The NLAW is a man-portable, soft-launch, and confined-spaces (saltwater countermass) system, [32] allowing the missile to be fired from almost anywhere; the operator can safely fire through any window of a room no bigger than 4 x 2.5 x 2.5 m (high). [8]

With a combat range of 20–800 m and a single shape charge, NLAW is the best anti-tank weapon for infantries and dismounted troops in complex terrain. Extremely flexible, NLAW can attack from almost any position, from up high in a building to behind a tree or in a ditch.

The NLAW was designed to be a lightweight, massively affordable weapon for conventional soldiers, complementing the arsenal of heavier anti-tank systems such as the Javelin or TOW. Its compact size (weighing about 12.5 kg and approximately 1 meter in length) allows a single soldier to easily carry and use this weapon.

Apr 28, 2022 · The Main Battle Tank and Light Armour Weapon (MBT LAW), developed by Saab Bofors Dynamics, was selected in May 2002 for the UK Army next-generation light anti-tank weapon (NLAW) programme.

Jun 5, 2018 · Weighing just 12.5 kilograms, NLAW is a portable, shoulder-launched system that can be used by a single operator. Its armour-piercing warhead can destroy a heavily protected modern battle tank with one shot, and the system is effective at …

Length: Around 1 meter for compact carrying and maneuverability. Operational Range: Effective at distances from 20 meters to 600 meters, with a maximum range of 800 meters. The MBT LAW delivers high-precision strikes with minimal collateral damage, essential for urban combat.

Nov 4, 2022 · The weight of the NLAW is 12,5 kg; The NLAW can penetrate more than 500 mm armour; With NLAW a single soldier can achieve first round kills against a heavily protected modern main battle tank with only one shot at ranges from 20 to 800 metres

Sep 26, 2024 · With a maximum range of 600m, a weight of 12.5kg and a length of 1016mm, the NLAW is the first, non-expert, short-range, anti-tank missile that can swiftly knock out any main battle tank in one shot by striking it from above.

Jan 28, 2024 · Delivering Anti-Tank Superiority: The NLAW, a one-man portable system, empowers infantry to swiftly eliminate the most advanced Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) with a single shot, wherever and whenever...

May 26, 2022 · NLAW’s SPECs. Whichever its terminology, the NLAW incorporates firepower and fire-and-forget electronics in a compact, lightweight disposable package, being 3 feet, 4 inches long with a 150 mm warhead and an overall weight of 28 pounds (compared to the 49-pound weight of the FGM-148 Javelin when it entered service with the Americans in 1996).