Chemring Group
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Chemring revenues £125.8m £99.1m £152.4m
Countermeasures Energetic Systems Sensors & Electronics
FY15 Revenues - £377.3m
FY15 Operating Profit - £34.4m
• Chemring specialises in the manufacture of high technology products for the aerospace, defence and security markets
• Employing nearly 3,000 people worldwide, and with production facilities in four countries, Chemring has customers in more
than fifty countries worldwide
• Three strategic product segments: Countermeasures, Sensors & Electronics, and Energetic Systems
• Diverse portfolio of products that deliver high reliability solutions to protect people, platforms, mission and information
against constantly changing threats
• Operating in niche markets and with strong investment in R&D, Chemring has the ability to rapidly react to urgent customer
needs
VISION: “To be the leading developer and producer of technologies to detect and counter radio frequency and network based threats, Improvised Explosive Devices, chemical and
biological agents and guided missiles.”
Organisation Chart
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Energetic Sub-systems
Chemring Group PLC
Operating Business Units
Chemring
Countermeasures UK
Chemring
Countermeasures USA
(Kilgore Flares)
Chemring
Countermeasures USA
(Alloy Surfaces)
Chemring Technology
Solutions (UK)
Roke (UK)
Chemring
Defence (UK)
Chemring
Energetic Devices (USA)
Chemring
Energetics (UK)
Energetic
Systems
Sensors
& Electronics Countermeasures
Military Pyrotechnics
Chemring Nobel (Norway) Chemring Sensors &
Electronic Systems (USA)
– NIITEK & Chemring
Detection Systems
Chemring
Prime Contracts (UK)
Chemring
Ordnance (USA)
3d-Radar (Norway)
Chemring Australia
Countermeasures
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Markets - 50% world market share
• Largest supplier of airborne decoy countermeasures to the US Department of Defense and the UK
Ministry of Defence
• Technology leader in spectral, special material and thrusted flares for fixed-wing and rotary-wing
aircraft
• Customers in 33 countries
Products - world leading capabilities
Air countermeasures
• Conventional and advanced flares – protection against heat-seeking and guided missiles
• Special material decoys – covert and pre-emptive infra-red decoys
• Chaff – protection against radar guided threats
Naval countermeasures
• Radio Frequency decoys – protect ships against radar-guided threats
• Infra-Red decoys – protect ships from infra-red guided threats
• Centurion naval decoy launcher – optimises the placement of naval decoys
F-22 flare suite
RF / IR Naval Countermeasures
Centurion Naval Launcher
CH-47 special material decoys
Maintain world lead in expendable decoys
• Exploit clear lead in conventional and advanced flares
• Build market leading position in naval launchers and decoys
Chemring Group is the global leader in the manufacture of countermeasures which are used to protect
aircraft and ships from the threat of heat-seeking and radar-guided missiles and tracking systems.
Sensors & Electronics
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Markets – Leading positions in mission critical niches
• Over 230 US Husky-Mounted Detection System (HMDS) fielded in theatre
• Leading US supplier of stand-off chemical detection (Joint Service Lightweight Standoff Chemical
Agent Detector - JSLSCAD) and biological agent detection (Joint Biological Point Detection System
- JBPDS)
• UK technical lead in electronic warfare and signals intelligence
• Contract R&D capability to UK Government agencies, including cyber security consultancy
• Advanced solutions and equipment for counter-IED and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
scenarios
Products - world leading capabilities
• Hand-portable, vehicle-mounted and networked detection systems
• Man-portable and vehicle-mounted Electronic Warfare systems and electronic surveillance
• Consultancy, training, solutions and managed services – network intelligence, data processing,
information assurance and cyber security
• Remote initiators, recoilless de-armers and lightweight disruptors for counter-IED/EOD
HMDS
Resolve EW system
Security systems - target tracking
IED defeat solutions Exploit world leading technologies
• Maintain lead in GPR and jamming technology
• Become market leader in IED detection and neutralisation, and chemical/biological threat
detection
Energetic Systems – Energetic Sub-Systems
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Market - sole source supply to NASA and Martin Baker
• Leading supplier of low shock satellite separation products and NASA Standard Initiators
• Largest supplier of pyromechanisms for aircraft egress systems
• Trusted supplier to key prime contractors including Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, MBDA and
ATK
Products - high quality, high reliability
• Missile ‘launch and fly’ - actuators, retention mechanisms, safe and arm units, motors and weapon
release cartridges
• Space and satellite launch - initiators, separation sub-systems, thrusters, actuators, CADs/PADs
• Ejection seat components and canopy cutting charges to Martin Baker
