04/02/2016 — SUWANEE, Ga. — (BUSINESS WIRE)

Underscoring the importance of European customers, Meggitt Training Systems’ Netherlands-based team will feature the latest military shooting range equipment and live-fire products at IWA Outdoor Classics in Nuremberg, Germany on March 4-7, 2016.

A global leader in shooting range design, equipment and installation for law enforcement, defense and commercial ranges, Meggitt Training Systems has 90 years of live-fire experience, fielding more than 13,000 range systems worldwide, including over 75,000 live-fire target systems on 122 military bases.

As the pre-eminent manufacturer of live-fire and virtual training systems, Meggitt’s display of products on Stand #6-138 at IWA will include:

• The XWT GEN3 wireless target carrier with internal direct-drive, dual-motor system for quieter, smoother operation featuring superior reliability, durability, and a sleek, low profile, operable to 100 meters with customized user management.
• The GranTrap™ granulated rubber bullet and LE5000 steel bullet traps, providing superior design and resilience to effectively capture, contain or decelerate rounds.
• The Multi-Function Stationary Infantry Target (MF-SIT) featuring the unique ability to present friend-or-foe targets from multiple angles, exposing and concealing Figure 11, 12, US Army standard E, F or 3-D targets.

Meggitt Training Systems’ proven ability to design and manufacture virtual and live-fire range systems enables law enforcement and defense organizations to save time and money throughout the design and build phases of the project.

“Our full-time dedicated team in the Netherlands is ideally positioned to address Europe’s unique training requirements,” said Jonathan Read, vice president, live-fire systems at Meggitt Training Systems. “Early engagement ensures our customers receive the most effective range design, equipment and installation, delivering invaluable training capabilities now and into the future.”

Visit http://meggitttrainingsystems.com/IWA_Outdoor_Classics/e/1 to set an appointment or stop by Stand #6-138 in Hall 6 at Messe Nuremberg.

About Meggitt Training Systems

Meggitt Training Systems, makers of FATS® and Caswell technologies, a division of Meggitt PLC, is the leading supplier of integrated live fire and virtual weapons training systems, unmanned land and sea vehicles, aerial targets and electronic scoring systems. Over 13,000 Meggitt live fire ranges and 5,100 virtual systems are fielded internationally, providing judgmental, situational awareness and marksmanship training to the armed forces, law enforcement and security organizations.

Meggitt Training Systems employs more than 400 people at its headquarters in Atlanta and at facilities in Orlando, Canada, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, UAE, Australia and Singapore. It can deploy service personnel anywhere in the world for instructor training, system installation and maintenance.

About Meggitt PLC

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Meggitt PLC is an international group operating in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for its specialized extreme environment engineering, Meggitt is a world leader in aerospace, defense and energy. Meggitt employs nearly 11,000 people at over 40 manufacturing facilities and regional offices worldwide.

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Meggitt Training Systems
Michelle Henderson, +1-678-288-1090
Marketing Manager
michelle.henderson@meggitt.com
www.meggitttrainingsystems.com

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