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	Bofors 40 mm gun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bofors was initially reluctant, the Swedish Navy being a fairly small market, but the Navy eventually agreed to pay for the development of a prototype.
		Bofors responded with a gun that was, to some extent, a smaller version of a 57 mm (6-pounder) semi-automatic gun developed as an anti-torpedo boat weapon in the late 1800s by Finspong before Bofors drove them out of business.
		The German 37mm Flak 28 was heavily based on the Bofors, as well the Wehrmacht used a number of Bofors guns that were captured in Poland and France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bofors_40_mm_gun (2522 words)

	Bofors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bofors most famous owner was Alfred Nobel who owned the company from 1894 until his death in December 1896.
		The name Bofors is strongly associated with a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun based on a Bofors design which was produced and used by both sides during World War 2, and often called simply the Bofors Gun.
		In recent years Bofors has lost much of its reputation in Sweden due to various suspect affairs, the most scandalous being the briberies to India in 1986, a venturesome business that has been associated with the murder of Olof Palme.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bofors (217 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Artillery (B) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Bofors L/60 Gun was a light 40-mm anti-aircraft gun designed by the Bofors company of Sweden in 1929 and used by almost all combatants in the Second World War.
		The Bofors 57 Mk3 gun is a naval all-target gun based on the well-proven 57 Mk2, but uses a new generation of computers which provide many new features, the most significant of which is the introduction of programmable all-target 3P ammunition.
		The Bofors Model 34 was a Swedish 75 mm calibre mountain gun produced in the late 1920s provately by the Bofors company and sold to Belgium and the Dutch in the Dutch East Indies.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /FYC.HTM (2399 words)

	KNOW YOUR BOFORS
		AB Bofors." Further, the charge-sheet alleges, "the accused S.K. Bhatnagar, W.N. Chadha...
		The internal Bofors documents, seized by the Swedish police, gained by The Hindu's investigation in 1988-89, and verified in the CBI investigation, have made it absolutely clear that the payoffs made by Bofors were directly contingent on winning the contract.
		THE $50 million payoffs were in flagrant contradiction with assurances repeatedly given by Bofors to the Government of India to the effect that it had no agents or representatives in India for the howitzer deal.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1624/16240100.htm (3574 words)

	Bofors 120mm AAA Guns
		In the mid 1950s Bofors commenced working on a replacement for the naval 120mm M/50, intended for a new series of Swedish destroyers.
		In place of the canceled 120mm, Bofors made the 4501 design available in a naval application, named TAK 120 L/46.
		Bofors also developed a sub-calibre shell, that should be able to reach an altitude of 10 000 metres in an amazing 10 seconds, but when the 4501 project was canceled the sub-calibre ammunition was dropped too.
	www.tfd.chalmers.se /~m95perm/vapen/kanon/div/12cm_lvakan_4501.en.html (518 words)

	Bofors case: CBI given till Sept 6 to respond - NDTV.com - News on Bofors case: CBI given till Sept 6 to respond
		Meanwhile, Alok Sengupta, counsel for Swedish arms manufacturer A B Bofors informed the court that its former president Martin Ardbo, an accused in the case, has died.
		CBI claimed that the documents already submitted by it to the court are the certified copies of the originals and have been authenticated by a Swiss court.
		Bofors is facing trial for allegedly forging certain documents in the Rs 1,437 crore deal for the supply of 400 Howitzer guns to the Indian Army in March 1986.
	www.ndtv.com /template/template.asp?fromtimeline=true&id=57978&callid=1&template=Bofors (334 words)

	Bofors ghost comes to haunt Congress again - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bofors howitzer artillery guns have been found suitable by the Ministry of Defence after a series of field trials, but the government is dithering to finalise the deal.
		In an ironic twist of events, the Bofors 155mm/52 calibre howitzer, one of three howitzers tested last month for the third time in as many years, was the only one to successfully complete the firing and mobility trials.
		Bofors has developed a prototype of the Swedish 155 mm/45 calibre mounted on 6x6 all-terrain Volvo trucks from Celsius for around $ 1.5 - $ 2 million each, with the understanding that they would be upgraded to the 155mm/52 calibre requirement.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jan172005/i2.asp (737 words)

