The Australian Army has awarded a contract to Sweden-based Bofors Dynamics to supply latest-model M3 Carl Gustaf 84mm rockets and launchers, according to Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Minister Greg Combet.
Combet said the new weapons procured under the $10.3m contract would be used by the infantry, special forces and airfield defence guards of the Australian Air Force.
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“Soldiers will appreciate the weight savings afforded by the M3 Carl Gustaf anti-armour weapon,” Combet said.
The anti-armour missile system is used by several other armies including those of the US, Sweden, Austria, Canada and Germany, according to theaustralian.com.
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