• High explosives and rocket motor compositions including HMX, RDX, NTO, NENA products and
insensitive munitions
• Rocket motor design and manufacture
Maintain leading niche positions
• Exploit trans-Atlantic footprint to promote US space qualified products
• Ensure position on next generation platforms for missile and space programmes
• Explore non-defence opportunities
Atlas rocket & boosters
Aircrew egress
Satellite separation nuts
Energetic Systems – Military Pyrotechnics
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Markets - NATO/Non-NATO balance
• Major supplier to US and UK
• Strong routes to market in the Middle East
Products - specialist rounds and products for niche applications
Ammunition
• 40mm grenades and mortar ammunition for infantry forces
Demolition and breaching systems
• Anti Personnel Obstacle Breaching Systems
• Sabrex shaped cutting charges
• Bangalore Torpedo breaching system
Pyrotechnic
• Smokes, signals and illumination rounds
• Advanced spectral pyrotechnic illumination and screening products
• Training rounds, launchers and simulators
• Security products - CS grenades, cartridges and stun grenades
Roll-out operational excellence
• Promote newly developed products
• Improve asset utilisation by winning major US build-to-print programmes
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Sensors & Electronics acquisitions
Strategy
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• Maintain world lead in Countermeasures
– Continuous operational improvement to capitalise on automated facilities
– Targeted investment in technology to meet emerging air and naval threats
– Maintain sole-source position on next-generation platforms
– Complete development of Centurion launcher
• Build a world leading technology base in Sensors & Electronics
– Continue to develop technologies for IED, chemical and biological threat
detection and evolve land electronic warfare products
– Win key US and NATO programmes
– Maintain and grow consultancy and contract R&D business
• Optimise leading niche positions in Energetic Systems
– Improve delivery performance to secure position on next-generation programmes
– Upgrade military and security pyrotechnics product range
Strategy
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• Improve operational performance
- Maintain tight control of corporate overhead
- Rationalise site footprint to match current requirements
- Better operational delivery by eliminating bottlenecks and improving
manufacturing capability
- Share best practice, within and across segments
• Manage the portfolio
- Disposal of European munitions businesses in 2014
- Small, targeted bolt-on acquisitions
- 3d-Radar acquired in 2014 – net consideration £1.4m
- Purchase of countermeasures assets from Wallop Defence
Systems announced November 2015, completion expected Q2
FY16 – initial consideration £2.5m
• Target growth markets
- Invest in new product development for home markets – US, UK and
Australia
- Ensure broader access into Middle East and Asia Pacific markets
- Target growing security and non-defence markets
Transition from short-cycle to long-term programmes
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Business Segment
Sensors & Electronics
Vehicle-mounted IED
detection
Chemical detection
Biological detection
Electronic Warfare
Countermeasures
Eurofighter Typhoon
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Energetic Systems
Patriot PAC-3 Missile
Martin-Baker ejector seats
2015 2020 2025 2010
JBPDS
HMDS POROR
NGCD JSLSCAD
UK MOD
Production IDIQ, upgrades
and exports
Production IDIQ
Production IDIQ
Global follow-on orders and
new product introduction
Sole qualified source for flares
Sole source for Electronic Safe
Arm Fuse (ESAF)
Sole qualified source for key
energetics
On-going R&D and International sales
Sole qualified source for new
flares
R&D
R&D
R&D JBTDS
HMDS IDIQ
Future growth programmes: January 2016 status
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• Key strategic wins on long-term US Programs of Record
Ground penetrating radar
Awarded sole source Engineering and Manufacturing Development (“EMD”) contract to
design next generation counter-IED Husky Mounted Detection System
Chemical detection
Down-selected on all three variants of the Next Generation Chemical Detection
(“NGCD”) development programme
Biological detection
Confirmed as sole source provider for the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System
(“JBTDS”)
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Sole qualified supplier of countermeasures for global F-35 fleet
Chemring Australia’s qualification as second source progressing well
Countermeasures - Capabilities
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Air Countermeasures
Advanced Countermeasures
Special Material Decoys
Naval Decoys
Naval Launcher
Countermeasures - Capabilities
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Air Countermeasures
Chemring’s comprehensive
product range is based on
proven threat driven solutions
to protect all types of air
platforms – fast-jets, transport
aircraft and helicopters.
