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[ 4 April 2013]: Since December 2012, Meggitt Training Systems (MTS) has been awarded Delivery Orders worth US $7.9M to support the US Army’s Targetry Systems program with TACOM, the US Army Contracting Command in Warren, Michigan – one of the Army’s largest weapon systems research and development organizations.  The program is part of an effort to provide equipment for live-fire training ranges at US Army installations worldwide. 

Under these Delivery Orders, MTS will deliver some 1100 infantry and armor units, both stationary and mobile.  Equipment will be delivered across 10 military installations.

Delivery Orders are open to competition amongst Meggitt Training Systems, Lockheed Martin, Action Target, Strategic Systems and Saab Training.

Ronald Vadas, President of Meggitt Training Systems commented: "Award of these Delivery Orders is a further testament to the strength of our 16-year relationship with the US Army and we look forward to continuing to respond to its evolving range development and modernization requirements.”

Suwanee, GA – Meggitt Training Systems, local manufacturer of FATS® and Caswell technologies, was present at the City of Suwanee’s ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Suwanee Police Department’s new training facility. Designed to reduce the cost and time burden incurred in off-site training exercises, the range features Meggitt’s state-of-the-art wireless target systems, ballistic protection equipment and immersive simulation training systems.

“We don’t have to use force very often,” says Suwanee Police Chief Mike Jones, “but when we do, it can be a matter of life or death. So having this kind of training available to us on a daily basis is invaluable. This [equipment] will help move our training to the next level.”

The new training facility capitalizes on Meggitt’s 80+ years of live fire range experience as well as their incorporation of the industry’s newest technologies. This includes installation of the Next Generation Wireless Target (XWT) system with touch-screen controller as well as the FATS® L7 simulation training system which delivers marksmanship fundamentals and judgmental decision making through a series of immersive video scenarios with variable outcomes. The incorporation of wireless BlueFire® smart firearms simulators enhances training realism through realistic replication of the form, fit and function of duty firearms.

“We are proud to deliver a combined live fire and simulation training solution to our local law enforcement officials,” said David O’Meara, VP of Law Enforcement Sales at Meggitt Training Systems. “The goal of our products is to keep our law enforcement officers safe, and that message is especially relevant when supporting the forces that keep our local community safe. We are honored that we can bring the newest technologies in training to this range to provide Suwanee PD with the best possible training opportunity.”

Meggitt Training Systems announces the launch of the FATS^® L7, the latest in its line of marksmanship and judgmental firearms training systems. The FATS® L7 is an advanced, self-contained simulation training system that easily moves from the trunk of a cruiser to positioned on the floor and ready for training. A compact touch screen tablet PC provides wireless instructor control for ease of use, while an intuitive graphic interface eliminates the need for lengthy instructor training.

Meggitt Training Systems, makers of FATS^® and Caswell technologies, spent four days in Orlando, FL with the thinkers, designers and leaders of tomorrow as a sponsor of Otronicon, a four-day event where young and old come together to see how future technology will impact “how we live, learn, work and play.”