MBT LAW
Sign in to saveAlso known as NLAW, Rb 57, Robot 57, Main Battle Tank and Light Anti-tank Weapon, Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon, Next-Generation Light Anti-armour Weapon
The Saab Bofors Dynamics NLAW ( ), also known as the MBT LAW or RB 57, is a fire-and-forget, lightweight shoulder-fired, and disposable (single-use) line of sight (LOS) missile system, designed for infantry use. The missile uses a soft-launch system and is guided by predicted line of sight (PLOS). It can carry out an overfly top attack (OTA) on an armoured vehicle, or a direct attack (DA) on structures, non-armoured vehicles and helicopters.
Key facts
- Weapon.used_by
- See
- Weapon.wars
- Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Weapon.designer
- Saab Bofors Dynamics
- Weapon.name
- NLAW (Robot 57)
- Weapon.image
- NLAW Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 01 (cropped).JPG
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- NLAW at a Saab Bofors Dynamics exhibition stall
- Weapon.type
- Anti-tank missileSurface-to-surface missileSurface-to-air missile
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 2009–present
- Weapon.design_date
- 1999–2008
- Weapon.unit_cost
- US$30,000–40,000 (domestic cost, FY 2008)
- Weapon.production_date
- 2008–present
- Weapon.number
- 24,200+
- Weapon.crew
- 1
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Overview
- Development
- Production
- Operation
- Combat history
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Operators
- Current
- Future
- Former
- See also
- References
- External links
The Saab Bofors Dynamics NLAW ( ), also known as the MBT LAW or RB 57, is a fire-and-forget, lightweight shoulder-fired, and disposable (single-use) line of sight (LOS) missile system, designed for infantry use. The missile uses a soft-launch system and is guided by predicted line of sight (PLOS). It can carry out an overfly top attack (OTA) on an armoured vehicle, or a direct attack (DA) on structures, non-armoured vehicles and helicopters.
The system was developed in Sweden by prime contractor Saab Bofors Dynamics, on behalf of the British and Swedish defence authorities who procured the system in a joint venture. It was mainly produced in the United Kingdom by Team MBT LAW UK, which included 14 subcontractors, most notably Thales Air Defence. Users of the weapon include Finland, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “MBT LAW” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.