History

Caswell International opens for business; invents world’s first target retrieval system.

Caswell invents the world’s first bullet trap.

Caswell develops the world’s first shoot/no-shoot situational training and friend-or-foe range training.

Caswell expands into both the U.S. and foreign military markets, providing equipment for indoor and outdoor shooting ranges.

Firearms Training Systems (fats®) is established in Atlanta, Georgia. fats® is the first company in the world to produce interactive firearms training simulations for law enforcement and military markets.

fats® produces the world’s first stand-alone firearm that interacts with a video scenario.

fats® second generation with video branching is introduced with multiple scenario outcomes based on the trainees’ actions.

Caswell develops and patents the GranTrap^TM, the world’s first rubber bullet trap.

fats® introduces the world’s first virtual lanes marksmanship with after-action review.

fats® introduces the world’s first Indirect Fire Trainer (IFT) and the indoor simulated mortar.

fats® introduces MPEG digital video for multiple branching within one scenario. Fortune Magazine lists fats® as “A Company to Watch.”

fats® introduces BlueFire^®, the world’s first wireless weapon simulator.

Meggitt PLC acquires Firearms Training Systems (fats®) and combines the fats®/Caswell brands to form Meggitt Training Systems.

Meggitt wins US Army and US Marine Corps small-arms training contracts, awarded Program of Record.

The fats® 100LE is introduced – developed for the military but customized for law enforcement training.

fats® 100 MIL is launched with multiple simulations and training modes for armed forces. fats® 100P is launched, providing portable, virtual de-escalation of force training.

Debut of the fats® 300 and fats® 180 multi-screen systems for immersive 3D markmanship, judgmental and collective training.

Pine Island Capital Partners acquires Meggitt Training Systems and debuts the new company, InVeris Training Solutions.