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History

The CR Almeida Group, founded in 1958, has a net worth estimated at US$ 9.4 billion with 30 companies

operating in the heavy constructions, intermodal logistics assets, highway concessions, explosives,

chemical products and defence systems.

The defence branch started, in 1961, with the acquisition of the explosives factory, Britanite, followed by

the incorporation of the Brazilian plants of North American DuPont (1986) and IRECO Inc. (1993), the

largest explosive manufacturer at that time.

Within the following years, Britanite relocated and enlarged its facilities, holding, within a plot of 2,200,000

m2, in Quatro Barras, near Curitiba, capital of Parana State, its administration and the departments of

engineering, development, manufacturing, explosive storage and loading.

The Company holds a portfolio of recognised trusted brands and is the

leading supplier of explosives, detonation accessories and solutions for rock

blasting, in South America. In 2008, Britanite entered the production of

ammonium, sodium and potassium perchlorates.

Today, the defence branch of CR Almeida Group, named AEQ–Aerospace,

Chemical & Defence, develops state-of-the-art defence systems, to the

Land, Navy and Air Forces of the Brazilian and friendly nations, and is

the supplier of explosive weapons and MIL standard propellants to the

Aerospace and Defence Industries in Latin and North America, Asia, Africa

and Europe.

SMKBGuided

Smart Bomb

MK General

Purpose Bombs

PF Fragmentation

Bombs

BPEBPenetration

Bombs

BEX11 / BDU-33Practice Bombs

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Products Line

M904 - M905Fuzes for General Purpose Bombs

RocketsSBAT-7070mm HP

WarheadsPractice, Antitank,

Anti-Personnel

Practice Grenades

Ammonium Perchlorate

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Respect towards the environment and the care with the safety of all its employees, clients and the community is priority for IBQ.

Quality excellence of IBQ products and services is also assured by its strict Quality Management System, based on the requirements of the ISO 9001 standard and RBQA 2110.

IBQ’s Quality Control is present since the analysis of the raw materials used during manufacturing.

By relying on modern laboratories, the production undergoes tests, inspections and tests that assure the client the high technical level of everything that is supplied.

Quality

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Recent conflicts highlight a significant concern about the efficiency of accurate

bombing combined with extended launching ranges.

In response to this demand, AEQ offers the SMKB Smart Guided Weapon System, for air-to-ground warfare,

operating under encrypted wireless data transfer, all-weather conditions and accurate guidance, at a range of up

to 24 km, for lower exposure to enemy fire.

The SMKB weapon employs inertial guidance system (INS) aided by Global Positioning System (GPS) and inter-

operating with the Galileo and GLONASS global navigation systems guiding modular bombs, as the 500 pounds

MK-82 and 1,000 pounds MK-83, also produced by AEQ.

SMKB-82 - Guided Smart Bomb Wireless System

Its guidance system does not suffer the interference of dust, sandstorm, dirt,

smoke, fog, rain, snow or cloud, making it ideal for a variety of environments and applications, including: close

air support, interdiction, offensive counter air, suppression of enemy air defence, naval anti-surface warfare and

mobile or fixed targets.

Wireless CommunicationThe SMKB weapon receives its mission data and can

change its operating modes, download and upload

its firmware and execute built-in tests, via wireless

communication.

Advantages of the SMKB system:• No electrical connection, subsequently easier operation in any airplane;

• Significant reduction in integration costs;

• GPS position and impact angle programmed on ground or during the

captive flight.

• BIT and “in range” information available during the captive flight;

• Wide range of launching points.

• Weapon developed for worldwide aircrafts, including non-modernized

ones and without loss of aircraft performance;

• Real time envelope calculation sending to pilot;

• High performance thermal batteries for the power supply.

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The MK/AEQ Low Drag General Purpose (LDGP) bombs

are cylindrical in shape, equipped with stabilizers and

fitted for both nose and tail fuzes to ensure reliability

and blast, cratering or fragmentation effects.

