Portable Tank-Killer: The RB57 NLAW/ MBT-LAW

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RB 57 NLAW(click to view full) The Soviet tank threat may be history for now, but missiles that can attack moving trucks, armored vehicles, and bunkers remain in demand. This is especially true in urban situations, where the ability to fire a rocket or missile safely from inside an enclosed space is a very important plus. In 2000, the UK Ministry of Defence carried out a series of trials to evaluate missiles for their “NLAW” program. In the summer of 2002, the Saab/Thales MBT-LAW team beat the Predator/Kestrel system from Lockheed Martin, MBDA and Insys. The Swedish FMV and British Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) followed by ordering final development of the RB 57 NLAW (Next generation Light Antitank Weapon) for the United Kingdom and Sweden. Assembly will take place at Thales Air Defence in Belfast, but Saab Bofors Dynamics of Sweden and Thales Air Defence in the UK have a marketing agreement that lets customers buy the system from either firm. The RB57 NLAW/ MBT-LAW Missile cutaway(click to view full) The RB57 NLAW, also known as the MBT-LAW, is a one-man disposable anti-tank system that weighs 12+ kg (over 25 pounds), with a range of 20-600m (just over 1/3 mile). […]

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