Our products support the
challenges of modern air
missions and offer mission
specific capabilities including
day and night visual
covertness and tailored
spectral characteristics.
F-15 C-17
SH-60
Seahawk
Chemring supplies
conventional and
advanced flares for
most NATO
platforms
F-22
F-35
F-18
Typhoon
CH-47
Chinook
AC-130
Tornado
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Advanced Countermeasures
Chemring’s advanced
countermeasures are designed to
defeat the latest-generation guided
missiles, which can discriminate
between traditional flares and target
aircraft, by emulating flight
characteristics and infra-red spectral
emissions.
Our advanced countermeasures
protect both legacy and next
generation platforms, including F35
and Typhoon.
Spectral flare
Royal Navy Lynx
helicopter deploys
“cocktail” of spectral
and MTV flares
Typhoon
Chemring is
the sole
supplier for
Typhoon
flares
Thrusted flare
K7 thrusted 2” x 1” flare
protects F-16 and defeats
seeker by maintaining
similar flight profile to
target aircraft
Chemring is the sole
supplier for F-22 and
F-35 flares
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Growth drivers Case study: Next generation aircraft drive market growth
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- Build-up of operational stockpiles of 3,000 flares per aircraft, but only for 50% of the actual fleet
- Training and test consumption of 150 flares per in-service aircraft per year (10% of war stock)
- New flares more expensive than the flares they replace
- Decoy user base expands as retiring platforms are sold on to new NATO and growing economies
Chemring sole supplier of decoys:
- 55mm flare and spectral variant unique to
Typhoon
- Additional opportunity for BOL chaff & IR
- Potential export opportunities remain in
Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Denmark, Malaysia,
and Qatar
- Global fleet of c.800 platforms
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Chemring sole supplier of F-35 unique flares:
- Ultimate global fleet of c.3,000 platforms
F-35
Typhoon
Source: SIPRI, Global Military Balance, IHS Jane’s
F-35 Fleet
Typhoon
Fleet
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Special Material Decoys
Chemring’s Special Material Decoys
rapidly oxidise in air to generate an
Infra-Red signature to protect against
advanced heat-seeking air-to-air and
surface-to-air missile threats.
Used on multiple platforms including
fast-jets, helicopters and transport
aircraft.
Material is dispensed from
conventional cartridges, or a BOL
dispenser to provide a pre-emptive
solution to prevent missile lock-on
before launch.
Chinook CH-47
dispensing flares and
Special Material
Decoys BOL- Infra-red
cassette
Infra-red image of
BOL – IR pre-
emptive decoy M211 1”x1”
decoy cartridge
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Naval Decoys
Chemring is the world leader in the
provision of naval anti-ship missile
countermeasures or ‘soft kill’
expendables for protecting
warships.
It is the prime supplier of passive
radio frequency / infra-red decoys
to the Royal Navy, many NATO
and other navies throughout the
world.
Infra-red chaff fired from launchers on board Type 23 Frigate HMS Iron Duke
Type 45 Destroyer HMS Dauntless fitted with Chemring’s Naval decoys
130mm round firing
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Naval launcher
Chemring’s CENTURION launcher
is a twelve barrelled fully trainable
launcher that optimises decoy
placement, minimising the need for
ship manoeuvre, delivering rapid,
accurate and enhanced protection,
increasing survivability and
sustainment of naval platforms.