These weapons are effective against armoured,

fixed and mobile targets, including:

• artillery, trucks, bunkers, rockets and

missiles launching sites, radars and

supply points.

General Purpose BombsMK 81, MK 82, MK 83, MK 84

MK–81 MK–82 MK–83 MK–84

Total length (mm) 1,798 2,227 2,918 3,895

Maximum diameter (mm) 228.6 273 356 457

Total weight (kg) 120 230 460 920

Explosive weight (kg) 45 96 202 467

Explosive Tritonal / COMP B

Guidance Ballistic

Range Varies by method of employment

Shell life 10 years (steel case)

Service life 10 years (steel case)

Fuzes Electronic proximity or mechanical impact noze (M904) and tail (M905) fuzes

Stabilizer Low-drag fin

Operation temperature -54°C to +71°C

Storage temperature -45°C to +65°C

Reinforcement M148 / M150

Suspension system NATO and Warsaw Pact

Quantity of fragments Over 5,000 Over 8,000 Over 12,000 Over 14,000

Fragmentation radius 1,000 m

Re-powering

AEQ has skilled

professionals, the

largest bomb and

rocket motors loading

plant in Latin America

and more than 40

years experience in

loading, unloading and

re-powering.

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Fragmentation BombsPF 81, PF 82, PF 83, PF 84

PF-81 PF-82 PF-83 PF-84

Total length (mm) 1,798 2,227 2,918 3,895

Maximum diameter (mm) 228,6 273 356 457

Total weight (kg) 120 230 460 920

Explosive weight (kg) 28 40 80 190

Explosive Tritonal / COMP B

Guidance Ballistic

Range Varies by method of employment

Shell life 10 years (case)

Service life 10 years (case)

Fuzes Electronic proximity or mechanical impact nose (M904) and tail (M905) fuzes

Reinforcement M148 / M150

Stabilizer Low-drag fin

Operation temperature -54°C to + 71°C

Storage temperature -45°C to + 65°C

Suspension system NATO and Warsaw Pact

Quantity of fragments (unit) Over 14,000 Over 32,000 Over 58,000 Over 120,000

Lethal area (m²) Over 15,000 Over 30,000 Over 60,000 Over 75,000

The PF/AEQ Fragmentation Bombs are cylindrical in shape, equipped with low

drag stabilizers and fitted for both nose and tail fuzes for achieving high reliability.

Their manufacturing process comprises performance parameters checking and a

large number of steel balls for maximum blast and fragmentation effect against

soft targets.

Their employment does not cause material destruction, preserving existing

facilities, buildings and forest.

The PF-82/AEQ fragmentation munitions are equipped with two mechanical

fuzes, the nose M 904/AEQ and tail M 905/AEQ fuzes.

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Penetration BombsBPEB 500, BPEB 1000, BPEB 2000

The BPEB/AEQ is a 500 to 2000 pound class hardened

bomb, designated as a hard target penetrator.

It has a steel casing of 25.4 mm (1 inch) thick, filled with

up to 467 kg of tritonal or composite B and a delayed-

action and crush resistant tail fuze fitted to initiate

detonation deep inside buried or reinforced concrete

bunkers.

The heavy walled case of this bomb provides a penetration

capability of up to 1.8 m in reinforced concrete, being

suitable for shelters, dikes, buildings, runways and other

hardened targets

BPEB-500 BPEB-1000 BPEB-2000

Total length with low-drag fin (mm) 2,200 2,922 3,961

Maximum diameter (mm) 273 323.8 406

Total weight (kg) 230 460 920

Explosive weight (kg) 96 202 467

Explosive Tritonal / COMP B

Guidance Ballistic

Range Varies by method of employment

Shell life 10 years (case)

Service life 10 years (case)

Fuzes Mechanical Impact Fuze (M905)

Reinforcement M150

Stabilizer Low-Drag Fin

Operation temperature -54°C to + 71°C

Storage temperature -45°C to + 65°C

Suspension system NATO and Warsaw Pact

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Practice BombsBEX 11 and BDU-33

The BEX-11 and BDU-33 bombs are dedicated to bombing practice.

