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July 2013
Introduction to Chemring
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Chemring Group
FY13 Revenues - £472m
FY13 Operating Profit - £57m
Chemring revenues
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Countermeasures
£125m
Sensors & Electronics
£211m
Energetic Systems
£136m
Chemring specialises in the manufacture of high technology products for the aerospace, defence and security
markets
Employing more than 3,500 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.”
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Organisation Chart
Chemring Group
PLC
Operating Business Units
Countermeasures
Sensors
& Electronics
Chemring
Countermeasures UK
Chemring Technology
Solutions (UK)
Chemring
Countermeasures USA
Chemring Sensors &
Electronic Systems (USA)
Chemring
Australia
3d-Radar (Norway)
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Energetic
Systems
Chemring
Defence (UK)
Chemring
Energetic Devices (USA)
Chemring
Ordnance (USA)
Chemring
Energetics (UK)
Chemring
Prime Contracts (UK)
Chemring Nobel (Norway)
Military Pyrotechnics
Energetic Sub-systems
Countermeasures
F-22 flare suite
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.
Markets - 50% world market share
CH-47 special material decoys
• 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 35 countries
Products - world leading capabilities
Air countermeasures
• Conventional and advanced flares – protection against heat seeking and guided missiles
RF / IR Naval Countermeasures
• 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
Centurion Naval Launcher
Maintain world lead in expendable decoys
• Exploit clear lead in conventional and advanced flares
• Build market leading position in naval launchers and decoys
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Sensors & Electronics
HMDS
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
Resolve EW system
• 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
Security systems - target tracking
• 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
Exploit world leading technologies
IED defeat solutions
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Maintain lead in GPR and jamming technology
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Become market leader in IED, chemical/biological threat detection and IED neutralisation
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Energetic Sub-Systems
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
Atlas rocket & boosters
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
Aircrew egress
• 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
Satellite separation nuts
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Energetic Systems – Military Pyrotechnics
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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Global Footprint
11 facilities located across 4 countries
Europe
United States of America
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Chemring Countermeasures USA, Philadelphia & Tennessee
Chemring Energetic Devices, Illinois & California
Chemring Ordnance, Florida
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Chemring Countermeasures, UK
Chemring Technology Solutions, UK
Chemring Defence, UK
Chemring Energetics, UK & Norway
3d-Radar, Norway
Chemring Prime Contracts, UK
Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Virginia & N.Carolina
Australia
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Chemring Australia
Global Customer Base
FY13 revenue split 86:14 between NATO and Non-NATO customers
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FY13 £472 million (continuing) Global revenues by segment
US DoD is Chemring’s single largest customer
Countermeasures
26%
Chemring has extensive relationships with prime contractors
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BAE Systems
Boeing
General Dynamics
Raytheon
ATK
Energetic Systems
29%
20% UK
19%
Sensors &
Electronics
45%
48%
7% Europe (ex UK)
33%
34%
43%
59% USA
23%
26%
6% Middle East
54%
3%
20%
38%
59%
1% ROW
5%
28%
67%
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7% Asia Pacific
13%
14%
73%
Chemring timeline
Revenue
£/m
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Revenue profile
Electronics acquisitions
FY14 Consolidation & Refocus
• Sale of ammunition &
pyro businesses
• Reduced debt
• Strengthened balance
sheet
• Acquisition 3d-Radar
technology
700
600
Energetics acquisitions
500
Countermeasures
market growth
400
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2006
2007
2008
2009
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2011
2012
2013
Strategy
Chemring’s strategy is focused on its core competences and balances mature products with new
technologies, offering users entirely new capabilities which will gain a growing share of future
defence budgets.
