Bofors

AB Bofors
Native name
Aktiebolaget Bofors
FormerlyBofors-Gullspång Company Ltd.
Industry
Founded1646 (1646) in Karlskoga, Sweden
Headquarters
Karlskoga, Sweden

AB Bofors (UK: /ˈbfərz/ BOH-fərz, US: /ˈbfɔːrz/ 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]

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  3. ^ Oza, B.M (1997). Bofors : The Ambassador's Evidence. India: Konark Publishers.