The programmable 40mm Bofors 3P ammunition enhances combat flexibility and can be programmed in six different modes, each optimised for a specific type of effect.

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.

During the 2nd World War anti-aircraft shells were made in their millions. This shell was made specifically for the Bofors light ack-ack (40mm) gun which was designed in Sweden and used by both ...

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 Mark 1 Bofors M34 40mm gun was ...

The AC-130 Spectre gunship showcases its capabilities in close air support, dominating the night skies.

The AC-130 is the world's biggest flying artillery gunship - nicknamed 'Hell in the Sky.' With three side-firing weapons, a 25mm Gatling gun, a 40mm Bofors cannon, and a 105mm howitzer, it's easy ...

The Bofors was the standard anti-aircraft gun system for Allied nations during World War II. After the war, many other nations acquired the weapon system for their air defense network.

The Bofors fired 40mm two--pound shells at a rate of two per second at automatic fire their tracers forming an almost continuous line to help the gun layers guide the shells onto the target.

A Swedish BAE Systems Bofors Archer 155 mm/52 artillery system integrated onto a German Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) HX2 (8×8) platform – aimed at the export market – has begun ...

Moreover, the dual 40mm Bofors guns were devastating. The M42, nicknamed “Duster” was able to provide base and perimeter security, and in some cases served as point security on patrol.

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.

After almost two decades, Swedish armaments major Bofors has re-entered the Indian market in its new avatar BAe Systems SWS Defence by signing an agreement with the Ordnance Factories Board to ...