FMV orders four Bofors 57 mm Mk 3 naval guns and 3P ammunition

Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration has ordered four Bofors 57 mm Mk 3 naval guns and programmable 3P ammunition from BAE Systems Bofors to replace weapons aboard existing Swedish Navy ships. Deliveries are scheduled for 2028 and 2029, although the receiving vessels, contract value and ammunition quantity have not been identified. The multirole gun supports air defense, surface engagements and naval fire support, with a stated firing rate of four rounds per second and a maximum range of 17 kilometers. The ammunition combines pre-fragmentation, programmable settings and proximity fuzing for different target types.