	GN Online: UAE to evaluate Bofors naval guns
		In Egypt, Bofors' mine clearing vehicle was put through evaluation tests as recent as last week.
		Meanwhile, Bofors has been awarded a $50 million contract by India to supply spare parts for the 155mm howitzers used during the Kargil conflict in 1999.
		Bofors will also take part in a global tender for field howitzers that India is expected to announce.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=12511 (367 words)

	Naval Technology - Bofors Defence - Naval Guns and Programmable Ammunition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bofors Defence are suppliers of Naval Gun Systems including the Bofors 40 Mk3 Naval Multipurpose Gun, and the Bofors 57 Mk3 Naval All-Target Gun for Naval applications.
		Bofors 40 and 57 Mk3 Naval Guns have a rapid switch capability between optimised ammunition types, including programmable 3P ammunition, and are extremely flexible weapon systems for use against a range of different targets including hostile ships, attack aircraft, anti-ship missiles, and in the littoral scenario helicopters and ground troops.
		Mechanically, the Bofors 57 mm gun is almost identical to the well-proven 57 Mk2 gun.The weight of the gun system including 1000 rounds is approximately 13 000 kg.
	www.naval-technology.com /contractors/missiles/bofors (622 words)

	Bofors
		The gun on display in the museum, is a 40 millimetre BOFORS of 1957 vintage, was presented by the Ministry of Defence to the Old Comrades Association of the 15
		It is, however, a much later development than the Bofors gun of World War II as operated by the Manx Regiment – it is in every sense a very much bigger and heavier piece of artillery than the earlier war-time models.
		It is officially recorded that Bofors gun detachments of the Manx Regiment accounted for some 300 enemy aircraft destroyed and with its lengthy record of active service overseas, the Regiment is unrivalled by any other Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment in the annals of the Royal Artillery.
	www.maps.iofm.net /bofors_guns.htm (337 words)

	Do you remember Bofors? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		When I look back at the whole Bofors saga, I’m amazed at how little substance there was in many of the things that were said in those days — by top politicians who should have known better — and by how small the sums involved now seem in the context of today’s billion-dollar scandals.
		Whatever else Rajiv Gandhi was — and in handling Bofors, he was both inexperienced and badly-advised — he was completely innocent of the charges levelled against him.
		And any politician who still uses Bofors to besmirch the good name of a dead man should be ashamed of himself.
	web.mid-day.com /columns/vir_sanghvi/2003/august/62060.htm (1493 words)

	The duffer's guide to Bofors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Questions have been raised about the methodology used to select Bofors but this much is clear: Army HQ asked for Bofors and it has proved to be a very good gun.
		Bofors was being investigated for its apparent involvement in many illegal arms deals.
		Bofors sent two executives to depose before the JPC and their version appeared in the committee’s report.
	web.mid-day.com /columns/vir_sanghvi/2004/april/81386.htm (1426 words)

	Bofors is the mainstay of Indian attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Two regiments of the Bofors guns along with regiments of the 105 mm and 130 mm are lined up on the national highway from the Zojila Pass to Kargil belching fire and brimstone on the infiltrators.
		But it is the Bofors howitzer which has drawn praise for its success in neutralising Pakistani gun positions in PoK and the deeply-entrenched infiltrators atop ridges standing at 15,000-18,000 feet.
		The Bofors defence of Kargil stretches way back to September 1997 when Pakistani firing left 17 civilians dead and then again in September 1998 when a detachment was rushed to Kargil to counter the severe Pakistani interdiction of the national highway.
	www.indianexpress.com /ie/daily/19990601/ige01065.html (570 words)

