{"id":66527,"date":"2024-03-05T08:55:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T08:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/05\/saab-wins-polish-mega-order-for-carl-gustaf-recoilless-rifles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:52:48","slug":"saab-wins-polish-mega-order-for-carl-gustaf-recoilless-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/03\/05\/saab-wins-polish-mega-order-for-carl-gustaf-recoilless-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"Saab wins Polish mega order for Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PARIS \u2014 Sweden\u2019s Saab signed a contract with Poland to provide the country with more than $1 billion worth of Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles, ammunition and training equipment, <\/b>in what the company said is its largest ground-combat contract ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saab expects to book the order, with a value of 12.9 billion Swedish kroner ($1.2 billion), before the end of June, the company said in a statement<\/a> on Monday. The contract period runs from 2024 to 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carl-Gustaf M4, the fourth generation of a recoilless rifle dating back to the late 1940s, has been a commercial success for Saab, with at least 15 countries buying the system. The U.S. Army in September expanded a 2019 framework contract for the Carl-Gustaf, ordering new high-explosive rounds for the system in a $105 million deal<\/a> that also included AT4 disposable anti-tank systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am proud of our close relationship with the Polish Armed Forces and that Saab can continue to strengthen Poland\u2019s ground combat capability and national defense,\u201d Saab CEO Micael Johansson said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t