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Navy/USMC

CAE Wants to Help the Pentagon Train Pilots Through Data Analysis

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Wednesday, April 24th, 2019

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CAE Wants to Help the Pentagon Train Pilots Through Data Analysis

A military instructor demonstrates use of CAE Rise, the company's new data analytics platform for aviation training. (Photo courtesy of CAE)

Canadian simulator and training provider CAE Inc. [CAE] is in talks with the U.S. Navy to add its new high-tech data analysis tool suite, CAE Rise, to existing and future programs, including aircrew training services for the T-44C Pegasus, according to the company. Launched for the civil aviation market in 2017, CAE Rise allows instructors to objectively assess pilot competencies using live data during training sessions, accessible via iPad interface. CAE pitches the system as a means of using big…

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