	Bofors: A game political parties play - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The kickback charges in the purchase of 400 Howitzer guns from A B Bofors were first brought to light by the Swedish Radio in 1987 which were later picked up, elaborated and investigated independently by many newspapers.
		Going by the track record of the “political journey” of Bofors, the timing of the current Bofors “revelation” by Lindstorm is very much suspect, irrespective of the merits of the case in question.
		Bofors is a political football played during the Lok Sabha election season.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/apr132004/n4.asp (525 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Mani Shankar Aiyar in an interview on the Bofors case
		It has been known ever since June 4, 1987 when the Swedish National Audit Bureau confirmed that kickbacks changed hands in the Bofors gun deal, notwithstanding the specific instructions of Prime Minister Olaf Palme to his foreign office and to A B Bofors that no middleman should be employed and no kickbacks should be paid.
		Bofors also assured the Swedish government that there would be no middlemen.
		It was common practice among Bofors executives to set up their own scams as part and parcel of their needs.
	specials.rediff.com /news/feb/18bofors.htm (1734 words)

	Bofors' Trajectory Correctable Munition Successfully Demonstrates Fin Stabilization at High Speeds
		TCM is a unique project where the United Stated Army, Science and Applied Technology, Inc. (SAT), Bofors Defence, and the Swedish Army cooperate in the conduct of the program, which began in September of 1999.
		TCM is a155-mm artillery round that has the capability to guide the projectile to the target with a very high probability of the first round hitting the target.
		Bofors Defence is a subsidiary of United Defense Industries.
	www.uniteddefense.com /pr/pr_20010228a.htm (413 words)

	Bofors-India again
		Bofors became a synonym for political skulduggery and entered the vocabulary of many Indian languages.
		Bofors Defence has asked for a deal of up to 3,000 howitzers with India, estimated at 15 billion Swedish crowns ($1.5 billion).
		Also, Bofors has, with Volvo, built an upgraded howitzer version and is waiting for a call from India's Ministry of Defence to ship it and test it there.
	www.hinduonnet.com /fline/fl1824/18240220.htm (700 words)

	Hindujas cleared; 18-year Bofors case closed .:. NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		There was not a "scintilla of evidence" that bribes had been offered or had been accepted, the court had said in what was seen as a politically crucial verdict ahead of the April-May election that saw the Congress returning to power.
		In 1999, exactly a decade after they caused his rout at the hands of a combined opposition, the Bofors guns came to be used with great effect in the border conflict of 1999 with Pakistan in Kargil area of Jammu and Kashmir.
		Even though the ghost of Bofors continued to haunt him, Gandhi was widely perceived to be on a comeback trail when a Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger suicide bomber strapped with explosives blew him up in May 1991.
	www.newkerala.com /news.php?action=fullnews&id=3481 (897 words)

	Bofors returns to haunt Cong in election year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		GENEVA, January 4: The shadow of Bofors looms large once again over the Indian electoral scene as New Delhi seeks help from the British government in cracking three accounts in the Channel Islands into which part of the bribes were sent.
		Prodi is slated to meet Gujral whose UF coalition claims it is committed to the Bofors investigation.
		Investigations into the Bofors case have all along been done in fits and starts and seem to be have been used as a point of leverage.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19980105/00550364.html (785 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Congress fears Bofors fallout, thanks to Sonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Sonia Gandhi may have elicited overwhelming public enthusiasm during her poll campaign across south India, but the Congress leadership is not enthused over her raking up the Bofors and the Babri mosque issues.
		Kesri has explained to his colleagues that Sonia did not have any prior consultation with the party leadership as to what would be the text of the speech she is delivering across the country.
		He said Bofors was the single issue that brought down the Rajiv Gandhi government during the 1989 Parliamentary election.
	www.rediff.com /news/1998/jan/19fear.htm (648 words)

	Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ MS personal defence weapon
		The Saab Bofors CBJ MS personal defence weapon was first shown during late August 2000.
		It is an unusual weapon in several respects, not least that it is meant to fulfil the roles of personal defence weapon, assault weapon and light support weapon.
		Description The Saab Bofors CBJ MS personal defence weapon is an extremely compact weapon only 363 mm long with the telescopic wire butt-stock retracted; extended length is 565 mm.
	www.securityarms.com /20010315/galleryfiles/2000/2018.htm (565 words)