Deployed from aircraft weapons bay or underneath aircraft’s wing, they simulate the

trajectory of the low drag General Purpose Bombs, and have a pyrotechnic cartridge

that shows the ground impact point.

The BDU-33 has a pyrotechnic cartridge to indicate

the ground impact point with a red flash and white

smoke (MK-4 MOD 3/AEQ) or an intense white

smoke cloud (CXU 3 A-B/AEQ).

BDU-33 BEX-11

Total length (mm) 590 590

Maximum diameter (mm) 101.6 101.6

Total weight (kg) 10.8 11

Shelf life Indefinite Indefinite

Service life Indefinite Indefinite

Cartridge MK4 mod 3/AEQ - CXU 3A-B/AEQ SN-11

Cartridge cloud smoke Diameter: 1 m Height: 6 m Diameter: 1 m Height: 6 m

Cartridge operational temperature -20°C to + 50°C -20°C to + 50°C

Emission Smoke Smoke

Luminous intensity of the MK-4 mod 3 Flash-Smoke -

The BEX-11 practice bomb, used to simulate the

dropping of MK bomb, carries a pyrotechnic cartridge

(SN-11) that produces a column of white smoke at

the ground impact point.

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Bomb FuzesM904 and M905

Fuze M 904 M 905

Total length with booster (mm) 172 172

Body maximum diameter (mm) 69,5 69,5

Delay element M9 (non-delay) M9 (non-delay)

Fuze weight with the booster (kg) 1,0 0,8

Delay mechanism reduction 972:2 972:2

Time to arm 2 to 18 s 2 to 18 s

Arming time tolerance ± 20% ± 20%

Initiated by Impact Impact

Shell life (years) 10 10

Service life (years) 5 5

Activated by Helix Anemometer ATU-35/B

Operation temperature -40°C to +50°C -40°C to +50°C

Storage temperature -10°C to +40°C -10°C to +40°C

Bomb interface NATO standard 2” 12 Un 2A. Used in the M148 adapter booster or similar

AEQ produces mechanical impact fuzes designed for the MK/AEQ General Purpose, PF/AEQ

Fragmentation and other bombs with NATO Standard 2 inch 12 UN-2A threaded coupling.

The M904/AEQ is a nose non-delay

mechanical impact fuze.

The M905/AEQ is a tail non-delay mechanical impact fuze.

Both fuzes can be configured for nine arming times, from

2 to 18 seconds, the safety block being released after

traveling for approximately 1,000 feet.

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RocketsFFAR 2.75” – MK40 FFAR 2.75” – MK66 High Performance

FFAR 2.75” – MK40 FFAR 2.75” – MK66

Total length (mm) 1,003 1,059

Maximum diameter (mm) 70 70

Total weight (kg) 5,2 6,3

Motor burn time (s) 1,57 1,1

Propelled Trajectory (m) Over 400 Over 390

Maximum speed (m/s) Over 580 Over 700

Shell life (years) 10 10

Effective range (m) 3,000 5,600

Maximum range (m) Over 5,000 Over 8,000

Launchers LAU-68, LAU-3A or similar LAU-68, LAU-3A or similar

Stabilizer Folding fin Wrap-around fin

Operation temperature -23°C to + 65°C -45°C to + 65°C

Storage temperature -23°C to + 70°C -45°C to + 70°C

Propellant grain mass Double Base MK-43 Double Base Rocket MK-90

The FFAR is a 2.75 inch unguided, folding fin,

air-to-ground rocket, designed to be fired from

a helicopter or aircraft.

The FFAR Rocket is a 2.75 inch high performance

unguided air-to-ground rocket with four wrap around fins

for stabilisation.

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Rocket Warheads

The AEQ Rockets can be fitted for practice or with high-explosive anti-soft or anti-hard targets warheads.

