The Rotorsim consortium between CAE [CGT] and Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland has signed a three-year contract to provide NH90 flight simulation training to the Norwegian armed forces, CAE said this week in Italy.
“We’re pleased Rotorsim is leading the development of the first NH90 training program for the naval variant of the helicopter, and equally pleased Norway has committed to train its NH90 crews at Rotorsim,” Marc Parent, CAE’s COO, said in a statement.
Rotorsim, equally owned by CAE and AgustaWestland, is to offer initial type, recurrent and mission training for the Norwegian aircrews.
The aircrew will fly Norway’s NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) from the new Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates and the Nordkapp and Svalbard-class Coast Guard vessels.
The training will begin in 2011, once the Rotorsim NH90 full-mission flight trainer (FMFT) is operational. This contract represents the first NH90 third-party training contract for Rotorsim.
Rotorsim offers full-flight and mission simulation training at the AgustaWestland Training Academy in Sesto Calende, Italy.
The consortium is the prime contractor responsible for the development of the Joint NH90 Training Program (JNTP) for the Netherlands Ministry of Defence.
In 2011, Rotorsim will take delivery of one NH90 FMFT and an NH90 virtual sensor trainer for training rear crew sensor operators. Following delivery of the NH90 training devices to the Rotorsim training facility, Rotorsim will deliver aircrew simulation training services to the Netherlands and now to Norway, CAE added.
“We are delighted another NH90 customer has selected Rotorsim to meet its sophisticated training needs, using state-of-the-art simulation to enable the operator to maximize the capabilities of its new NH90 naval helicopters,” John Ponsonby, senior vice president for training at AgustaWestland, added.