Bofors (as an arms manufacturer)

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Bofors is a Swedish arms manufacturer historically renowned for its artillery and anti-aircraft guns, which played a significant role in 20th-century warfare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arms manufacturer
defence company
manufacturing company
country Sweden
exportActivity major exporter of artillery systems in the 20th century
foundedAs iron works
headquartersLocation Karlskoga, Sweden
historicalRole major supplier of anti-aircraft guns in World War II
major supplier of naval guns in World War II
industry anti-aircraft weapons manufacturing
arms industry
artillery manufacturing
defence industry
locatedIn Karlskoga
Sweden
Örebro County
notableFor 40 mm anti-aircraft gun
57 mm naval gun
Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
Bofors 40 mm L/70 gun
Bofors 57 mm gun family
FH77 howitzer series
anti-aircraft guns
artillery guns
field artillery
naval guns
originatedFrom Bofors Bruk
parentCompany BAE Systems (for certain business units)
Saab AB
product ammunition
anti-aircraft artillery
artillery systems
automatic cannons
field howitzers
naval artillery
reputation high reliability of gun systems
iconic 40 mm anti-aircraft gun design
successor BAE Systems Bofors
Saab Bofors Dynamics
suppliedTo British Armed Forces
Indian Armed Forces
Swedish Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces
numerous NATO countries
technologyFocus automatic anti-aircraft guns
medium-calibre artillery
naval gun systems
usedInConflict Cold War-era conflicts
Indo-Pakistani conflicts
World War II

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
40 mm Bofors autocannon ("Bofors")
FH77 howitzer series ("Bofors")
manufacturer
Alfred Nobel
coFounded
FH77 howitzer series ("Bofors")
developedBy
Bofors ("Bofors Bruk")
originatedFrom
Alfred Nobel ("Bofors")
owned

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