Armed Forces - a5a14.12 - British Army - The Infantry - NLAW
INFANTRY
MBT LAW
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, the
Demonstration and Manufacture contract having been placed in June
2002.
The final cost of the MBT LAW contract is in the order of £400M. The
system is planned to enter service in late 2007 and will replace LAW
80 and the interim ILAW (Bofors AT-4).
The MBT LAW system is being developed in a collaborative programme
with Sweden.