Tactical propulsion

Avio provided and provides to the main tactical missiles and rockets manufacturers, like MBDA (It.), MBDA (Fr.), DIEHL, Charming (UK), SIMMEL (It.) and Roxel (Fr.) a wide range of propulsion systems, from simple and inexpensive rocket 81 mm up to hyper-sonic ASTER 30, at the top of the class and highly sophisticated. Avio currently produces solid propellant engines for:

Rocket systems:
Avio produced, under USA license, solid propellant rocket engines for European "Multiple launcher rockets system” (MLRS) used by the armed forces of Italy and other European countries.

Chemring Countermeasures (Pains Wessex Ltd - UK), part of Chemring Group plc,has assigned Avio to design, production and qualification of rocket engines for the anti-ship countermeasures (ASM) Cartridge RF Distraction Mk 216 Mod 3 with characteristics insensitive munitions (Insensitive Munitions, IM).
With the new rocket engine produced by Avio, this countermeasure will be the first in the world with IM entirely in the interest of staff safety, reducing at same times potential damage caused by accidents, terrorist attacks or war actions.

Missiles:
Avio is strongly committed to the joint Italian-French program for the development and production of ground-to-air missiles ASTER 15 and ASTER 30.
These missiles have been included in the joint Italian-French program for the development (FSAF), which has involved the United Kingdom (for the PAAMS version). Avio used its best technologies in the development of main components. For ASTER 15 and 30 missiles Avio produces the folding wings and the auxiliary engine for the cruise phase and interception.
For the high-performance ASTER 30, the two stages Hypersonic Missile  for land defence from air raid and missile attacks, Avio designed, and currently produces the high technology complete booster. The casing, made with the Filament Winding (wrapped carbon fibres) technology, is made of pre-impregnated epoxy resin with carbon filaments and is structurally integrated with metal/carbon fibres tabs, which can resist the thermal-structural high loads induced by the missile hypersonic speed (Mach 4.5).
The two nozzles for the thrust vector control (TVC) were completely developed by Avio. They are activated by four servo-controlled actuators powered by a high-power supply (HPS), which transforms the internal combustion of the engine gas in oil pressure, making unnecessary to store other energy.
The Aster 30 is considered one of the more powerful and technologically advanced solid propellant engines in the world and is one of the few qualified anti-rocket systems currently existing.

Avio also produces the updated version of a solid propellant engine for the well-known system air-to-air Aspide, an anti-aircraft used by the Italian Armed Forces and many other Armed Forces in the world.