Belgian, Dutch Mine Hunters to be Armed with Bofors Naval Guns Our Bureau 2540
Bofors 40 Mk4 gun
BAE Systems has been selected to supply 12 Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to the Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCMV) program.
The shipbuilding company Kership will install the guns on the fleet of 12 mine hunting vessels – six for Belgium, six for the Netherlands – with the first ship scheduled for delivery to the Belgian Navy in 2024.
The automated Bofors 40 Mk4 gun system is lightweight and compact. It combines long range and a high rate of fire, giving the mine hunting vessels a greater level of defense against surface, air, and shore-based threats.