Procurement Category

Pilot Training & Simulation Systems

Simulation spans Level-D Full Flight Simulators for type-rating and recurrent training, Flight Training Devices, cockpit procedure trainers, CBT and LMS platforms, tactical mission simulators for fighter and rotary pilots, and distributed synthetic battlespaces that connect live, virtual and constructive training (LVC). Buyers are airlines (for FFS on their fleet types), dedicated flight academies, and defence customers procuring mission-representative training for F-16, Typhoon, Apache, Chinook and UAS platforms. Realism, fidelity and regulatory approval (EASA, GCAA, GACA) define the market.

airline procurement
defence procurement
Gulf market signal

"Emirates-CAE, Etihad Aviation Training, Saudia Academy, Qatar Aeronautical College and the UAE Air Force ATI are among the highest-utilisation simulator clusters in the world."

Known market leaders in this category
CAE
FlightSafety International
L3Harris (Link)
Lockheed Martin RMS
Thales Training & Simulation
Collins Aerospace Simulation
Indra
Boeing Training & Professional Services