2.  INTRODUCTION
 DEVELOPMENT
 WEAPON INFORMATION
 GUIDANCE SYSTEM
 TRAINING PACKAGE

3.  The development is a joint venture between Sweden
and the UK, and the UK MoD Defence Procurement
Agency will procure the systems for Sweden.
 It has been estimated that the UK requirement may
be for up to 20,000 systems for the UK Army, Royal
Marines and Royal Air Force Regiment.
 In December 2007, Finland placed an order for an
undisclosed number of NLAW systems.
 An additional (undisclosed) number were ordered in
December 2008.

5.  Both launcher and missile development are carried out at
Saab Bofors Dynamics facilities at Eskilstuna and
Karlskoga in Sweden using the expertise gained on anti-
armour systems such as the Carl-Gustaf system, the AT4
CS confined spaces weapon and the Bill anti-tank missile.
 Thales Air Defence is the major UK partner, leading Team
MBT LAW which includes 14 UK subcontractors for the
manufacture of the weapon system.
 Final assembly and test is carried out at the Thales Air
Defence facilities in Belfast.

7.  The soldier can bring the missile system from the carry
position to the firing position and make it ready to fire in
under five seconds.
 The soldier discards the launcher after firing and can retain
the night sight if needed.
 The 115/150mm calibre launcher is of composite material
construction.
 The launcher is fitted with the gunner's optical sight, a
foldaway launch device, handles and firing mechanism,
battery package, carrying straps and a firing support.

9.  In the predicted line-of-sight (PLOS) mode, the gunner
tracks the target for three seconds and the missile's
guidance electronics makes a record of the gunner's
movement as he aims and computes the flight path to the
predicted position of the target.
 It is unnecessary for the gunner to consider the range or
angular speed of the target.
 After launch the missile flies autonomously to the target.
 The missile's position in its trajectory always coincides with
the target irrespective of range.

11.  The training package for the UK MoD includes drill rounds,
an indoor trainer, a laser-based short-range and field trainer,
a weapons effect simulator, dummy rounds and an
ammunition technical officer's (ATO) training package.
 An indoor trainer (IDT) is for use in a dismounted close
combat trainer (DCCT), both systems being supplied and
manufactured by FATS Ltd Lincoln, UK and Atlanta, USA.
 The laser-based short-range and field trainer (SR&FT)
supplied by Thales Air Defence Systems includes the
common weapon replica fitted with NOPTEL laser
technology.

13.  http://www.army-
technology.com/projects/mbt_law/
 http://www.army-technology.com/projects/
 http://www.army-technology.com/projects/k-
max-unmanned-aircraft-system/