CARL- GUSTAF HAS A SUCCESSFUL HISTORY SINCE 1948

“It is a natural step to set up a production facility for CarlGustaf M4 in India given the long and close association we have with the Indian Army as one of the foremost users of the system. We are glad to be able to contribute to the Government of India’s goals of developing a world-class defence industry and proud to offer the Indian Armed Forces our Carl-Gustaf M4 made in India,” Görgen Johansson added.

Responding to Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP Guide Publications, Bo Thorn, President of FFV Ordnance AB, elaborated that, “the manufacturing facility in India will be a stateof-the-art facility. The Saab FFV India facility will be superior to the existing facility in Sweden and will be a complete manufacturing unit”. Thorn will be the Chairman of this new facility, which will commence production in 2024.

Addressing a question on foreign direct investment (FDI), Johansson said that Saab is vying for a 100 per cent FDI, but if it doesn’t materialise, then the company would go ahead with a 74 per cent FDI. The company has evaluated several sites for production facilities in India. In due course, they will announce the site and names of the Indian Partners for the venture. Johansson responded on the exports to the world, from the Indian production facility saying, “the weapon system will first go to Sweden and then it could be sent to various export markets. The ammunition for the system will continue to be manufactured in Sweden”.    

Every munition for Carl-Gustaf has a calibre of 84mm, this means every munition is compatible with every version of the weapon. The name “Carl-Gustaf” originates from the factory where the first version of Carl-Gustaf was manufactured.

Weight of the Carl-Gustaf M4 is less than half the weight of the M2 version.

Carl-Gustaf has been sold to more than 40 countries around the world.

The company has evaluated several sites for production facilities in India and in due course, will announce the site and names of the Indian Partners for the venture

THE SHOULDER FIRED CARL-GUSTAF M4 IS SHORTER THAN ONE METER, WEIGHS LESS THAN SEVEN KILOS AND HAS A RANGE OF 1,500 METERS