Bofors

Bofors AB is a Swedish arms manufacturer. The name has been associated
with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350
years.[1]
Contents
1 History
2
Bofors

Bofors gun scandal
3 Present ownership
4 Products
4.1 Guns
4.2 Missiles
4.3 Other products
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History[edit]
Located in Karlskoga, Sweden, the company originates from the
hammering trip hammer mill "Boofors", which was founded as a royal
state-owned company in 1646. The modern corporate structure was
created in 1873 with the foundation of Aktiebolaget (AB)
Bofors-Gullspång. A leading Swedish steel producer by the early
1870s,
Bofors

Bofors expanded into weapons manufacture when steel produced by
the
Siemens-Martin process

Siemens-Martin process began to be used for gun manufacture. The
company's first cannon workshop was opened in 1884. Bofors' most
famous owner was Alfred Nobel, who owned the company from 1894 until
his death in December 1896.[2] Nobel played the key role in reshaping
the former iron and steel producer to a modern cannon manufacturer and
chemical industry participant.[3][4] The powder manufacturer AB Bofors
Nobelkrut, later an explosives and general organic-chemical producer,
was created in 1898 as a wholly owned subsidiary. By 1911, AB
Bofors-Gullspång had outcompeted, bought and closed down its
Finspång

Finspång Swedish competitor in cannon manufacture. The company's name
was shortened to AB
Bofors

Bofors in 1919.[5]
Bofors

Bofors gun scandal[edit]
Finnish soldiers operating a
Bofors

Bofors gun during WWII.
Main article:
Bofors

Bofors scandal
In 1986, the
Government of India

Government of India and
Bofors

Bofors signed a US$ 285 million
contract for the supply of 410 155 mm field howitzers.[6] In 1987,
Swedish Radio alleged that
Bofors

Bofors paid illegal commissions to top
Indian politicians and key defence officials to seal the deal.[6] The
scandal contributed to the defeat of
Rajiv Gandhi government
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Rajiv Gandhi government in the
elections three years later.[7][8]
Present ownership[edit]
In 1999,
Saab AB

Saab AB purchased the Celsius Group, then the parent company
of Bofors.[9] In September 2000,
United Defense

United Defense Industries (UDI) of
the United States acquired
Bofors

Bofors Weapons Systems (the heavy weapons
division), while Saab retained the missile interests.
BAE Systems

BAE Systems acquired
United Defense

United Defense and its
Bofors

Bofors subsidiary in 2005,
and
BAE Systems

BAE Systems
Bofors

Bofors is now a business unit of
BAE Systems

BAE Systems AB, Saab
Bofors

Bofors Dynamics is a unit of Saab AB[10]
Products[edit]
The name
Bofors

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

Bofors gun and saw service on both land and
sea. It became so widely known that anti-aircraft guns in general were
often referred to as
Bofors

Bofors guns.[11] Another well-known gun made by
the company was the
Bofors 37 mm

Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun, a standard anti-tank
weapon used by a variety of armies early in the war. It was built
under licence in Poland and the United States and was also used in a
variety of tanks, including the
7TP

7TP and M3A3 Stuart.[12]
Guns[edit]
Bofors

Bofors 20mm
Bofors

Bofors 25mm
Bofors

Bofors 37mm
Bofors

Bofors 40mm
Bofors

Bofors 57mm
Bofors

Bofors 120 mm
Bofors

Bofors 152 mm
Bofors

Bofors 283 mm
Archer
Artillery

Artillery System
Missiles[edit]
Bantam (missile)
BILL 1 Anti-tank guided weapon
BILL 2 Anti-tank guided weapon
RBS 23
RBS 70
Other products[edit]
Bofors

Bofors 375 mm multi-barrel ASW rocket launcher
Bofors HPM Blackout high-powered microwave weapon system
See also[edit]
Bofors

Bofors scandal
Alfred Nobel
The
Bofors

Bofors Gun— 1968 British drama film directed by Jack Gold, based
on the play "Events While Guarding the
Bofors

Bofors Gun" by John McGrath
List of modern armament manufacturers
List of oldest companies
References[edit]
^ Oza, B.M (1997). Bofors : The Ambassador's Evidence. India:
Konark Publishers.
^ Bergengren, Erik (1962). Alfred Nobel: The Man and His Work.
Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.
^ Schück, H (1950). Nobel - The Man and His Prizes. Stockholm:
Solhmans Förlag. ISBN 0444001174.
^ "Latter life". Alfred Nobel : Biography. Nobel Prize :
Official website. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
^ Subramaniam, Chitra (1993). Bofors: the story behind the news.
India: Viking. ISBN 0670845256.
^ a b "25 years of India's 'Watergate': The
Bofors

Bofors scandal". Yahoo!
News. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016.
^ Mukherjee, A.P (2012). Unknown Facets of Rajiv Gandhi, Jyoti Basu
and Indrajit Gupta. India: Pragun Publications.
ISBN 81-7049470-2.
^ Subramaniam, Chitra (1993). Bofors: The Story Behind The News.
Viking. ISBN 0-67084525-6.
^ "Press release". Celsius group. 12 September 2000. Retrieved 4 March
2014.
^ Professor Øyvind Østerud, Professor Janne Haaland Matlary (March
2013). Denationalisation of Defence: Convergence and Diversity.
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 152.
^ Gander, Terry (January 1, 1986). The
Bofors

Bofors 40mm Gun. Patrick
Stephens Ltd. p. 12. ISBN 0850598400.
^ "Present day". About BTC. Official website :
Bofors

Bofors Test
Center. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March
2014.
External links[edit]
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