Bofors scandal
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The Bofors scandal was a major weapons-contract political scandal that occurred between India and Sweden during the 1980s and 1990s, initiated by Indian National Congress politicians and implicating t
Haubits FH77 howitzer, of the type around which the Bofors scandal centered.
Haubits FH77
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Fälthaubits 77 or FH77 is a Swedish 155 mm howitzer, developed and manufactured by Bofors. It is also colloquially known as the Bofors gun in India. There were several versions, the original with a 38
Bofors scandal
…an arms manufacturer principally financed by the Wallenberg family's Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, for winning a bid to supply to India the company's 155 mm field howitzer – the sale of 410 field howitzers, and a supply contract for almost twice that amount, totalling a US$1.4 billion deal. It was the biggest arms deal…
The Haubits FH77/A
Haubits FH77/A with its vertical sliding block breech and a round visible
Haubits FH77/B of the Indian Army