MBT LAW

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MBT NLAW

Type	Anti-tank missile launcher
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
Used by	United Kingdom Sweden Luxembourg Finland
Production history
Designer	Saab Bofors Dynamics
Designed	May 2002
Specifications
Weight	12.5 kg
Length	1016 mm

Calibre	150 mm Warhead
Muzzle velocity	Subsonic
Effective firing range	20m to 600m
Maximum firing range	1000 m

The Main Battle Tank and Light Anti-tank Weapon (MBT LAW), also known as the NLAW, is a Swedish short-range fire-and-forget anti-tank missile launcher. Designed for use by infantry, the MBT LAW is shoulder fired and disposable, firing just once before being needed to be disposed of. It is currently in use with the militaries of the United Kingdom, Finland, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Overview

The MBT LAW was developed by Saab Bofors Dynamics in the early 2000s, using technology derived from the BILL 2 (warhead and guidance), and AT4 CS (confined space capability) systems. It is a soft-launch system, allowing it to be used by infantry from within an enclosed space. In this system, the rocket is first launched out of launcher using a low powered ignition. After the rocket travels several meters into flight, its main rocket ignition occurs which propels to rocket from there on, to the target.

The portable, short range, fire-and-forget system entered service in 2009, as the NLAW (Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon), to replace the British Army's existing LAW 80 system that had reached its obsolescence, as well as the ILAW (AT4 CS) (Interim Lightweight Anti-tank Weapon) which was in deployment as a substitute for the period in which the MBT-LAW had yet to be deployed. Deliveries began in December 2008.

Specifications

Soldier aiming a practice NLAW

Caliber: 115/150 mm ^[1]
Weight: 12.5 kg
Muzzle velocity:
- Initial: 40 m/s
- Maximum: Subsonic
Range:
- Minimum: 20 m
- Maximum: 1000 m
Guidance: Predicted Line Of Sight (PLOS) / inertial guidance
Warhead: Combined overfly top attack / direct

Operators

British soldier with NLAW

Finland: Finland announced missile orders in 2007 worth a total of 38 M€.^[2] In Finnish service the missile is designated 102 RSLPSTOHJ NLAW.^[3]
Indonesia : ^[4]^[5]^[6]
Luxembourg:^[7]
Sweden: In Swedish service the missile is designated RB 57.^[8]
United Kingdom: The MBT LAW was selected in May 2002 for the British Army Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW) requirement. The system will replace the ILAW and LAW 80.^[9]

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