Saab Bofors Dynamics
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Defense, Military equipment |
| Predecessor | Bofors |
| Founded | 1646 (as Bofors, originally a hammer mill) |
| Headquarters | Karlskoga and Linköping , Sweden |
| Products | Missile technologies, anti-tank weaponry, cannons, firearms, artillery shells, naval guns, anti-ship missile systems, air defense systems, air-to-air missiles, cruise missile systems, mortar rounds, ammunition |
| Parent | Saab Group |
Saab Bofors Dynamics operates as a division within the Saab Group, focusing on military equipment such as missile technologies and anti-tank weaponry. The company maintains facilities in both Karlskoga and Linköping, Sweden.
The company's lineage traces back to Bofors, originally established as a hammer mill and a state-owned enterprise under royal patronage in 1646. By 1873, it transitioned into a modern corporate entity, adopting the form of a "stock company", known in Swedish as an aktiebolag, equivalent to a "limited company" or "corporation". In 1999, Saab acquired the Celsius Group, which at that time was the parent company of Bofors. Subsequently, in September 2000, Saab divested its Bofors Weapon Systems division—responsible for manufacturing autocannon and tube artillery arms—to United Defense Industries, while retaining its missile-related operations. United Defense Industries was later incorporated into BAE Systems.
The product portfolio includes weapon systems equipped with sensor technologies utilizing radar, infrared, and laser guidance.
Various public demonstrations, including acts of civil disobedience, have been organized to oppose Swedish arms manufacturing by targeting production facilities.
Anti-armour systems
- AT4/AT4 CS anti-tank recoilless launcher
- Carl-Gustaf M3 (M3 MAAWS) 84 mm anti-tank recoilless rifle
- RBS-56 Bill ATGM
- RBS 56 Bill 2 ATGM
- NLAW ATGM
Cannons
Firearms
- Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ-MS 9 mm personal defense weapon (PDW)
- Ak 5C 5.56mm carbine rifle, standard issue within the Swedish Armed Forces
Surface-to-surface missiles
Artillery shells
Artillery
Anti-ship Missile Systems
Air Defense Systems
- Bofors 40 mm
- RBS 70 surface-to-air missile system
- RBS 23 BAMSE surface-to-air missile system
- ASRAD-R
Air-to-Air Missiles
- IRIS-T (developed through international cooperation, with Saab Bofors Dynamics supplying the Aircraft Interface Unit and Signal Processing Unit)
- Meteor (a multinational project featuring an active radar proximity fuze subsystem (PFS) produced by Saab Bofors Dynamics)
Cruise Missile Systems
Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland GmbH
- STRIX guided mortar round, caliber 120 mm
- Thor 120 mm mortar rounds
- Mortar Anti-Personnel Anti-Material (MAPAM) ammunition available in 60 and 81 mm sizes
- Akeron MP warhead
- SM-EOD charges designed for demining
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