Centurion provides a major
improvement in ship borne EW
defensive capabilities and can also
address surface threats, torpedo
threats, and has the potential for
longer range offensive capability.
CENTURION delivers accurate
payload placement to maximise
decoy effectiveness
CENTURION can be configured with a
range of 130mm rounds, as well as
being adaptable to other calibres, to
suit mission profiles.
CENTURION can be
easily retro-fitted to a
broad number of platforms
as well as operating
autonomously on a range
of vessels.
Fixed
Launcher
CENTURION
Trainable
Launcher
Sensors and Electronics - Capabilities
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Force Protection
Chem Bio Detection
Innovation
Enterprise Security
Electronic Warfare
Sensors and Electronics - Capabilities
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Force Protection
Chemring’s CENTURION launcher
is a twelve barrelled fully trainable
launcher that optimises decoy
placement, minimising the need for
ship manoeuvre, delivering rapid,
accurate and enhanced protection,
increasing survivability and
sustainment of naval platforms.
Centurion provides a major
improvement in ship borne EW
defensive capabilities and can also
address surface threats, torpedo
threats, and has the potential for
longer range offensive capability.
HMDS vehicle-
mounted IED
detection
SOLO – individual
protection against
Radio Controlled-
IEDs
R-VISOR
autonomous mine
detection
SHARD –
handheld
reconfigurable
IED detection
Disruptors safely
neutralise IEDs,
protecting assets and
forensic evidence
3D Radar
GPR antenna arrays
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Growth drivers Case Study: HMDS counter-IED systems
development and market penetration
HMDS
• HMDS originally funded as urgent operational requirement in Iraq and Afghanistan for US
DoD
• Significant additional sales to ‘coalition’ forces – Canada, Australia, Spain, Italy, Turkey
• The system is transitioning to baseline capability through customer funded R&D. Potential
solution includes Roke developed detection technologies. 300 – 600 US systems 2017
onwards, plus exports
• Significant international demand remains
3d-Radar
• 3d-Radar acquired to provide complementary non-ITAR solutions
• Opportunities in Middle East are progressing positively
• 3d-Radar solutions marketed in adjacent markets. Applications include infrastructure, tunnel
detection and industrial survey
Hand-held and Robot
• HMDS technologies utilised in Groundshark hand-held detector
• Initial orders received, substantial opportunities in pipeline
• Small remotely operated vehicle-based system also developed
The HMDS is a combat
proven, high-performance
ground penetrating radar
(GPR) system providing rapid
detection of landmines and
other explosive devices
(IEDs)
Groundshark employs HMDS
technologies to provide latest
generation hand-held solution
for land mine and IED
detection Originally a single solution for a single customer, GPR capability has now transitioned to a
family of solutions
Sensors and Electronics - Capabilities
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Chem Bio Detection
Chemring is a leading provider and
systems integrator or advanced
point and stand-off chemical threat
detection systems and biological
agent detectors.
Chemring is participating in all
three initial R&D contracts for the
Next Generation Chemical
Detector Program of Record. JBPDS Automatic detection and
identification of airborne
biological agents
JUNO
Hand-held
chemical
detector
I-Collector
Low cost
biological
detection and
collection
PGR-1064
Explosives, narcotics,
chemical warfare agents,
and toxic chemical
detection
The ISCAD – passive
infra-red Chemical
detection system is
fitted in the Stryker
NBCRV
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Electronic Warfare
Chemring’s EW technology
detects, intercepts, locates and
disrupts enemy
communications on a tactical
and strategic level.
Chemring also provides
solutions to protect friendly
forces communication
networks.
Strategic signals
intelligence geolocation
and intercept
SAMPSON
Advanced processing
algorithms for the radar
fitted to Type 45
Destroyer HMS Daring
Locate-T
A mobile version of
LOCATE to extend
range and improve
accuracy
GPS jamming
protection
Tactical Electronic Warfare
system for radio Direction
Finding and interception
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Enterprise Security
Chemring provides
communications interception,
inspection, illegal content
tracking and network defence
capability.
