CAE teams up with TATAs for T 90 and T72 tank simulator

CAE, the specialist training and simulation provider has teamed up with the Tata group to develop a tank simulator for the T90 and T72 tanks. This is in response to an RFP from the Indian MoD for simulators for Russian origin tanks. According to CAE executives at the Defexpo 2010 show in Delhi, the simulator has been delivered for trials to the Indian Army. India does not have simulators for tank training and most training now is done on live tanks. This leads to waste of resources. Tanks simulators has been a long standing demand of the Indian army. CAE is also developing a simulator for the C130J transport aircraft which the Indian Air Force is scheduled to receive early next year. The aircraft is configured for special forces operation and the simulator will reflect that to impart training to pilots for this purpose. The simulator will be similar to the one CAE is building for another C130J aircraft for the U.S. Air Forces Special operations command. The simulator will likely be located at the Hindon Air Base near Delhi which will be the base for the C130J transport planes. In a related development, the Mahindra group has got a contract to run the simulator training facility. CAE is also developing a fixed base training device for the MiG 21 fighter aircraft which is the mainstay of the Indian Air Force.