Meggitt staff is onsite to discuss infantry and armored target system solutions to support both skills qualifications training and more complex unit collective training. Meggitt’s indoor range equipment is also on display, including the XWT GEN3 wireless target retrieval system with touchscreen range control.
“IDEX is an important show for Meggitt. With a full-time dedicated team in Abu Dhabi, we are able to successfully address the region’s unique training requirements. Early engagement ensures our customers receive the most effective range design, equipment and installation, delivering valuable training capabilities now and into the future,” said Jonathan Read, Vice President, Live Fire Systems at Meggitt Training Systems.
With more than 75,000 live-fire target systems installed on 122 military bases around the world, Meggitt Training Systems is the only manufacturer of both live fire and virtual training systems, providing a dedicated team for design and on-site installation.
Moreover, virtual marksmanship and judgmental training systems like Meggitt’s FATS® M100 and BlueFire® wireless weaponry remain in demand throughout the Middle East, the region has seen an increase in requests for indoor and outdoor live fire range designs and systems.
“We are seeing a growing training trend throughout the Middle East. Meggitt’s multi-role, live fire ranges provide greater training flexibility for a variety of defense and security organizations. Our indoor and outdoor ranges offer varying distances for shooting; tactical ranges and shoot houses for special security forces; and drive-on ranges for VIP protection-type exercises,” said Frank Socolow, Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa.
Meggitt Training Systems is the leading supplier of integrated live fire and simulation weapons training systems supporting military, defense and security forces, federal and international law enforcement agencies, large metropolitan training academies, thousands of police departments, ammunition and firearms manufacturers and commercial shooting range owners.
Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia (USA) in a 235,000 square foot facility, Meggitt Training Systems employs over 400 people at facilities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