Our solutions provide targeted
information to law enforcement
agencies for the detection,
prevention and prosecution of
serious crime and terrorism. We
also protect organisations from
the threat of cyber attack.
Passive content
inspection network
probe
Crypto network
design and device
management tool
Bio-inspired cyber security
solution for enterprise networks
SmartToken
Making commercial devices
suitable for government use
A turnkey suite of
modular products
for lawful intercept
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Innovation
Chemring is one of the UK’s
leading suppliers of innovative
solutions, product
development and contract
R&D.
With more than 400 patents,
Chemring continually invests
in technology, people and
research to rapidly solve
complex problems and
provide state-of-the-art
products that meet the needs
of customers worldwide.
Video capture and object tracking
Portable 3G
network
Altimeters for
UAVs and
target drones
SmartSwitch
Policy management for
Smartphones Autoland
A UAV Helicopter
performs an automatic
landing
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Aircrew Egress / Safety
Scot Communication
and Oxygen System
Tester (SCOT)
Joint Combined
Aircrew
Systems Tester
(JCAST)
Canopy cutting cords to
assist in canopy break-up
and removal
Chemring designs and manufactures
a range of safety systems used in
emergency situations including crew
egress.
These products are supported by
our safety testing equipment,
including communications and
oxygen supply testing.
Exclusive supplier to Martin
Baker, the world’s leading
manufacturer of ejection seats
Emergency
Egress Handles
Energetic Sub-Systems - Capabilities
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Space
Chemring is a leading space
component supplier, with a 55 year
heritage proven through space
programmes.
Chemring actuators, thrusters and
retractors are used on a number of
significant NASA and ESA
programmes including the Atlas,
Delta and Titan family of launch
vehicles, space exploration
vehicles and satellites.
Large thrusters are used
for booster rocket
separation, including the
Atlas launcher.
Over 200 high-reliability
Chemring products
contributed to the
successful landing of
NASA’s Curiosity rover
on Mars.
In collaboration with the
Gioconda consortium, Chemring
is supporting the UK MOD’s
miniaturised satellite research
project currently being
developed for space research.
Energetic Sub-Systems - Capabilities
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Missile Components
Chemring supplies a wide range of
high quality, high reliability, zero
maintenance components
supporting a number of missile,
bomb and torpedo programmes
across an international military
customer base.
Chemring also supplies rocket
motors, with a strong track record
in fuze and warhead design,
manufacture and integration.
US Tomahawk
long range
cruise missile
uses a number
of Chemring
products within
its launch
sequence
NLAW
disposable
anti-tank
weapon
Weapon Release Cartridges
2.75” Rocket
PAC-3 Surface
to Air missile
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Demolition
stores
Signalling,
screening &
illumination
40mm
grenades
Law
enforcement
and crowd
control
Mine &
obstacle
breaching
systems
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Signalling, screening
& illumination
Chemring has an extensive
portfolio of products that covers
illumination, signalling, search and
rescue, screening, training, law
enforcement and high energy
products.
Our screening and obscuring
products can be used for rapid and
highly effective concealment of
troops and equipment in the visual,
infra-red and laser wavelengths
during operations and training.
Illumination mortars
Screening smokes
Vehicle launched
grenades for
screening
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Law enforcement
Chemring manufactures a range
of non-lethal security products for
military and law enforcement
applications.
Products include:
- CS smoke pellets
- Baton rounds
- Rubber bursting CS grenades
- Vehicle launched grenades
- Stun grenades
Illumination mortars
CS and Stun
grenades 40mm baton round
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40mm grenades
Chemring manufactures low and
high velocity High Explosive and
High Explosive Dual Purpose
ammunition.
Chemring also produces a new
range of 40mm extended range
low velocity ammunition for
under-slung infantry rifle grenade
launchers.
Illumination mortars
Special Forces troops
using under-slung rifle
40mm grenade launcher Soldier carrying a bandolier
of 40mm High Explosive
grenades
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Mine & obstacle breaching systems
Chemring is the leading
manufacturer of man-portable
obstacle breaching systems for
quickly clearing safe
passageways through anti-
personnel minefields, IED threat
areas, multi-strand wire and
other obstacles.
