Avibras

Infobox_Company
company_name = Avibras Indústria Aeroespacial S/A
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = -
foundation = 1961
location = São José dos Campos, Brazil
key_people = -
industry = Defense
products = Aircraft defense systems
Artillery
Missiles
Armoured vehicles
Transportation equipment
Automotive painting
Explosives
revenue = -
num_employees = 600 (Sept. 2008)
homepage = [http://www.avibras.com/ www.avibras.com]

Avibras Indústria Aeroespacial is a diversified Brazilian company which designs, develops and manufactures defense products and services. Its range of products encompasses artillery and aircraft defense systems, rockets and missiles. Examples of those products are air-to-ground and surface-to-surface weapon systems, including artillery saturation rocket systems; 70 mm air-to-ground systems and fiber optic multi-purpose guided missiles.It makes armoured vehicles as well.

Avibras also manufactures civilian transportation - through a division called "Tectran", telecommunication equipment, electronic industrial equipment ("Powertronics"), automotive painting and explosives.

It is based in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

Main Products

In Production

* Astros II MLRS, the best multiple rocket launcher so far. US and Russia are projecting MRLS with better technologies than Astros II.
* Astros Hawk, the ASTROS HAWK is designed to support light forces through the use of high mobility launcher-vehicles and a variety of ammunitions. The ammunitions are compatible with the ASTROS II System. The system can place a high volume of fire in a very short period of time, at ranges up to 12km.
* SBAT-70, based on its extensive experience with the SBAT 70 (Air-to-Ground Brazilian System) AVIBRAS developed ans started to produce and export to its clients the mos advanced 70mm rocket system, the SKYFIRE, a high performance air-to-ground rocket system for employment in any type of combat aircraft or helicopter.
* EDT-FILA, state-of-the-art anti-aircraft defense fire control equipment, to detect aircrafts and missiles at low altitude, directing the fire of anti-aircraft guns and missiles.
* AV-SS 12/36, a light multiple rocket launcher. It can fire rockets with weight up to 6kg, and range up to 12km.

Under Development
* AVMT-300, a GPS and/or laser-guided missile, its range is up to 300km. There is no support from the brazilian government about this prioject.
* FOG-MPM, in testing stage, the new generation FOG-MPM (Fiber Optics Guided Multi Purpose Missile), uses fiber optics to permit the operator, from a non line of sight of the enemy, to guide the missile to the acquisition and desctruction of the target. The use of fiber optics for guidance also makes the missile immune to enemy ECM (Electronic Counter Measures). With the present range of up to 20 kilometers, and a possibility to be further extended to over 100 kilometers, the FOG-MPM may also to be employed as an additional ammunition for the ASTROS II System. Today its employment is against tanks, helicopters and fortifications.

External links

* [http://www.avibras.com.br Avibras homepage]