Total length (mm) 315

Maximum diameter (mm) 70

Total weight (kg) 2.4

Shell life Indefinite

Service life Indefinite

CAB 70 EX

Practice Warhead

The CAB 70 EX is a practice warhead, with size and

characteristics allowing the launching simulation

of rockets with high-explosive warheads.

CAB 70 AP CAB 70 AC CAB 70 HE

Total length (mm) 325 224.5 425

Maximum diameter (mm) 70 70 70

Total weight (kg) 3.8 2.6 7.3

Explosive weight (kg) 1.0 1.0 2.1

Explosive COMP B COMP B COMP B

Quantity of fragments Over 700 Over 1,000

Lethal area radius (m) Over 50 Over 75

Penetration on steel (mm) Over 170

Fuze EOM FAP EOM FAC EOM-FAP

Fuze parameters

Total length (mm) 99 104 99

Maximum diameter (mm) 45 45 45

Total weight (g) 311 322 311

Initiation by Impact Impact Impact

Arming by Inertia Inertia Inertia

The CAB 70 AC

Antitank Warhead

The CAB 70 AC Antitank warhead, used against tanks and armoured

vehicles, is initiated by an EOM-FAC impact fuze and forms a high-

speed metal slug capable of penetrating armoured steel.

The CAB 70 HE

High Explosive Warhead

The CAB 70 HE (high explosive) warhead

is a general-purpose explosive warhead

used against soft targets such as

infantry, unarmoured vehicles, radar

sites, convoys and saturation of fixed

positions. The HE warhead is initiated on

impact, by the EOM-FAP fuze.

The CAB 70 AP

Anti-Personnel Warhead

The CAB 70 AP Anti-Personnel

warhead is effective against fixed

and mobile soft and hard targets

and initiated by an EOM-FAP fuze.

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Practice Reusable Grenades60 / 81 mm

The Reusable Grenades 60/81 mm are used for low cost practice

in the handling and employment of grenades.

Grenade 60 mm Grenade 81 mm

Outside diameter (mm) 60.0 79.8

Total length (mm) 245.0 343.1

Total weight (kg) 1.4 kg 3.1 kg

Signalling Flash and Smoke

The Mortar Grenades 60, 81 and 120 mm are used for training of troops in

the handling and employment of mortars, considering the high cost of firing

with live ammunition and the difficulties of practice shootings in isolated areas.

60 mm 81 mm 120 mm

Grenade outside diameter (mm) 60 81 120

Grenade total length (mm) 291 350 584

Cartridge length (mm) 183 163 196

Grenade weight (kg) 1.6 3.4 10.3

Cartridge weight (g) 165 165 174

Mixed smoke - explosive weight (g) 3 3 3

Gunpowder to expel the grenade (g) 1 1.5 3

Signalling Flash and smoke

Mortar Sub calibres - Grenades / Cartridges 60, 81, 120 mm

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Ammonium Perchlorate

Ammonium Perchlorate is mostly used as the oxidizer of

solid propellants for rockets and missiles.

The Ammonium Perchlorate produced by AEQ is composed

of rounded grains that optimize the performance of any

propellant, giving it the classification of a premium

product in the market.

It complies with major international specifications and

meets the MIL-A-192B standard, approved and adopted

by the US Armed Forces and worldwide.

AEQ is qualified to produce Ammonium Perchlorate under Grade A, B or C, classes 1 to 7 approved and adopted by the US Armed Forces and worldwide:

Premium quality in compliance with international standards

• Fine grain:

20-90 micron

• Medium grain:

200 micron

• Coarse grain:

400 micron

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Packing - Safety in every detailThe AEQ Ammonium Perchlorate is packed in dry moisture-proof sealed

containers, in compliance with the international export regulations, ensuring

stability and safety during its transport, and is approved by the Brazilian

Navy for overseas shipping.

The AEQ Ammonium Perchlorate can be packed in 25 kg bags or in 200 kg

drums (net weight) containing desiccant to control moisture and freezing.

