Bofors
Swedish (and later British) arms manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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AB Bofors (UK: /ˈboʊfərz/ BOH-fərz, US: /ˈboʊfɔːrz/ BOH-forz,[1][2] Swedish: [buːˈfɔʂː])[check vowel length] is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British arms manufacturer BAE Systems. The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years.[3]
This article is about the former arms manufacturer. For the ice hockey team formerly named IFK Bofors, see BIK Karlskoga.
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Native name | Aktiebolaget Bofors |
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Formerly | Bofors-Gullspång Company Ltd. |
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Founded | 1646 (1646) in Karlskoga, Sweden |
Headquarters | Karlskoga, Sweden |
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