MBT LAW - Armed Forces - a5a14.12 - British Army - The Infantry
INFANTRY
MAIN BATTLE TANK ANTI-ARMOUR WEAPON (MBT LAW)
Main
Battle Tank Light Anti-Armour Weapon (MBT LAW)
(formerly NLAW) is a man-portable, short-range anti-armour weapon.
It will provide a capability out to a range of 600m, against main
battle tanks and light armoured vehicles; have the ability to be
fired from enclosed spaces and defensive positions and be a means of
attack against personnel in structures.
The MBT LAW prime contractor is SAAB Bofors Dynamics of Sweden, with
Thales Air Defence Ltd as the main UK sub-contractor.
Deliveries began in December 2008 and the system replaces LAW 80 and
the interim ILAW (Bofors AT-4).
The final cost of the MBT LAW contract is in the order of £400M.
The MBT LAW system has been developed in a collaborative programme
with Sweden.
MAIN BATTLE TANK ANTI-ARMOUR WEAPON (MBT LAW) Specifications
