CMI DEFENCE - TURNKEY DEFENCE EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE & UPGRADING

The CMI Group has evolved, and we have naturally decided to adapt our image to reflect our true position as an international group that specialises in engineering and maintenance. This is why CMI is changing its name to become Cockerill Maintenance & Ingénierie. Since the seventies, CMI-Defence has specialised in weapon systems for Light Armoured Vehicles. We are now recognised as the world leader in 90mm calibre gun systems, two of which are the COCKERILL MK3M-A1 and CSE 90 turret and the COCKERILL Mk8 90mm gun and LCTS turret.

CMI is headquartered in Seraing, Belgium, and employs 2300 highly qualified people around the world. The average turnover is in the range of 320 million EUR per year, obtained mainly on the international market.

CMI DEFENCE PRODUCTS

CMI Defence promotes 2 families of 90mm calibre.

THE COCKERILL MK3 AND CSE 90 TURRET
More than 2,500 of this low pressure guns are in operation all around the world on various vehicles including ALVIS Scorpion, TEXTRON/CADILLAC GAGE V-150 and V-300, AV-TECHNOLOGY Dragoon, ENGESA Cascavel and Urutus, etc.

Light, compact, with a smooth but short recoil, easy and economical to operate and maintain, and capable of firing a wide range of ammunition including APFSDS-T, it has proved to be an ideal weapon for vehicles of 7.5 tons and above.

The COCKERILL Mk3-MA1 90mm gun is either sold independently or incorporated in the CSE 90 turret, a two-man turret of classical architecture especially developed for it. The CSE equipment can be precisely tailored according to the user's requirements and budgetary constraints with Electro-mechanical power drives, day/night gunner and commander sights associated to a laser range finder and ballistic computer.

One hundred and sixty-two CSE 90 turrets have been produced and fielded in Malaysia on the SIBMAS 6X6.

Piranha II 8x8 armed with the LCTS 90 Turret (Cockerill Mk8 90mm gun)

THE COCKERILL MK8 90MM GUN AND LCTS TURRET
The COCKERILL Mk8 is a medium pressure 48.5 cal 90mm gun designed for vehicles of the 10 to 20 ton class. Firing high efficiency ammunition, it offers performances very close to the 105mm guns fitted on heavier vehicles.

It is usually associated to the CMI LCTS 90 turret, a two-man turret that can be equipped with sophisticated equipment, such as:

• A fully stabilised day/night (thermal) gunner sight with Laser Range Finder and Ballistic Computer for firing on the move and at moving targets
• A fully stabilised panoramic commander sight offering almost hunter-killer capabilities

The LCTS 90 turret / Mk8 gun system is fielded in Qatar and Kuwait and has been delivered for the Saudi Arabia National Guard under an FMS program.

The CT-CV WEAPON SYSTEM (105mm)
To meet the present and future requirements of modern armed forces for powerful weapons, CMI Defence recently introduced the CT-CV Weapon System (gun and turret). A series of successful trials and stringent tests have been conducted and its final qualification is underway. The two-man turret and gun have been completely developed in-house by CMI using its long experience in the design of systems specifically adapted for light and air deployable vehicles.

Recoil forces of the CV gun have been reduced with an optimised muzzle brake and two parallel recoil brakes. The system is compatible with all current NATO 105 mm ammunition, but the barrel has been designed to fire ammunition with higher pressure as well as smart ammunition - and even guided missiles.

The modular system designed by CMI Defence ensures that alternative sub systems can be integrated to meet customer's specific requirement. Line of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line of SIght (BLOS) (+42° elevation) firing capabilities, comfort and safety of the crew, back up devices if electrical power is lost, are other features of this new system.

UPGRADING AND UP-GUNNING PACKAGES FOR EXISTING TURRETS
CMI-Defence also use their experience in turrets and guns for light armoured vehicles to offer up grading / up gunning packages for various existing turrets. As examples, let us mention:

• A 90 mm conversion for the Scorpion 76mm with our Cockerill Mk3M-A1 90mm gun, including the installation of an Electro-Mechanical Power Drive and upgrading of the Firing Control System
• An upgrading package for the Cadillac Gage 90mm turret of the V-150 and V-300, including the upgrade of the Cockerill Mk2 90mm gun, with installation of an Electro-Mechanical Power Drive and upgrading of the Firing Control System
• An upgrading package for the Engesa EC-90 turret of the Cascavel, including the upgrade of the Cockerill Mk2 90mm gun, with installation of an Electro-Mechanical Power Drive and upgrading of the Firing Control System
• 90mm re-gunning of the Russian PT-76 light tank with our Cockerill Mk3M-A2 or Mk8-A2 90mm gun, and including the upgrade of the Firing Control System
• 90mm re-gunning of the French AMX-13 light tank using a Cockerill Mk3-A4 or Cockerill Mk8-A4 barrels, and including an upgrade of the Firing Control System

CMI Defence
134 voie de l'Ardenne
B-4053 Embourg
Belgium
Tel: +32 4 330 25 39
Fax: +32 4 361 14 57
E-mail: defence@cmigroupe.com
URL: www.cmigroupe.com