The agreement, valued at approximately 600 million SEK, stipulates the delivery of the munitions over the next few years. The BONUS munitions will be fired from Sweden’s Archer 155 mm self-propelled howitzers.
BONUS is an guided artillery cluster round developed through collaboration between BAE Systems Bofors and KNDS France (formerly Nexter). It is designed to accurately target both stationary and moving armoured vehicles through submunitions released above the target.
Each BONUS round contains two submunitions that autonomously locate targets using a multi-band infrared sensor combined with a laser radar (ladar). The targets are then struck using a warhead equipped with an explosively formed penetrator.
The munitions have an effective range of up to 35 kilometres when fired from a 52-calibre barrel. This capability enhances the operational reach and effectiveness of Swedish artillery units.
Source: FMV.