Reusable, inert training versions
are also available.
APOBS is a self-contained, one-
shot, expendable linear
demolition charge which can be
transported and deployed by a
two person team
Advanced Performance
Bangalore Torpedo (AP
Bangalore) gives significant
improvement in performance
and is easier to carry and
use.
…and detonating. APOBS firing
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Demolition stores
Chemring has developed a
complete capability in demolition
stores to meet the needs of
military users for Explosive
Ordnance Disposal, field
engineering and demolition.
We provide a full range of
explosive products from initiation
systems to main charges, both
bulk explosive and cutting
charges.
C4 Mouldable Plastic Explosive
Sheet Explosive
Sabrex flexible
Linear cutting
charge
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Energetic Sub-systems
Chemring Group PLC
Operating Business Units
Chemring
Countermeasures UK
Chemring
Countermeasures USA
(Kilgore Flares)
Chemring
Countermeasures USA
(Alloy Surfaces)
Chemring Technology
Solutions (UK)
Roke (UK)
Chemring
Defence (UK)
Chemring
Energetic Devices (USA)
Chemring
Energetics (UK)
Energetic
Systems
Sensors
& Electronics Countermeasures
Military Pyrotechnics
Chemring Nobel (Norway) Chemring Sensors &
Electronic Systems (USA)
– NIITEK & Chemring
Detection Systems
Chemring
Prime Contracts (UK)
Chemring
Ordnance (USA)
3d-Radar (Norway)
Chemring Australia
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Chemring Countermeasures has world-leading decoy technology for air and naval
platforms
– Main UK supplier of decoy flares and chaff to protect military aircraft from electro optic,
infra-red and radio frequency guided missiles and has developed a range of tailored
spectral, thrusted and multi-shot flare and chaff products
– £30 million investment in fully automated production facility, able to provide a significant
increase in capacity to meet the high surge requirements during times of conflict
– Strong position in naval countermeasures
– Centurion naval launcher developed for perceived UK and world market need for trainable
launcher
– Licensed explosive site complying with all HSE requirements in accordance with UK
Legislation - The Explosive Regulations 2014
– Constant research and development requirement to maintain technology lead supported by
a dedicated R&D team and comprehensive environmental test facilities. The majority of
programs are funded by UK MoD combined with some PV programs to support export
customer requirements
– Customers are National Ministries of Defence including the UK, Germany, Italy, Norway,
Netherlands, Singapore and Saudi Arabia
Naval decoy deployment
Chemring Countermeasures Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
Number of employees: 347
Typhoon flare
Centurion launcher
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Chemring Australia Location: Lara, Victoria, Australia
Number of employees: 84
Chemring Australia manufactures flares and pyrotechnics, and distributes other
Group products for the Australian market
– $36 million investment in a state of the art automated countermeasures facility to
manufacture KC-38 and CM-118 flares.
