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MBTLAW
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TheMainBattleTankandLightAntitankW
eapon(MBT
LAW),alsoknownastheNLAW,isajointBritishandSwedish
shortrangefireandforgetantitankmissile
system.Designed
forusebyinfantry
,theMBTLAWisshoulderfiredand
disposable,firingoncebeforebeingdisposedof.Itiscurrentlyin
usewiththemilitaryforcesofthe
UnitedKingdom,Finland,
Luxembourg,andSweden.

MBTNLAW

Contents
1
2
3
4

Overview
Development
Specifications
Operators
4.1 Currentoperators
5 Seealso
6 Notes
7 Externallinks

Type

Antitankmissilelauncher

Placeoforigin

Sweden
UnitedKingdom[1]

Servicehistory
Usedby

Sweden
UnitedKingdom
Luxembourg
Finland

Productionhistory

Overview

Designer

SaabBoforsDynamics

Designed

May2002

TheMBTLAWwasdevelopedbySaabBoforsDynamics
and
ThalesAirDefence
Manufacturer
ThalesAirDefence
inconsolidationwiththe
MinistryofDefence Produced
2009
(UnitedKingdom)
in2002.Thedevelopmentisajointventure
Specifications
betweentheUKandSwedenusingtechnologyderivedfromthe
12.5kg
BILL2(warheadandguidance),and
AT4CS(confinedspace
Weight
capability)systems.TheUKMoDDefenceProcurement
1016mm
Length
AgencywillprocurethesystemsforboththeUKandSweden,
One.
withSwedensigningacontractfortheweaponinDecember Crew
2005whereitwillbedesignatedthe"RB(Robot)57".Ithas
150mmWarhead
beenestimatedthattheUKrequirementmaybeforupto
Calibre
20,000systemsfortheBritishArmedForces
andeachsystem
40m/stoSubsonic
Muzzlevelocity
hasashelflifeofaround20years.InDecember2007,Finland
20mto600m
Effectivefiringrange
placedanorderforanundisclosednumberofNLA
Wsystems.
Anadditional(undisclosed)numberwasorderedinDecember Maximumfiringrange 1000m
2008.Itisasoftlaunchsystem,allowingittobeusedby
infantryfromwithinanenclosedspace.Inthissystem,themissileisfirstlaunchedoutofthelauncherusingalow
poweredignition.Afterthemissiletravelsseveralmetersintoflight,itsmainrocketignitionoccurs,whichpropelsthe
missilefromthereon,tothetar
get.Guidanceisobtainedusingpredictedlineofsight(PLOS)foramovingtar
get,the
gunnermaintainstrackingforthreeseconds,trainingthemissile'sguidanceelectronicstocomputethetar
get'sangular
speed.Afterlaunchthemissilefliesautonomouslytothetar
getadjustingthenecessarycorrectionsaccordingtothedata
[2]Itisunnecessaryforthegunnertoconsidertherangetothetar
acquiredbythetracking.
get.Afterlaunchthemissile's
[3]
positioninitstrajectoryalwayscoincideswiththetar
getirrespectiveofrange.

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Theportable,shortrange,fireandfor
getsystementeredservicein2009astheNLA
W(NextGenerationLightAnti
tankWeapon),toreplacetheBritishArmy'sexisting
LAW80systemthathadreacheditsobsolescence,aswellasthe
ILAW(AT4CS)(InterimLightweightAntitankW
eapon),whichwasindeploymentasasubstitutefortheperiodin
whichtheMBT
LAWhadyettobedeployed.DeliveriesbeganinDecember2009.

Development
BothlauncherandmissiledevelopmentarecarriedoutatSaabBoforsDynamicsfacilitiesat
EskilstunaandKarlskoga
inSwedenusingtheexpertisegainedonantiarmoursystemssuchasthe
CarlGustavrecoillessrifle
,theAT4CS
confinedspacesweaponandtheBillantitankmissile.
ThalesAirDefence
isthemajorUKpartnerandcontributorto
theprogram,leadingT
eamMBTLAWwhichincludes14UKsubcontractorsforthemanufactureoftheweapon
systemanditscomponents.Finalassemblyandtestingiscarriedoutatthe
ThalesAirDefence
facilitiesin
Belfast.The
missile'sinertialmeasurementunit(IMU)ismanufacturedby
BAESystemsatitssemiconductorfacilitiesin
Plymouth,
wherethesiliconratesensorsintheIMUaremanufactured.FRHiTEMP
,basedinTitchfield,isresponsibleforthe
manufactureofthecontrolfinsandactuators.RaytheonSystemsLimitedbasedin
Glenrothes,andThalesMissile
Electronicsbasedin
Basingstoke,manufactureelectronicsassembliesandthesystemsproximityfuse.NationalPlastics
AerospacebasedinCoventry,isresponsiblefortheplasticandcompositemouldings.Skeldings,basedin
Smethwick,
manufacturethesystem'sspecialpurposesprings.ExpressEngineeringof
Gateshead,PortsmouthAviation,EPS
LogisticsTechnology,LeafieldEngineeringof
BristolandMetalwebinBirmingham
arealsomajorpartnersintheMBT
[4]
LAWconsortium.

