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The Saab Bofors Dynamics
Saab Bofors Dynamics

Saab Bofors Dynamics, located in Karlskoga, Sweden, is a subsidiary of Saab that specializes in military materiel such as missile systems and anti-tank systems....
 STRIX is a Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 guided projectile
Precision-guided munition

Precision-guided munitions are guided weapons intended to precisely hit a specific target, and to minimise damage to things other than the target....
 fired from a 120 mm mortar
Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is a Muzzleloader indirect fire weapon that fires shell at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing Ballistics trajectories. It typically has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber....
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STRIX is fired like a conventional mortar round. The round contains an infrared
Infrared

Infrared radiation is electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength is longer than that of visible light , but shorter than that of terahertz radiation and microwaves ....
 sensor that it uses to guide itself onto any tank
Tank

A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
 or armoured fighting vehicle
Armoured fighting vehicle

An armoured fighting vehicle is a military vehicle, protected by vehicle armour and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain....
 in the vicinity where it lands.

STRIX has been in service with the Swedish and Swiss Armies since 1994.

As well as being fired by conventional mortars, STRIX can be fired by the Advanced Mortar System, an automatic dual 120 mm mortar mounted in a turret for fitting to armoured fighting vehicle
Armoured fighting vehicle

An armoured fighting vehicle is a military vehicle, protected by vehicle armour and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain....
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The Saab Bofors Dynamics
Saab Bofors Dynamics

Saab Bofors Dynamics, located in Karlskoga, Sweden, is a subsidiary of Saab that specializes in military materiel such as missile systems and anti-tank systems....
 STRIX is a Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 guided projectile
Precision-guided munition

Precision-guided munitions are guided weapons intended to precisely hit a specific target, and to minimise damage to things other than the target....
 fired from a 120 mm mortar
Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is a Muzzleloader indirect fire weapon that fires shell at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing Ballistics trajectories. It typically has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber....
.

STRIX is fired like a conventional mortar round. The round contains an infrared
Infrared

Infrared radiation is electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength is longer than that of visible light , but shorter than that of terahertz radiation and microwaves ....
 sensor that it uses to guide itself onto any tank
Tank

A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
 or armoured fighting vehicle
Armoured fighting vehicle

An armoured fighting vehicle is a military vehicle, protected by vehicle armour and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain....
 in the vicinity where it lands.

STRIX has been in service with the Swedish and Swiss Armies since 1994.

As well as being fired by conventional mortars, STRIX can be fired by the Advanced Mortar System, an automatic dual 120 mm mortar mounted in a turret for fitting to armoured fighting vehicle
Armoured fighting vehicle

An armoured fighting vehicle is a military vehicle, protected by vehicle armour and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain....
s.

See also

  • XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition
    XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition

    The XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition was a 120 mm laser-guided Mortar round under development by Alliant Techsystems....


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