	GN Online: A Question of Answers: No documentary evidence on Rajiv in Bofors
		The Bofors gun deal, which had sullied for ever the "Mr Clean" image of the late Rajiv Gandhi in 1986, and brought down his government in the 1989 general election, is caught in a legal labyrinth.
		Sixteen years on, the infamous deal of a successful field gun continues to haunt the country, the political fortunes of the Gandhi family, the fate of the influential Hinduja brothers and that of Ottavio Quattrochi, the Italian businessman who is said to have wielded enormous influence in the corridors of power in the Eighties.
		Among those who signed the papers of the Bofors contract were V.P. Singh, who was then the finance minister, and Sukh Ram, who was minister of state for defence.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=70659 (1041 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| Bofors charges against Hindujas
		The charges pertain to the purchase of 400 155mm Howitzer field guns by India from the Swedish arms firm, AB Bofors, in 1986.
		The agency alleged that the Hinduja brothers were paid more than $8m at present rates by Bofors for their contribution in clinching the deal.
		But they have said that funds they received from AB Bofors had nothing to do with the company winning a contract to supply weapons to the Indian army.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/964191.stm (301 words)

	Business Wire: Bofors Defence Signs Contract for IFS Applications
		Bofors Defence is a Swedish defense systems company wholly owned by Arlington, Va.-based United Defense (NYSE: UDI).
		Apart from the company's end-to-end competence, Bofors Defence's ambition is to be the global leader in intelligent ammunition and in many other areas of technologies.
		Bofors Defence has a wide range of products, which include mission-assigned systems for precision response as well as protection systems, ammunition, and launchers.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Nov_14/ai_94230432 (609 words)

	The Brothers Hinduja and the Bofors scandal
		While there is nothing new in the claim made by the Brothers Hinduja of their "non-involvement in the Bofors case," a mass of multi-faceted documented evidence and information gives the lie to this claim.
		THE Bofors case, as investigated by the CBI, is about criminal conspiracy, bribery, criminal misconduct by public servants, cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery for the purpose of cheating and using as genuine a forged document in respect of the B ofors-India howitzer contract of March 24, 1986.
		However, the CBI found that Bofors had lied officially to the Government of India about the name of the company to which the SEK 81 million had been paid: it was M/s Mc Intyre/Mac Intire and not Moineao (although the Directors of these two front companies were the same).
	www.frontlineonnet.com /fl1722/17220200.htm (1388 words)

	Bofors, with bated breadth
		The real issue is not the sum of Rs 64 crore that was traced or the Rs 250 crore (by the 1986 value) that Bofors, the Swedish arms manufacturer, was required to pay to Indians and others as bribes for a gun contract.
		Bofors had, at the time of inquiry, paid 319 million Swedish crowns in connection with the Indian deal.
		The documents, which included banks slips, internal Bofors papers, contracts between Bofors and the recipients as well as account numbers and names of banks in Switzerland into which the bribes had been sent, exposed the official story.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0100/2.html (1043 words)

	rediff.com: Separation of trial in Bofors case questioned
		Arguments in the Bofors payoff case, which were to begin on Friday, have been bogged down in legalities with one of those charged questioning the manner in which the trial has been split.
		Former defence secretary S K Bhatnagar contended before the Delhi high court on Thursday that he had not been heard before a lower court split the trial on May 25 and that the separation was, therefore, illegal.
		Trial judge R L Chugh had ordered the separation of the trial to ensure that the case was not held up due to the absence of Quattrochi and Ardbo, who are yet to be brought to India.
	inhome.rediff.com /news/2001/jul/26bof.htm (227 words)

	SIGNAL Magazine
		Along with Saab’s acquisition of Celsius and Bofors came a Swedish government position that it makes no sense for two missile companies to compete for scarce research and development resources.
		Bofors Weapon Systems will remain in Sweden under national laws, even with 100 percent ownership by an American company.
		Among Bofors Weapon Systems’ programs, Florenius illustrates, is the 155 Bonus long-range top-attack precision armor destruction system, a cooperative effort with GIAT Industries in France; and the trajectory correctable munitions (TCM), a collaborative project with SAT Incorporated, a U.S. company in San Diego.
	www.afcea.org /signal/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=648&z=6 (1910 words)

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