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.