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  • Meggitt Develops New Virtual Weapons Training System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt Develops New Virtual Weapons Training System

    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 Unit Completes Final Inspections on Marine Corps' Small-Arms Training System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt Unit Completes Final Inspections on Marine Corps’ Small-Arms Training System

    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 Obtains Army Program of Record Certification for Small-Arms Trainers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt Obtains Army Program of Record Certification for Small-Arms Trainers

    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

  • Meggitt Training Systems Receives Second Delivery Order for Engagement Skills Trainer II System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt Training Systems Receives Second Delivery Order for Engagement Skills Trainer II System

    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

  • Meggitt Training Systems to Debut Virtual Training System in May; Larry Raines Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt Training Systems to Debut Virtual Training System in May; Larry Raines Comments

    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

  • Marine Corps Orders 166 Meggit Small Arms Training Systems; Kathleen Wilson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Orders 166 Meggit Small Arms Training Systems; Kathleen Wilson Comments

    Meggitt Training Systems has received a $5.8 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps to produce 166 small arms training systems for use in marksmanship, collective and judgmental scenarios. The company said Tuesday this third order makes a total of $25 million worth of awards placed so far for the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainers system under a $32.7 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Kathleen […] More

  • Meggitt to Build Virtual Firearms Training System for Marine Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt to Build Virtual Firearms Training System for Marine Corps

    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