– Ten-year supply agreement underpinning on-shore manufacturing capability
– Recently awarded a contract to become a qualified supplier of MJU-66/B flares for the
F35 Joint Strike Fighter for US and global market
– Manufactures a small range of military pyrotechnics and marine pyrotechnics
– Provides route to Australian market for other Group products
– Establishing electronic systems development and support capability
– Principal customer is Australia’s Department of Defence
F-18
P-3 Orion
ASCEND military smoke grenade
Marine hand-smoke
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Alloy Surfaces Location: Chester Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Number of employees: 213
HMDS
Infra-red view of BOL-IR
M211 Helicopter decoy
IR illumination device
SMD cloud in mixed
decoy “cocktail”
- Alloy Surfaces manufactures Special Material Decoys (SMDs)
- SMDs eject a cloud of patented pyrophoric metal “leaves” which heat up on
contact with air to create an infra-red (IR) area decoy
- SMD’s and new variants have spectral, kinematic and area decoy characteristics
likely to future-proof the technology against most foreseen IR threats
- BOL-IR deploys cassettes of Special Materials as a pre-emptive IR decoy
preventing guided missiles from locking-on to the aircraft before they are
launched
- Alloy Surfaces also offers SMD material as a covert hand thrown infra-red
signalling device for soldiers on the ground
- Customers are US Navy, Marine Corps Army and Air Force, with significant
exports to UK and Australia
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Kilgore Flares Location: Toone, Tennessee, USA
Number of employees: 505
F-35
Marine location
marker deployment
F-22
Kilgore Flares is a high volume manufacturer of traditional magnesium flares,
with a sole source position on US next generation fighters
– Products dominated by traditional high volume MTV flares, with growth from
advanced flares for new platforms (F-22 and F-35)
– Manufactures the standard US flares:
- M206 - a 1”x1” square flare for helicopters and the C-130
- MJU-7 – a 2” x 1 “ rectangular flare for the F-16
- MJU-10 – a 2.52 x 1” rectangular flare for the F-15
– New products include M212 spectral flare for helicopters
– Kilgore also manufactures air dropped marine location markers and flares
– Customers are US Navy, Marine Corps Army and Air Force, with significant
exports to UK and Australia
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Chemring Sensors & Electronic Systems
(CSES) Location: Dulles, Virginia, USA and Trondheim, Norway
Number of employees: 110
Sensors & Electronics
CSES (Dulles & Trondheim) manufactures the Husky Mounted Detection
System (HMDS), and now includes 3d-Radar’s civil and military products
- World lead in vehicle-based mine and IED detection based on Ground
Penetrating Radar sensor and advanced algorithm technology
- New hand-held detector ‘Groundshark’ well positioned for US requirement
- 3d-Radar acquired in 2014 to add civilian and exportable military products
- 3d-Radar customer base includes UK and French Ministries Of Defence, as
well as commercial road and rail inspection operations
- Current customers still dominated by the US Army, but exports now include
Canada, Australia Spain, Turkey and Italy
HMDS
Hand-held
3d-Radar road survey
3d-Radar military
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Chemring Sensors & Electronic Systems
(CSES)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Number of employees: 78
Sensors & Electronics
CSES (Charlotte) manufactures vehicle mounted and hand-held Chemical and
Biological detection systems
– Chemring Detection Systems acquired in 2011 to add chemical/biological
detection to complete the Force Protection detection portfolio
– Supplies the two main sensors for the US Stryker NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle
– JBPDS (biological) and JSLSCAD (remote chemical detection)
– Juno and PGR hand-held products developed for military, security and non-
military applications
– Main customer is US Chem / Bio PEO
HMDS
Hand-held Juno
JBPDS
JSLSCAD
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Chemring Technology Solutions
Location: Romsey, Hampshire, UK
Number of employees: 377
Sensors & Electronics
Chemring Technology Solutions is a recognised leader in contract R&D, and
manufactures a number of specialist detection and electronic warfare products
– Roke acquired in 2010 to add a world leading capability in IED detection and jamming, as
well as a self funded critical mass in electronics
– 60% of revenues in contract R&D
– First proprietary products are Resolve (man-portable EW), Locate (strategic Signals
Intelligence) and IED detectors
– New opportunities include: Smartlink deployable 3-G mobile base station; Smartswitch
mobile phone policy-on-the-device; Perception network protection; subsystems for UAVs
and a handful of non-defence opportunities
– Customers are UK Government Agencies (40%), and primes, including Lockheed Martin,
L-3 TRL, QinetiQ, Selex and Siemens
Resolve portable EW
Locate SIGINT
Smartlink deployable
base-station
Smartswitch policy-on-
device
