Avibras / Engesa
Country: Brazil
Founded: 1961
Headquarters: São José dos Campos, Brazil
About Avibras / Engesa
Avibras Aeroespacial S.A. is Brazil's leading rocket and missile manufacturer, headquartered in São José dos Campos. Best known for the ASTROS II MRL (Artillery SaTuration ROcket System) — a modular multiple launch rocket system that fires 70mm, 180mm, 300mm, and 450mm rockets to ranges from 9 to 300+ km. ASTROS II has been exported to Saudi Arabia (used in Yemen), Iraq, and others. Avibras also produced the AV-MTC 300 Matador cruise missile. Engesa (Engenheiros Especializados S.A., now defunct) was the producer of Brazil's EE-9 Cascavel armored car and EE-11 Urutu APC — two of Brazil's most successful defense exports of the 1970s-80s.
Specializations
- multiple launch rocket systems
- tactical missiles
- armored vehicles
Notable Programs
- ASTROS II MRL
- AV-MTC 300 Matador
- VAMA rocket
- EE-9 Cascavel
- EE-11 Urutu
Weapon Systems (5)
- ASTROS II Mk6 - artillery [land]
- AV-MTC 300 Matador Cruise Missile - missile [land]
- EE-9 Cascavel (Modernized) - armored_vehicle [land]
- Engesa EE-11 Urutu - apc [land]
- Engesa EE-9 Cascavel - Armored Fighting Vehicle [land]