Parker Meggitt

Parker Meggitt Defense Systems Division makes equipment for military and defence customers. The division designs, builds, links together and supports a range of products. These include cooling systems, fans and pumps, ammunition handling systems, weapon scoring systems, sensors and towed targets.

Thermal management is one main area. Electronics on military aircraft and vehicles make a lot of heat. The division builds fans, pumps and compressors to cool them. These are made to work in extreme heat and cold. The fan types include vaneaxial, mixed flow and centrifugal. The pumps range from gerotor to centrifugal types. The designs aim for low weight and high performance.

Ammunition handling is another area. The division makes automatic systems that move and feed ammunition. The company says many of its systems can move 300,000 rounds before they need any maintenance. It says that is about four years of normal mission use.

The division also makes weapon scoring systems for training in the air, on land and at sea. These systems find and track projectiles of any size. The company states that it has led this market for over 35 years.

Towed targets are a further specialty. These are targets pulled behind an aircraft so crews can train with live fire. The division offers towed and glide target systems for surface to air and air to air needs. It also makes reeling machines, which wind the tow line in and out, and related telemetry equipment.

The sensor range covers accelerometers, vibration sensors and dynamic pressure sensors. Accelerometers measure how a part shakes or moves. They are used in vibration and engine monitoring systems, from helicopter health monitoring to modern turbofan engines. Some of the sensors work at very high temperatures.

Parker Meggitt Defense Systems Division is part of an international engineering company serving the aerospace, defence and energy markets. The website lists its product areas, an aftermarket support contact and a general information contact. Visitors can also find the business development team there.