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Australia Awards Meggitt Training Systems $1.5 Million Contract For Mortar Simulators

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

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Meggitt Trainings Systems won an Australian Defence Force’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group contract for $1.5 million in mortar simulators, the company said Wednesday.Under the contract terms, Meggitt will manufacture, install, maintain, and operate additional 81mm simulated mortars at several locations to support Regular Army Infantry Battalions and Army Reserve Light Batteries.These simulated mortars are used to train and test mortar men, command post operators, fire controllers, and commanders in duties regarding mortar operations, tactics, techniques, and procedures.“Meggitt continues to…

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