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Chemring Energetic Devices
(Downers Grove)
Location: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Number of employees: 214 (total including Torrance)
Energetic Sub-Systems
Atlas rocket & boosters
JCAST
JASSM Lug
Retraction
Device
Aircraft ACES II Egress
components
Chemring Energetic Devices (Downers Grove) manufactures missile &
ammunition components and space thrusters and test equipment
– Scot acquired in 2008 to bring US footprint for ejection seat and missile
components complementing CEUK and adding new space market
– Manufactures pyrotechnic components for missiles, space launcher and aircrew
egress – also test equipment for aircrew life-support systems
– Customers are USAF, USN, Boeing, and FMS countries for aircraft DCA/PAD
egress safety; Raytheon and Lockheed Martin (Lug Retraction) for missile
components; NASA, Northrop Grumman and ULA for space thrusters, explosive
bolts and pyro-valves
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Chemring Energetic Devices
(Torrance)
Location: Torrance, California, USA
Number of employees: 214 (total including Downers Grove)
Energetic Sub-Systems
PAC-3 Missile
Explosive Bolts
Satellite separation nuts
Safe/arm device
Chemring Energetic Devices (Torrance) manufactures space initiators and
separation components and Safe / Arm system for the PAC-3 missile
– Hi-Shear acquired in 2009 to build clear lead in US space market with Scot, as
well as adding advanced missile safe / arm technology
– PAC-3 Electronic Safe/Arm Fuze is the largest single product line
– High margin business with scope to use Chemring European presence to expand
sales into lucrative European satellite market
– Sole-source for NASA Standard Initiator, and lead supplier of low shock satellite
separation devices
– Customers are Lockheed Martin (PAC-3 and space) Boeing, Harris and ULA
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Chemring Energetics UK
Location: Ardeer, Ayshire, UK
Number of employees: 296
Energetic Sub-Systems
CEUK manufactures propellants, rocket motors, explosives and
pyromechanisms for aircraft, missile and demolitions
- Nobel acquired in 2005, Leafield in 2006
- Strong position in aircrew egress through supply of propellants, cartridges and
rocket motors to Martin-Baker
- Supply of missile components and sub-systems including rocket motors for the
UK’s Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW) and 2.75” rockets
- UK MoD partnering agreement for high explosives and modern demolition stores
– Detonators, Bangalore Torpedo, Sabrex, and in future sheet and block
explosives
- Metron actuators are a growing non-defence business
- Customers are UK MoD, Martin-Baker, Saab, Thales and BAES
Ejection
Seat
NLAW Shoulder-launched
missile
Sabrex cutting
charges
Metron range of
actuators
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Chemring Nobel
Location: Saétre, Norway
Number of employees: 98
Energetic Sub-Systems
Chemring Nobel synthesises powdered base explosives for high performance
military and civil applications
– Acquired in 2007 to provide internal supply of HMX and RDX-based compositions
– Leader in high performance compositions for pressable, cast cure and melt pour
explosive manufacture
– Supplies high-quality materials with controlled powder morphology to optimise
performance with insensitivity
– Customers in the defence market are Nexter, ATK, Aerojet, Nammo, Diehl and
Rheinmetall Italy; in the commercial market Schlumberger and Dyno Nobel
High Explosive
Compositions
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Chemring Defence UK
Location: Draycott, Derbyshire, UK
Number of employees: 197
Energetic Systems – Military Pyrotechnics
Chemring manufactures pyrotechnic products, payloads and mine-breaching
systems for military and security users
– Mature market with very little product innovation
– Military products are flares, smokes, trip-flares, signalling cartridges and training
products
– Security products include CS grenades and cartridges and stun grenades
– Day/night distress signal for both military and non-military users
– Customers are UK MOD, Europe and Middle Eastern users
Conventional &
Compact Smoke
Vehicle Launched
Grenades
Day/night distress
smoke & flare
CS products
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Chemring Ordnance
Location: Perry, Florida, USA
Number of employees: 258
Energetic Systems – Military Pyrotechnics
Chemring Ordnance manufactures pyrotechnic training grenade fuzes, 40mm
ammunition and a mine-breaching system (APOBS)
– MEI acquired in 2008 to add US footprint to complement Chemring Defence in
signals, illumination & training, and to bring a range of 40mm grenade
ammunition and pyrotechnics: also includes Titan Dynamics’ training products,
and Mecar Inc.’s trading business
– Main current product is APOBS
– 40mm products and M228 practice grenade fuze will recover in future
– Significant business procuring non-NATO ammunition for US government
– Main customer is the US DoD
APOBS mine-field
breaching system
40mm grenade
40mm product range
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