Ejection Seat LMPTT Loadmaster part-task trainers UTD Unit Training Device Boeing Swiss air force contract for the service life extension of the EPT Egress Procedures MPDT Multi-Purpose VDGT Virtual Door Gunner Trainer 16% Swiss Hornet Operational Training Systems (SHOTS). The EST Ejection Seat Trainer MPT Mission Procedure Trainer VMT Virtual Maintenance Trainer SHOTS consist of four fully networked mission simulators ETD Egress Training MTD Maintenance Training Device VST Virtual Sensor Trainer designed for immersive mission training, and the upgrade is Airbus Beechcraft FBS Fixed-Base Simulator MS Military Simulator WST Weapon Systems Trainer scheduled for delivery in 2020. Helicopter 7% FDD Flight Desk Device MSDT Mission Systems Desktop Trainer WTT Weapon Tactics Trainer 5% Sikorsky 6% At the beginning of 2018, the Italian Air Force accepted into service a mission trainer for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1 Predator at its Amendola air base. This was Military simulator share by country TRAINING LOCATIONS jointly developed by CAE and the US airframer. AFB Air Force Base Please note that different militaries around the world use various names for a full-mission simulator. Some of these include operational flight trainer (OFT), dynamic mission simulator At the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Other ANGB Air National Guard Base (DMS), combat mission simulator (CMS), weapon systems trainer (WST), or full-flight and Conference in March, CAE was awarded a subcontract by 31% MCAS Marine Corps Air Station mission simulator (FFMS). For example, the US Air Force refers to all of their full-mission Leonardo Helicopters to provide Qatar’s air force with a MCB Marine Cops Base simulators as "WSTs" regardless if the aircraft platform carries weapons or not, while the US Army uses the term CMS, and the Australian Defence Forces use the term FFMS. training solution for its future fleet of NH Industries NH90 NAS Naval Air Station helicopters. Earlier this year, Doha had signed a contract with USA Leonardo Helicopters to acquire a fleet of 28 NH90 tactical Canada 55% transport and maritime helicopters for 2022-2025 delivery. 3% CAE was selected by the emirate to provide a training Russia centre, a suite of simulators and training devices, and 3% UK The information contained in our databases and used in this presentation