Specifications
Caliber:115/150mm[1]
Weight:12.5kg
Muzzlevelocity:
Initial:40m/s
Maximum:HighSubsonic:200m/s(Mach0.7)
Range:[5]
Minimum:20m
Maximum:600m
Guidance:Predicted
LineOfSight(PLOS)
/inertialguidance
Warhead:Combinedoverfly
topattack/direct
Cost:25,000
[6]
Operationaltemperature:38to+63C

SoldieraimingapracticeNLAW.

Operators
Currentoperators
Finland:Finlandannouncedmissile
[7]In
ordersin2007worth38million.
Finnishservicethemissileisdesignated
102RSLPSTOHJNLAW.[8]
Indonesia:[9][10][11]
Luxembourg:[12]
Sweden:InSwedishservicethe
missileisdesignated
RB57.[13][14]
UnitedKingdom:TheMBTLAW
wasselectedinMay2002forthe
British
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ArmyNextgenerationLightAntitankW
eapon(NLAW)requirement.
Thesystemwillreplacethe
ILAWandLAW80.[15]

Seealso
FGM148Javelin
PredatorSRAW
MissileMoyennePorte

BritishsoldierwithNLAW

Notes
1.ArmyTechnologyMBTLAWLightAntiTankWeapon(http://www.armytechnology.com/projects/mbt_law/)
2."DefenceUpdateMiniaturizationoftheInfantryW
eapons'Components".
3."MBTLAWLightAntiTankWeapon".ArmyTechnology.
4."MiniaturizationoftheInfantryW
eapons'Components".DefenceUpdate.
5."NLAW".SAAB.
6."NLAW".SAAB.
7.FinnishDefenceForceshomepage(http://www.mil.fi/laitokset/tiedotteet/3635.dsp)
8.FinnishDefenceForcesoverviewfor102RSLPSTOHJNLAW(http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/portal/puolustusvoim
at.fi/!ut/p/c5/vZHLcqpAEIafxQfQae6wRBlG7ncG3FiImgAZ0WhEefpYlapzVnGVsv_lV39_Vd1ohR45VNfmrbo0_aH6Q
AVayWvCyrSBk4LHG8OV
uBCrrghtAFRFEB4jpp70dr7Ma4hfs9xQOfbrLBczH4MNJRjPwjdhP3Qz8roEEA3iYceBpX
G5GWDekKQ29yWPX6pmNwHMO3AXBexgn4gcCRciWImRaWmmCCSTn_aDWPnh8MvogEq0Uv73Ceerj34a8iQ2
ARwRpX94jecuYUu6YUu5XW
uxd_y0arZsNmQ81mMFM1TpU1TlIFWVR54BF9L4ebcb
YGA9Nr2VfeJrVHzPSxJG1
lW9LpeOcFxbZVk7ssZD2isbasKhOOzqt672nXtZizQXpSiVZf
feFLEiVlvIzT2N7srZtp2q0z7rXaOxRW16jRnd8MX7JO
EpEPxcoEZcp0LO15U8PdokXdeZaM2L
W9k29ppatTEyKnXv3zZ0P0gWLZlR3raDU0QNi
zcZ8x5w06n4q2r073VnfbY
oiqadCBAsqY056n7abeKudDsuBcFk0myF_2bIeO7HrE8XIs_mWnfwNs1jc5/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?pcid=b
9ac5e804914bfd3a15ae930a8ea04e8)
9.TNIADMembeliA
TGMNLAWdanATGMJAVELIN1(http://pertahananbangsa.blogspot.com/2012/11/tniadmembel
iatgmnlawdanatgm.html)
10.IndonesiaAkanBeliSenjataAntiT
ankdariInggris(http://defensestudies.blogspot.com/2013/01/indonesiaakanbelise
njataantitank.html)
11."UjiTerimaSenjataAntiTankNLAWProdukInggris".March21,2013.
12.[1](http://www.asdnews.com/news/28563/New_Customer_Nation_for_NLAW.htm)
13.SEK500MOrderfromSwedenforRB57NLA
WDefenseIndustryDaily(http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/200
5/12/sek500morderfromswedenforrb57nlaw/index.php)
14."NextGenerationLightAntiT
ankWeapon(NLAW)".DefenceUpdate.
15.Hansard(http://www.publications.parliament.uk/cgibin/newhtml_hl?DB=semukparl&URL=/pa/cm
200304/cmhansrd/v
o040708/text/40708w16.htm#40708w16.html_spnew3)Archived(https://web.archive.org/web/20131103102837/htt
p://www.publications.parliament.uk/cgibin/newhtml_hl?DB=semukparl&URL=/pa/cm2003
04/cmhansrd/vo040708/tex
t/40708w16.htm#40708w16.html_spnew3)November3,2013,attheWaybackMachine.

Externallinks
MBTLAWDeagel(http://www.deagel.com/pandora/mbtlaw_mn00078001.aspx)
SAABBoforsMBTLA
WvideoYouTube(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SiIoT87Xts)
SAABofficialsite
(http://www.saabgroup.com/en/land/weaponsystems/supportweapons/nlawnextgeneration
lightantitankweapon/)
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