Bayern-Chemie Gesellschaft für flugchemische Antriebe mbH

History

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)