MBT LAW

Also 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

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Etymology
Overview
Development
Production
Operation
Combat history
Russo-Ukrainian War
Operators
Current
Future
Former
See also
References
External links

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.