Roxel

Roxel is a Franco-British group that designs, develops, manufactures and sells solid propulsion systems and related equipment for rockets and tactical and cruise missiles used by air, sea and ground forces. A wholly owned subsidiary of MBDA, it operates in France, with headquarters at Le Plessis-Robinson near Paris, and in the United Kingdom at Kidderminster. Roxel describes itself as a European leader in tactical propulsion and the world leader in insensitive munitions technology for minimum smoke propellants. Revenue was about 200 million euros in 2024.

Products

Roxel supplies booster and sustainer motors, gas generators and complete propulsion solutions for new systems and for upgrades of existing ones, with expertise in structures, thermal protection and energetic and inert materials. Programmes named on its site include:

• Surface-to-air: Aster 15, Aster 30, CAMM, VT1/Shahine, VL Mica, and man-portable Bolide/RBS 70/90 and Mistral
• Air-to-air: Mica and Mica NG
• Anti-ship and cruise: the Exocet family (AM39, MM40, SM39), AS 15, Sea Venom and Marte
• Anti-tank: M72 rocket launchers, Bill/RBS 56, MSS 1.2, Akeron MP and ATGM5, plus air-launched Brimstone and Akeron LP
• Artillery and aircraft rockets in 2.75 inch/70 mm, 120 mm and 5 inch/127 mm, for use with unitary warheads only in line with the Oslo Convention

Roxel also develops products for the aviation and aerospace sectors.

History

The group was founded in February 2003 through the merger of the French company Celerg, itself a 1992 joint venture of SNPE and Aerospatiale, with Royal Ordnance Rocket Motors, a division of BAE Systems. In May 2008 Protac, a French designer and manufacturer of missile and rocket motors formed in 1994 from the propulsion activities of Thomson Brandt Armements and Bayern-Chemie, joined Roxel. The group has supplied customers in South America, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and North America.

Events

Roxel is listed as an exhibitor at Euronaval 2026, DSEI UK 2027, MSPO 2027 in Poland and the Paris Air Show 2027.

Contact

Roxel is listed under Aviation Security, Manufacturers and is based in United Kingdom.
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