Contract Win

30 April 2020

Meggitt Training Systems wins contract to design and equip large, multi-mission virtual and live-fire training complex in the Middle East

Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets, has been awarded a $78 million contract for the design and installation of a sophisticated, multi-mission, indoor and outdoor training facility in a Middle Eastern country, incorporating the latest virtual and live-fire equipment.

"As the global leader in virtual and live-fire small-arms training, Meggitt Training Systems is ideally suited to deliver this programme for the benefit of our customer and its forces," said Jeff Murphy, President of Meggitt Training Systems. "We are committed to delivering a world-class training experience across multiple domains and lifelike settings through the best solutions from Meggitt and our subcontractor partners."

"We are honoured to be chosen to lead development of this crucial national training asset," added Andrea Czop, Vice President of Strategy, Sales and Marketing for Training Systems. "This win validates our strategy of pairing our live-fire and virtual portfolio of products with a global presence, supporting our customers in the Middle East and elsewhere. Meggitt's enduring success in small-arms training is built on this unique combination of customer knowledge and expertise derived from decades of employee subject matter experts in military and law enforcement experience."

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Kathryn Moss

Group Director of Communications

Meggitt PLC

Tel: +44 (0) 7464 677987

Email: [email protected]

About Meggitt PLC

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, this international group operates in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for its specialised extreme environment engineering, Meggitt is a world leader in aerospace, defence and energy. Meggitt employs more than 12,000 people at over 40 manufacturing facilities and regional offices worldwide.

About Meggitt Training Systems

Meggitt Training Systems, makers of FATS® and Caswell technologies, is part of Meggitt PLC, and is the leading supplier of integrated live-fire and virtual weapons training systems. Over 15,000 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.