AB Bofors (UK: / ˈ b oʊ f ər z / BOH-fərz, US: / ˈ b oʊ f ɔːr z / BOH-forz, [1] [2] Swedish: [buːˈfɔʂː]) [check vowel length] is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British arms manufacturer BAE Systems.

BAE Systems Bofors is a defence company within BAE Systems that develops and integrates weapons systems. BAE Systems Bofors has extensive cooperation with subcontractors both in the local area and internationally.

The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 (often referred to simply as the "Bofors 40 mm gun", the "Bofors gun" and the like, [3][4] see name) is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors.

The Bofors scandal was a major weapons-contract political scandal that occurred between India and Sweden during the 1980s and 1990s, initiated by Indian National Congress politicians and implicating the Indian prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and several other members of the Indian and Swedish governments.

The name Bofors is strongly associated with the 40 mm anti-aircraft gun used by both sides during World War II. This automatic cannon is often simply called the Bofors gun and saw service on both land and sea.

The low weight and compact Bofors 40 Mk4 gun system with its high rate of fire and ability to switch between optimized ammunition types – including the intelligent 40mm 3P all-target ammunition – provides high survivability and tactical freedom at all levels of conflict.

Feb 14, 2020 · More than 5,000 ships loomed on the horizon carrying 150,000 soldiers, the largest seaborne force that had ever been mobilised. It was 6 June 1944, D-day, and the Allies would land on the occupied beaches of France with the aim of finally crushing Nazism. The air shook with deafening noise.

title: sweden's bofors arms scandal: a summary of the diversions, investigations, and implications subject: sweden's bofors arms scandal: a summary of the diversions, investigations, and implications

Dec 5, 2024 · Today we're going to look at the extensive and storied history of Bofors, a pivotal player in the defense sector that has been redefining military technology for over a century. We look deep into...

…by the Swedish firm of Bofors. Virtually an enlarged machine gun, this fired small exploding shells at a rate of about 120 rounds per minute—fast enough to provide a dense screen of fragments through which the aircraft would have to fly. Fire control was largely visual, though some guns were… Read More; role of Nobel