Maintain world lead in expendable Countermeasures
• Exploit clear lead in conventional and advanced flares
• Build market leading position in naval launchers and decoys
Exploit world leading technologies in Sensors & Electronics
• Maintain lead in Ground Penetrating Radar and jamming technology
• Become market leader in IED, chemical/biological threat detection and IED neutralisation
Maintain leading niche positions In Energetic Systems
• 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
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Transitioning from short-cycle to long-term
programmes
Business Segment
Sensors & Electronics
Vehicle mounted IED detection
2010
2015
JSLSCAD
Biological detection
JBPDS
2025
HMDS POR
HMDS IDIQ
Chemical detection
Electronic Warfare
2020
NGCD
JBTDS
$1bn production and service
IDIQ, and exports
$1bn production IDIQ
$500m production IDIQ
Global follow-on orders
(Including Qatar, UAE & Spain)
UK MOD
Countermeasures
Eurofighter Typhoon
Sole qualified source for flares
F35 Joint Strike Fighter
Sole qualified source for flares
Energetic Systems
PAC-3 Missile
Sole qualified source for Electronic
Safe Arm Fuse (ESAF)
Sole qualified source for rocket
motors and key components
Martin-Baker Ejector Seats
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Our Capabilities
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Countermeasures - Capabilities
Air
Countermeasures
Advanced
Countermeasures
Naval Launcher
Special Material
Decoys
Naval Decoys
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Countermeasures - Capabilities
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.
CH-47
Chinook
Typhoon
Tornado
F-35
SH-60
Seahawk
Our products support the
challenges of modern air
missions and offer mission
specific capabilities including
day and night visual
covertness and tailored
spectral characteristics.
Chemring supplies
conventional and
advanced flares for
most NATO platforms
F-18
C-17
F-15
AC-130
AC-130 16
F-22
Countermeasures - Capabilities
Advanced Countermeasures
Chemring’s advanced
countermeasures are
designed to defeat latestgeneration guided missiles,
which can discriminate
between traditional flares
and target aircraft, by
emulating flight
characteristics and infra-red
spectral emissions.
Typhoon
Chemring is
the sole
supplier for
Typhoon
flares
Spectral flare
Royal Navy Lynx
helicopter deploys
“cocktail” of spectral
and MTV flares
Thrusted flare
K7 thrusted 2” x 1” flare
protects F-16 and
defeats seeker by
maintaining similar flight
profile to target aircraft
Our advanced
countermeasures protect
both legacy and next
generation platforms
including F35 and
Typhoon.
Chemring is the sole
supplier for F-22
and F-35 flares
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Half Year Results FY14
Growth Drivers Case study: Next generation aircraft
drive market growth
Global aircraft fleet
1,600
F-35
Aircraft Delivered
1,400
F-35
1,200
Chemring sole supplier of all three flares:
MJU-68 & 69 – unique to F-35
MJU-64 Special Material Decoy
Global fleet of c.3000 platforms
1,000
800
Typhoon
600
400
Typhoon
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2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
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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, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Malaysia, Peru, Poland and Qatar.
Global fleet of c.800 platforms
Build-up of operational stockpiles of 500 – 1000 flares per aircraft delivered
Training and test consumption of 10-50 flares per in-service aircraft per year
New flares much more expensive than the flares they replace (c.$500 / flare)
Decoy user base expands as retiring platforms are sold on to new NATO and growing economies
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Source: SIPRI, Global Military Balance, IHS Janes
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Countermeasures - Capabilities
Special Material Decoys
Chemring’s Special Material
Decoys rapidly oxidise in air to
generate an Infra-Red signature
to protect against advanced heatseeking air-to-air and surface-toair missile threats.
BOL- Infra-red
cassette
Chinook CH-47
dispensing flares and
Special Material
Decoys
Used on multiple platforms
including fast-jets, helicopters
and transport aircraft.
Material is dispensed from
conventional cartridges, or a BOL
dispencer to provide a preemptive solution to prevent
missile lock-on before launch.
M211 1”x1”
decoy cartridge
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Infra-red image of
BOL – IR preemptive decoy
Countermeasures - Capabilities
Naval Decoys
Chemring is the world
leader in the provision of
naval anti-ship missile
countermeasures or ‘soft
kill’ expendables for
protecting warships.
Type 45
Destroyer
HMS
Dauntless
fitted with
Chemring’s
Naval
decoys
It is the prime supplier of
passive Radio Frequency /
Infra Red decoys to the
Royal Navy, many NATO
and other navies throughout
the world.
130mm round
firing
Infra-red chaff fired from launchers
on board HMS Iron Duke
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Countermeasures - Capabilities
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 delivers accurate
payload placement to
maximise decoy effectiveness
Fixed
Launcher
CENTURION can be
easily retro-fitted to a
broad number of
platforms as well as
operating autonomously
on a range of vessels.
CENTURION can be configured
with a range of 130mm rounds, as
well as being adaptable to other
calibres, to suit mission profiles.
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.
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CENTURION
Trainable
Launcher
Sensors & Electronics - Capabilities
Force
Protection
Chem Bio
Detection
Innovation
Electronic
Warfare
Enterprise
Security
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Sensors & Electronics - Capabilities
Force Protection
Chemring is the world
leader in IED detection,
based on its highly
successful HMDS ground
penetrating radar system.
SOLO – individual
protection against
Radio ControlledIEDs
HMDS vehiclemounted IED
detection
R-VISOR
autonomous
mine detection
Chemring also offers a
range of robot mounted and
handheld products to find
buried mines and IEDs, and
is a leading developer of
advanced jamming
technologies to defeat
radio-controlled IEDs.
Disruptors
safely
neutralise
IEDs,
protecting
assets and
forensic
evidence
3D Radar
GPR antenna arrays
SHARD –
handheld
reconfigurable
IED detection
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Growth Drivers Case Study: HMDS Program of Record
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Originally funded to satisfy an urgent operational
requirement in Iraq and Afghanistan, over 230 systems
were in use with US, Canadian, Australian, and Spanish
militaries.
Recognised as a critical requirement in the protection of
troops, the system is now in the process of transitioning
through a customer funded R&D phase before becoming
a baseline item in the US Department of Defense budget
(a Program of Record).
Reduced demand from the US DoD during this R&D
phase will be off-set by International sales, most recently
Turkey.
Over 600 systems are expected to be delivered to the US
DoD with full rate production commencing in FY17.
This secures the position of the HMDS as an enduring
capability for the US military over the next ten to fifteen
years.
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The Husky Mounted Detection
System (HMDS) is a combat
proven, high-performance
ground penetrating radar (GPR)
system providing rapid detection
of landmines and other
explosive devices (IEDs)
Sensors & Electronics - Capabilities
I-Collector
Low cost
biological
detection and
collection
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.
JUNO
Hand-held
chemical
detector
PGR-1064
Explosives, narcotics,
chemical warfare agents, and
toxic chemical detection
JBPDS Automatic detection
and identification of airborne
biological agents
The ISCAD – passive
infra-red Chemical
detection system is fitted
in the Stryker NBCRV
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Sensors & Electronics - Capabilities
GPS jamming
protection
Electronic Warfare
Chemring’s EW
technology detects,
intercepts, locates and
disrupts enemy
communications on a
tactical and strategic
level.
Tactical Electronic Warfare
system for radio Direction
Finding and interception
Strategic signals
intelligence geolocation
and intercept
Chemring also provides
solutions to protect
friendly forces
communication
networks.
Locate-T
A mobile version of
LOCATE to extend
range and improve
accuracy
SAMPSON
Advanced
processing
algorithms for the
radar fitted to Type
45 Destroyer
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Sensors & Electronics - Capabilities
Passive content
inspection network
probe
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.
A turnkey suite
of modular
products for
lawful intercept
Crypto network
design and
device
management
tool
Bio-inspired cyber security
solution for enterprise
networks
SmartToken
Making commercial
devices suitable for
government use
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Sensors & Electronics - Capabilities
Innovation
Chemring is one of the UK’s
leading suppliers of
innovative solutions, product
development and contract
R&D.
Altimeters for
UAVs and
target drones
Video capture
and object
tracking
SmartSwitch
Policy management
for Smartphones
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.
Autoland
A UAV Helicopter
performs an automatic
landing
Portable 3G
network
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Energetic Sub-Systems - Capabilities
Aircrew
egress /
safety
Missile
Components
Space
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Energetic Sub-Systems - Capabilities
Canopy cutting cords to
assist in canopy breakup and removal
Aircrew Egress / Safety
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.
Scot Communication
and Oxygen System
Tester (SCOT)
Emergency Egress
Handles
Exclusive supplier to Martin
Baker, the world’s leading
manufacturer of ejection
seats
Joint Combined Aircrew
Systems Tester (JCAST)
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Energetic Sub-Systems - Capabilities
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.
Over 200 highreliability Chemring
products contributed to
the successful landing
of NASA’s Curiosity
rover on Mars.
Large thrusters are
used for booster rocket
separation, including
the Atlas launcher.
In collaboration with the
Gioconda consortium,
Chemring is supporting the
UK MOD’s miniaturised
satellite research project
currently being developed for
space research.
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Energetic Sub-Systems - Capabilities
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.
US Tomahawk
long range
cruise missile
uses a number
of Chemring
products within
its launch
sequence
PAC-3
Surface to Air
missile
2.75” Rocket
Chemring also supplies rocket
motors, with a strong track
record in fuze and warhead
design, manufacture and
integration.
Weapon Release Cartridges
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NLAW
disposable
anti-tank
weapon
Military Pyrotechnics - Capabilities
Signalling,
screening &
illumination
Law
enforcement
and crowd
control
Demolition
stores
Mine &
obstacle
breaching
systems
40mm
grenades
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Military Pyrotechnics - Capabilities
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, infrared and laser wavelengths
during operations and
training.
Illumination mortars
Screening smokes
Vehicle launched
grenades for
screening
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Military Pyrotechnics - Capabilities
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
CS and Stun
grenades
40mm baton round
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Military Pyrotechnics - Capabilities
40mm grenades
Chemring manufactures low
and high velocity High
Explosive and High
Explosive Dual Purpose
ammunition.
Special Forces troops
using under-slung rifle
40mm grenade launcher
Chemring also produces a
new range of 40mm
extended range low velocity
ammunition for under-slung
infantry rifle grenade
launchers.
Soldier carrying a
bandolier of 40mm High
Explosive grenades
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Military Pyrotechnics - Capabilities
Mine & obstacle breaching systems
Chemring is the leading
manufacturer of manportable Obstacle
Breaching Systems for
quickly clearing safe
passageways through antipersonnel minefields, IED
threat areas, multi-strand
wire and other obstacles.
APOBS is a self-contained,
one-shot, expendable linear
demolition charge which can
be transported and deployed
by a two person team
Reusable, inert training
versions are also available.
APOBS firing
Advanced Performance
Bangalore Torpedo (AP
Bangalore) gives
significant improvement in
performance and is easier
to carry and use .
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Military Pyrotechnics - Capabilities
Demolition stores
Sheet Explosive
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.
Sabrex flexible linear
cutting charge
C4 Mouldable Plastic Explosive
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Our Businesses
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Organisation Chart
Chemring Group
PLC
Operating Business Units
Countermeasures
Sensors
& Electronics
Chemring
Countermeasures UK
Chemring Technology
Solutions (UK)
Chemring
Countermeasures USA
Chemring Sensors &
Electronic Systems (USA)
Chemring
Australia
3d-Radar (Norway)
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Energetic
Systems
Chemring
Defence (UK)
Chemring
Energetic Devices (USA)
Chemring
Ordnance (USA)
Chemring
Energetics (UK)
Chemring
Prime Contracts (UK)
Chemring Nobel (Norway)
Military Pyrotechnics
Energetic Sub-systems
Countermeasures
Chemring Countermeasures
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
Number of employees: 270
Chemring Countermeasures has world-leading decoy technology for air and
naval platforms
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Main UK supplier of decoy flares and chaff to protect military aircraft from Electro Optic, Infrared and Radio Frequency guided missiles and has developed a range of tailored spectral,
thrusted and multi-shot flare and chaff products
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£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.
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Strong position in naval countermeasures
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Centurion naval launcher developed for perceived UK and world market need for trainable
launcher
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Licensed explosive site complying with all HSE requirements in accordance with UK Legislation
- The Explosive Regulations 2014
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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
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Customers are National Ministries of Defence including the UK, Germany, Italy, Norway,
Holland, Singapore and Saudi Arabia
Typhoon flare
Naval decoy deployment
Centurion launcher
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Countermeasures
Chemring Australia
F-18
Location: Lara, Victoria, Australia
Number of employees: 90
Chemring Australia manufactures flares and pyrotechnics, and
distributes other Group products for the Australian market
P-3 Orion
ASCEND military
smoke grenade
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$36 million investment in a state of the art automated countermeasures facility to
manufacture KC-38 and CM-118 flares.
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Ten-year supply agreement underpinning on-shore manufacturing capability
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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
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Manufactures a small range of military pyrotechnics and marine pyrotechnics
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Provides route to Australian market for other Group products
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Establishing electronic systems development and support capability
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Principal Customer is Australia’s Department of Defence
Disruptor
Marine hand-smoke
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Countermeasures
SMD cloud in mixed
decoy “cocktail”
Alloy Surfaces
HMDS
Location: Chester Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Number of employees: 105
Alloy Surfaces manufactures Special Material Decoys (SMDs)
Infra-red view of
BOL-IR
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SMDs eject a cloud of patented pyrophoric metal “leaves” which heat up on contact
with air to create an infra-red (IR) area decoy
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SMD’s and new variants have spectral, kinematic and area decoy characteristics
likely to future-proof the technology against most foreseen IR threats
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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
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Alloy Surfaces also offers SMD material as a covert hand thrown infra-red signalling
device for soldiers on the ground
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Customers are US Navy, Army and Air Force, with significant exports to UK and
Australia
M211 Helicopter decoy
IR illumination device
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Countermeasures
Kilgore Flares
F-22
Location: Toone, Tennessee, USA
Number of employees: 460
Kilgore Flares is a high volume manufacturer of traditional magnesium flares,
with a sole source position on US next generation fighters
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F-35
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
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New products include M212 spectral flare for helicopters
Kilgore also manufactures air dropped marine location markers and flares
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Customers are mainly the US Air Force, Army and Navy
Marine location
marker deployment
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Sensors & Electronics
Chemring Sensors & Electronic Systems
(CSES)
HMDS
Location: Dulles, Virginia, USA
Number of employees: 145
Hand-held
CSES (Dulles & Trondheim) manufactures the Husky Mounted Detection
System (HMDS), and now includes 3d-Radar’s civil and military products
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World lead in vehicle-based mine and IED detection based on Ground Penetrating Radar
sensor and advanced algorithm technology
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New hand-held detector ‘Groundshark’ well positioned for US requirement
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3d-Radar acquired in 2014 to add civilian and exportable military products
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3d-Radar customer base includes UK and French ministries of defence, as well as
commercial road and rail inspection operations
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Current customers still dominated by the US Army, but exports now include Canada,
Australia Spain, Turkey and Italy
3d-Radar road survey
JBPDS
Thor III – CREW manpack
JSLSCAD
3d-Radar military
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Sensors & Electronics
Chemring Sensors & Electronic Systems
(CSES)
HMDS
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Number of employees: 80
CSES (Charlotte) manufactures vehicle mounted and hand-held Chemical and
Biological detection systems
Hand-held Juno
JBPDS
Thor III – CREW manpack
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Chemring Detection Systems acquired in 2011 to add Chem / Bio detection to complete the
Force Protection detection portfolio
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Supplies the two main sensors for the US Stryker NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle – JBPDS (Bio)
and JSLSCAD (remote chemical detection)
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Juno and PGR hand-held products developed for military, security and non-military applications
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Main customer is US Chem / Bio PEO
JSLSCAD
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Sensors & Electronics
C-HAWK
Chemring Technology Solutions
Resolve portable EW
JBPDS
Locate SIGINT
Location: Romsey, Hampshire, UK
Number of employees: 410
Chemring Technology Solutions is a recognised leader in contract R&D,
and manufactures a number of specialist detection and electronic warfare
products
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Smartlink deployable
base-station
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Roke acquired in 2010 to add a world leading capability in IED detection and jamming , as
well 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
Smartswitch policy-ondevice
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Energetic Sub-Systems
Chemring Energetic Devices
(Downers Grove)
Atlas rocket & boosters
Location: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Number of employees: 90
Chemring Energetic Devices (Downers Grove) manufactures missile &
ammunition components and space thrusters and test equipment
Aircraft ACES II Egress
components
JASSM Lug
Retraction
Device
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Scot acquired in 2008 to bring US footprint for ejection seat and missile components
complementing CEUK and adding new space market
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Manufactures pyrotechnic components for missiles, space launcher and aircrew egress –
also test equipment for aircrew life-support systems
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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
JCAST
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Energetic Sub-Systems
Chemring Energetic Devices
(Torrance)
PAC-3 Missile
Location: Torrance, California, USA
Number of employees: 130
Chemring Energetic Devices (Torrance) manufactures space initiators and
separation components and Safe / Arm system for the PAC-3 missile
Safe/arm device
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Hi-Shear acquired in 2009 to build clear lead in US space market with Scot, as well as adding
advanced missile safe / arm technology
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PAC-3 Electronic Safe/Arm Fuze is the largest single product line
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High margin business with scope to use Chemring European presence to expand sales into
lucrative European satellite market
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Sole-source for NASA Standard Initiator, and lead supplier of low shock satellite separation
devices
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Customers are Lockheed Martin (PAC-3 and space) Boeing, Harris and ULA
Satellite separation nuts
Explosive
Disruptor
Bolts
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Energetic Sub-Systems
Ejection
Seat
Chemring Energetics UK
Location: Ardeer, Scotland, UK
Number of employees: 310
CEUK manufactures propellants, rocket motors, explosives and
pyromechanisms for aircraft, missile and demolitions
NLAW Shoulderlaunched missile
Sabrex cutting
charges
Metron range of
actuators
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Nobel acquired in 2005, Leafield in 2006
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Strong position in aircrew egress through supply of propellants, cartridges and rocket motors
to Martin-Baker
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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
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Metron actuators are a growing non-defence business
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Customers are UK MoD, Martin-Baker, Saab, Thales and BAES
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Energetic Sub-Systems
Chemring Nobel
Location: Saetre, Norway
Number of employees: 95
High Explosive
Compositions
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
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Energetic Systems – Military Pyrotechnics
Vehicle Launched
Grenades
Chemring Defence UK
Location: Draycott, Derbyshire, UK
Number of employees: 220
Chemring manufactures pyrotechnic products, payloads and minebreaching systems for military and security users
Conventional &
Compact Smoke
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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 (via Drew Marine)
Customers are UK MoD, Europe and Middle Eastern users
CS products
Day/night distress
smoke & flare
Disruptor
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Energetic Systems – Military Pyrotechnics
Chemring Ordnance
Location: Perry, Florida, USA
Number of employees: 290
40mm grenade
Chemring Ordnance manufactures pyrotechnic training grenade fuzes,
40mm ammunition and a mine-breaching system (APOBS)
APOBS mine-field
breaching system
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MEI acquired in 2008 to add US footprint to complement CD in signals, illumination &
training, and to bring range of 40mm grenade ammunition and pyrotechnics: also
includes Titan Dynamics’ training products, and Mecar Inc.’s trading business
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Main current product is APOBS
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40mm products and M228 practice grenade fuze will recover in future
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Significant business procuring non-NATO ammunition for US government
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Main customer is the US DoD
40mm product range
Disruptor
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