Meggitt To Design and Equip Middle Eastern Training Complex

Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded a $78-million contract for the design and equipage of a sophisticated, multi-mission, indoor and outdoor training facility in a Middle Eastern country incorporating the latest virtual and live-fire equipment.

The training facility will include multiple indoor and outdoorshooting ranges, combat training centers, virtual simulators and physicalmockups.

“Meggitt Training Systems is honored to be chosen to leaddevelopment of this crucial national training asset,” added Andrea Czop, vicepresident of strategy, sales and marketing. “This win validates our strategy ofpairing our live-fire and virtual portfolio of products with a global presencesupporting our customers in the Middle East and elsewhere. Meggitt’s enduringsuccess in small-arms training is built on this unique combination of customerknowledge and expertise derived from decades of employee subject matter expertsin military and law enforcement experience.”

The training facilities will include a mix of Meggitt’s stationary infantry targets, moving infantry targets, LOMAH (location of miss and hit) systems, range control systems, Special Effects Battlefield Simulators, Training Information Management Systems, plus a variety of virtual reality special warfare simulators, overhead carriers, ballistic walls and bullet traps. As the prime technology contractor, Meggitt will also assume responsibility for the integration of all training equipment from other suppliers.