Four under-appreciated risk patterns: distributed training infrastructure as competitive asset, Ansheng as stealth bridge player, maritime as under-covered flank, and institutions/standards bodies as structural gatekeepers.
The most dangerous Chinese threat to CAE may not be a headline company but a layered system of smaller actors building training capacity, certification pipelines, and market access before outsiders notice.
The most dangerous Chinese threat to CAE may not be a headline company but a layered system of smaller actors building training capacity, certification pipelines, and market access before outsiders notice.
Small Chinese simulation firms compound quickly inside approved training ecosystems. Low-altitude training is becoming a workforce system. Maritime and dual-fuel are important adjacent tracks. The next competitor may start as an engineering-simulation firm.