Known as the Bofors, this light antiaircraft gun was originally developed in Sweden and was adopted by many other countries. The U.S. Army used the M1 during World War II. It was designed to be fired ...

PARIS, Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON:BA) has signed a contract with the Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) for eight Bofors 40Mk4 naval gun systems for the Royal Netherlands and ...

BAE Systems Bofors is proposing a land-based version of its 40mm Mk 4 naval gun, for installation on 8x8 or ATV platforms, for use against ground and aerial targets. BAE Systems Bofors has now sold ...

New mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) being procured jointly by Belgium and the Netherlands will be armed with the Bofors Mk4 40mm naval gun from BAE Systems, under a contract worth an undisclosed ...

The M42 Duster, a post-World War II self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle armed with twin 40mm Bofors cannons, was pulled from retirement to serve in Vietnam, where it found little air opposition and ...

A light anti-aircraft gun dating from 1943 will soon be added to Upper Barrakka's saluting battery in Valletta after being acquired by Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna. The ...

When you have a collection of World War II artifacts as rich and deep as that at the Virginia War Museum, it takes something special to make you stand up and notice. That’s why a half-dozen members of ...

BAE Systems Bofors will introduce the Tridon Mk2 air-defence system at the Eurosatory 2024 defence exhibition to be held in Paris from 17 to 21 June. Briefing journalists online under embargo on 11 ...

A Bofors 40mm anti aircraft gun. A 40mm anti aircraft gun pointing towards you is a startling image when you walk into a Kapiti double garage. Flanking the 40mm Bofors gun are two 20mm Oerlikons. The ...

One of a series of accounts of incidents, in chronological order, whilst commanding a Bofors Gun detachment (1 of 7) by Cyril Frederick Perkins It would be hard to imagine a more inhospitable place ...