Positioning for the future

摘要

CAE was founded by Ken Patrick, a former aviator with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), on St Patrick's Day in 1947. Established shortly after the end of World War Two, Patrick's goal for the company was to "create something Canadian and take advantage of a war-trained team that was extremely innovative and very technology-intensive." Since the early 1960s, the firm has been synonymous with providing military training solutions for a number of customers across the globe. During this period, the firm received its first military contract from the Canadian government, under which it delivered six Lockheed F-104 Starfighter simulators to the RCAF.Despite this, it wasn't until the early 2010s that CAE would officially embrace its calling as a one of the leading training solution providers across the civil aviation, defence/security and healthcare domains. Over the years, the Quebec-based firm's portfolio has expanded massively, and its presence in the military training world continues to develop. Having entered the military domain in the 1960s, the company has become known for training student pilots to fly fighters, helicopters and multi-engine aircraft, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles.