Bayern-Chemie Gesellschaft für flugchemische Antriebe mbH
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BAYERN-CHEMIE Gesellschaft für flugchemische Antriebe mbH

  • 1955 MBB: Development and production of extruded double base grains
  • 1959 MBB: Development and production (since 1963) of composite propellant grains
  • 1969 Foundation of BAYERN-CHEMIE by merging the propellant activities of WASAG-Chemie AG and the propulsion activities of MBB GmbH
  • 1981 Take-over of WASAG share by MBB (? DaimlerChrysler Aerospace ? now EADS)
  • 1981 First Ramjet flight test with solid propellant ducted rocket
  • 1987 Expansion composite production for PATRIOT rocket motor
  • 1987 Development of the ALARM missile rocket motor
  • 1992 Automotive products separated from BAYERN-CHEMIE and TEMIC, Bayern-Chemie Airbag GmbH founded
  • 1994 Merging of the propulsion activities Thomson Brandt Armements -Thomson CSF (F) and Bayern-Chemie (D) as BAYERN-CHEMIE / PROTAC
  • 2000 Development of the METEOR Propulsion Sub System
  • 2008 Sale of PROTAC and integration of BAYERN-CHEMIE as 100% subsidiary of MBDA Deutschland (LFK Lenkflugkörpersysteme GmbH)