Ontic has entered into an agreement with Meggitt PLC to distribute the latter’s original equipment manufacturer products, including military chip detectors, cockpit indicators, connector harnesses and signal conditioners.

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U.K.-based aerospace equipment provider Meggitt will continue to supply Pratt & Whitney advanced composite components for F135 and F119 engines under a potential 10-year, $750M contract. F135 and F119 are used to power the F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor fighter jets, Meggitt said Monday.

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Meggitt Training Systems has developed a multiscreen virtual firearms training system intended for military and law enforcement personnel. The company said Tuesday it will introduce its FATS 300 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference that will take place from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. FATS 300 is […] More

Meggitt‘s training systems business has conducted a joint final inspection and physical configuration audit of an indoor small arms trainer developed for the U.S. Marine Corps. The Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer was built as part of a $39 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract awarded to Meggitt in 2014 and designed to train Marines in marksmanship, collective and judgemental video scenarios, […] More

Meggitt‘s training systems business unit has achieved “program of record” designation from the U.S. Army for the company’s small-arms trainer system. Meggitt said Tuesday its Engagement Skills Trainer II system has completed system verification and site operational tests that show the company has met requirements of the Army’s program executive office for simulation, training and instrumentation. “This summer, Meggitt will commence delivery […] More

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a five-year, $21.5 million contract to Meggitt Safety Systems to provide two-seat canopy actuators for the F-16 jets of the U.S. Air Force and foreign military customers. DLA’s aviation unit received two bids for the firm-fixed-price contract through a competitive acquisition process and will obligate fiscal year 2016 through fiscal 2021 defense working capital and foreign military sales […] More

The U.S. Army‘s program executive Office for simulation and training has awarded Meggitt Training Systems a new $15 million second delivery order for the local and international installation of the company’s Engagement Skill Trainer II system. The company’s open architecture system is designed to integrate with third-party and Meggitt’s own module that works through a tablet-based coaching application to allow trainers […] More

Suwanee, Georgia-based live fire simulations systems provider Meggitt Training Systems will unveil its new virtual training system at the ITEC 2016 conference in May. Meggitt said Tuesday it will debut the FATS 100e, an extension of the FATS M100, that will demonstrate features such as Crytek-based three-dimensional marksmanship, automatic coaching and Virtual Battlespace 3-based collective training, “Training requirements and budgetary […] More

The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Meggitt Training Systems a $7.19 million delivery order to build a virtual small-arms training platform to USMC’s systems command. Meggitt said Tuesday it will produce Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer systems in an effort to help Marines hone their marksmanship, judgment and collective skills. “Utilizing simulation in these three training arenas minimizes range time and ammunition […] More

Allen Williams has assumed the role of vice president for the Air Force division at Astrion, a services provider supporting the defense, government, homeland, intelligence, science and space sectors. He announced his move on LinkedIn Monday, signaling his transition from his more than seven-year tenure at Oasis Systems.

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Stratolaunch has named two new C-level executives with decades-long industry experience to join its leadership team and support its hypersonic testing development efforts in line with the national defense strategy. Jackson Kemper, formerly of Mynaric, was appointed as chief revenue officer of Stratolaunch while Mary Normand, who was with Vantage Associates, was tapped to serve […] More

The Department of Defense has signed $77.3M in agreements with eMagin, Meggitt‑Rockmart and Urban Mining Co. under the Defense Production Act Title III to retain employees and sustain domestic industrial base capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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