TRU Simulation + Training

{{Short description|American aviation simulation company}}

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| founded = {{start date and age|2014}}

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| hq_location_city = Tampa, Florida

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TRU Simulation + Training (TRU, usually pronounced as in "true") is an American manufacturer of flight simulators and training devices for civil and military markets. It is a subsidiary of Textron and was formed in 2014 when previously acquired simulator manufacturers Mechtronix and OPNICUS were merged with part of Textron Systems division. A further company, business jet training provider ProFlight, was acquired and merged later that year.{{cite web|title=Company Overview of TRU Simulation + Training Inc.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=267304220|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=24 April 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Thurber|first1=Matt|title=TRU Simulation + Training Entering Rapid Growth Phase|url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2014-07-17/tru-simulation-training-entering-rapid-growth-phase|accessdate=24 April 2016|work=AINonline|publisher=The Convention News Company|date=July 17, 2014}}

In 2014, TRU was selected by Boeing for the development and supply of a 737 MAX full flight training suite, and two years later the company secured a 10-year agreement for a similar product for the newly developed 777X.{{cite news|last1=Pole|first1=Ken|title=TRU Simulation + Training lands 10-year agreement with Boeing|url=http://skiesmag.com/news/article/TRU-Simulation--Training-lands-10-year-agreement-with-Boeing|accessdate=24 April 2016|work=Skies Magazine|publisher=MHM Publishing|date=April 22, 2016}}{{cite news|title=Boeing Selects TRU Simulation + Training to Develop Full Flight Training Suite for the 777X|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-selects-tru-simulation-training-120000397.html|accessdate=24 April 2016|work=Yahoo Finance|date=April 19, 2016}}

In November 2020, the non-US based (Quebec based) civil aviation business (previously Mechtronix sites) was sold to CAE {{cite web|last=Hemmerdinger2020-11-25T16:58:00+00:00|first=Jon|title=CAE to buy Tru Simulation's non-US assets from Textron|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/cae-to-buy-tru-simulations-non-us-assets-from-textron/141301.article|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Flight Global}} after Textron announced shutting down this section of its TRU Simulation business in July of the same year.{{cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Kate|date=2020-07-14|title=Textron Announces Further Layoffs|url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-announces-further-layoffs/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=AVweb}} TRU’s business model is now focused on producing flight simulators for the business aviation, rotorcraft, and military markets.