
BAE Systems on Friday said it signed a contract with the Netherlands to provide eight new Bofors 40 Mk4 40mm naval guns for the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Navies. The contract is between BAE and the Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) as part of the countries’ joint venture for anti-submarine warfare frigates. Under the agreement, both companies are procuring two frigates each and two of these naval guns per frigate. The first gun is set to be delivered in…