FMV has signed a contract with Swede Ship Marine AB to supply eight sea-mobile artillery platforms with stabilized grenade launchers for use within the Amphibious Battalion in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
Patric Hjort, head of marine equipment at FMV, and Patrik Davidsson, CEO of Swedeship, signed the agreement.
The contract means that upon delivery, the Swedish Armed Forces will receive a new ability to fire indirect fire with good precision during an advance at sea.
Precisely the sea-mobile component is crucial in order to be able to quickly regroup to another location and provide new fire support in a combat situation. With hand-held grenade launchers, a regrouping of a couple of kilometers can take several hours to complete, while the new artillery platforms will be able to move and be ready to fire in a few minutes. That means a much-needed advantage on the battlefield.