Description Fine Classified Medium200 micron

Coarse 400 micron

20 micronwith TCP

55 micron with TCP

90 micron with TCP Rotary Rounded Rotary Rounded

With TCP No TCP With TCP No TCP

Assay as NH4CLO4 98.6 98.6 98.8 98.8 99.0 98.8 99.0

Sodium as Na 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04

Potassium as K 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04

Moisture total 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08

Moisture Surface - - - 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02

pH sat. solution 6.0 – 7.0 6.0 – 7.0 5.5 – 6.5 5.5 – 6.5 4.5 – 5.5 5.5 – 6.5 4.5 – 5.5

Water insoluble 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 0.03 0.25 0.03

Chloride as NH4Cl 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08

Chlorate as NH4CLO3 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02

Iron as Fe2O3 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003

Sulfated Ash 0.65 0.65 0.45 0.45 0.25 0.45 0.25

TRicalciumPhosfate TCP 0.35 – 0.45 0.35 – 0.45 0.15 – 0.25 0.15 – 0.25 - 0.15 – 0.25 -

% Retained on U.S.Sieve n° (cumulative)

Fraction Passing Through U.S.Sieve

%

Medium 200 micron

Coarse 400 micron

12 99.5

18 99.5 min -

30 95 min

40 45 – 65

50 88 – 96 0 – 3

70 50 – 70 -

100 17 – 38 -

140 2 – 15 -

200 1 – 5 -

325 2 max -

• Solid propellants;

• Satellite Launching Vehicles;

• Missiles;

• Rocket motors;

• Rocket refurbishment/solid propellants;

• Air Bags.

Ammonium Perchlorate Applications

Note: data givenin weigh % (except pH)

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The following companies and institutes are AEQ partners for the development and tests of its defence products:

• Hubner group (H)

• Mectron Eng. Ind. e Comercio S.A. (M)

• Paraná Technology Institute – TECPAR (T)

• Army Evaluation Center (CAEX)

• Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil (Brazilian Armament Industry) – IMBEL (I)

• Department of Aerospace Science and Technology - DCTA, including:

• Institute of Aeronautics and Space – IAE

• Industrial Foment and Coordination Institute – IFI

• Flight Tests Special Group – GEEV

• Brazilian Navy First Aircraft Squadron for Interception and Attack (VF-1)

(The letter in bracketsunder the figures below is shown as company reference)

Technical Capability & Resources

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Manufacturing Tests

Quality Control Sector

Vertical lathes Doosan VT900 (H)

Horizontal lathe Doosan Puma-280 (H)

Horizontal Machining CenterDaewoo DHP6300 (H)

Vertical Machining CenterDaewoo DVC500 (H) Electronics Assembly (M)

Profile Projector PJ-300 MITUTOYO(H)

Coordinate Measuring Machine – Zeizz (H)

Tool Measurement Equipment (H)

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Testing Sectors

Acceleration Testing Centrifuge (BEX-11 Bomb)

Vibration Test BenchRocket Engine FFAR 2.75 inch

Vibration Testing(CAB 70 AP Anti-personnel Warhead)

Hardness Testing (MK-81 Shell)

Traction Testing (Bomb Suspension Handle)

Impact Testing(M904 Fuze)

Photoelectric Tunnel(MK-4 Cartridge for PBB-24)

Bearing and Impact Test Bench(EOM-FAC Fuze)

Turbine – M9015 Fuze Arming Testing

Static Bench Test Anechoic Chamber (M) Environmental Testing (M)

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Chemical Laboratory

Wind Tunnel (SMKB-82 Prototype Test)

Structural Analysis and Testing (M)

Project

Laboratory

Software Integration (M) Project Department (M)

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Certifications

Rua Arnaldo Perine, 457Quatro Barras –Paraná - BrasilTel : 55 41 3671 8246 Fax 55 41 3672 20 31 www.aeqaeroespacial.com.br