The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has agreed to and ordered the Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon system from Saab (NLAW). The order is worth approximately $280 million, and deliveries will take place from 2023-2026. The British Army will acquire “several thousand” missiles. NLAWs will be assembled at Thales’ facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
UK has already secured additional 500 NLAWs to be delivered to the UK in 2023 as part of a separate procurement deal.
The NLAW combines the ease of use of light anti-armour
weapons with the benefits of heavy, crew-operated guided missile systems. A
single soldier using NLAW can take out a heavily defended modern main battle
tank at ranges ranging from 20 to 800 metres.
