NLAW - The birth of a tank killer

00:00 The birth of a tank killer
00:41 The thinking behind NLAW
01:17 A major technical achievement
02:29 Why NLAW is special
04:09 How soldiers use NLAW
NLAW (Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) eliminates even the most advanced tanks. It is best-in-class for dismounted light forces that operate in all environments, including built-up areas.
It weighs just 12.5 kilograms and measures a fraction over a metre. But Saab’s NLAW anti-tank weapon also packs a powerful punch.
With a missile capable of penetrating 500 mm armour and a range of 20 to 800 metres, the system has the ability to defeat main battle tanks.
NLAW was developed in a cooperation between Sweden and UK where its designated as Robot 57 respectively MBT LAW.
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[@B1gLupu]

While I was in the Finnish army, our tank company instructor described the NLAW with a single word: "Unfair"

[@triadwarfare]

Just like how knights complained that the crossbow, then eventually, muskets, was unfair, and made them obsolete.

[@douwehuysmans5959]

@@triadwarfare Crossbows were never able to penetrate plated Armour, that's an urban myth

[@liamo8932]

Have you Finnished your service now

[@liamo8932]

Sorry

[@salamancajose1284]

@@liamo8932 really?

[@furkadurka]

saab is like, im tired of people getting this wrong. heres the facts

[@smurfhits5688]

🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@barriewright2857]

@@smurfhits5688 YES...! BE PROUD 👏🏿👍🏿🇸🇪.

[@jacobbaumgardner3406]

@@barriewright2857 be proud 🇸🇪🇬🇧

[@CharChar2121]

You guys make amazing weapons! We can work together to support UA! 🇺🇲🇸🇪🇬🇧

[@riturajsinghpanwar6470]

@@smurfhits5688 thanks from india for carl Gustav 🇮🇳🇸🇪

[@generalpeeps]

people often get distracted talking about NLAW versus Javelin when discussing Ukraine which misses the point. They're not competition they're supplementary. There's a reason The British Military uses both. NLAW is amazing for anyone to eliminate a tank thats is in front of them and an immediate problem. They're cheap (in relation to Javelin) and are highly mobile. Infantrymen can quickly learn how to use the system and can still fulfil a normal rifleman role. The Javelin on the other hand can reach, see much further out and hit harder, ideally designed for a specialist AT team who want to clear a larger area in front of them from armoured threats. These systems work best when overlapped with each other, with Javelins providing anti-armour support over infantry from a dug out position behind them. Targeting the hardest threats while the NLAWs protect the infantry from any vehicles seeking to overwhelm them. They're both great systems although the NLAW really is the biggest force multiplier, specifically for a force like Ukraine, the MoD and Swedish Govt clearly did their homework while SAAB aced the task at hand.

[@whatthat607]

There are a lot of open fields in Ukraine, making Javelins the biggest force multiplier for the majority of situations. NLAWs are far better in an urban environment though.

[@SD78]

NLAWS are one-shot disposable weapons that can be carried and used by one soldier. Javelins are reloadable crew-served weapons, which is the trade-off for double the range and increased performance.

[@Sindrijo]

One other thing that doesn't get talked about a lot is the utility of just having the optical targeting system of the Javelin for scouting and observation purposes, it's a very advanced piece of tech.

[@danielbackovic]

It's the same with gripen, they did the homework.

[@escapedcops08]

Like others imply, the nlaw is really for peasants and those who are for the most part... Incompetent. Javelins are specialty, purpose built, advanced pieces of hardware that hits HARD. It's a piece of machinery that you want people who know what they're doing touching, and no one else.

[@Nativusdes]

Feels like a common trait for Swedish weapons to be effective but easy to use

[@RedwihteGame]

Well, we do utilize guerilla tactics as main defence of our country. We know we won’t be able to stand against the invading Russians, therefore the weapons need to be easy to use so that civilians can be trained in a short manner r. Eg, volksturm (lol)

[@Clarke5409]

@@RedwihteGame Sweden can stand against the Russians because they’re weak, disorganised, their funding corrupted and stolen. Just look at Ukraine!

[@Leaffordes]

@sheldon fords How much does an MBT cost?

[@mastermariner490]

@sheldon fords Javelin missile costs 200-250 000$ a Russian tank costs 3 million+ i would say they are rather cheap

[@nvelsen1975]

Not all of them though. Ikea overran the world with little resistance true, but to this day very few understand the intricacies of that weapon system. 😉 Could have a team of engineers fighting that manual: There's still always 1-2 screws left at the end.

[@ejr-mb8ty]

I’m so glad I saw this commercial. I’m definitely going with NLAW for all my anti armor needs going forward

[@szymon308]

Order your own today! Available as long as the supplies last. Order in the next 5 minutes for a limited edition lgbt color ammunition

[@tomperkins5657]

Harrr! I just ordered the mother-n-law for myself.

[@threethrushes]

@@tomperkins5657 Perfect for dealing with the outlaws.

[@antoniograncino3506]

@@tomperkins5657 The Mother of All NLAWS ?

[@mozdickson]

S'all good man!

[@Temedin]

I went to an anti-tank training course organized by MPK, a Finnish voluntary defence training organization. We had the chance to learn the NLAW system, and it really is an amazing weapon,;very easy to use, and effective against pretty much any modern vehicle from lightly armored cars to heavy main battle tanks.

[@JustinRM20]

Did you guys get to fire real rockets or do they use dummies?

[@Temedin]

@@JustinRM20 unfortunately we only had the chance to use the training module, which has no ability to fire anything. The "proper" anti tank specialists (such as those in frontline jaeger battalions) train much more with the weapon, and I've heard that some lucky people even get to fire the real thing during combat training.

[@homomorphic]

NLAWs big advantage is weight. If you're an infantryman on patrol every pound counts and a Javelin is nearly twice the weight of an NLAW. That said, if your are motorized infantry the Javelin's 2.5 mile range (5x that of NLAW) and much bigger warhead (nearly 10x the yield) is the way to go. In rural fighting having NLAW for patrols and Javelin for motorized assault teams is extremely effective. When it comes to urban warfare NLAW is the king of course.

[@KingdomRepublic]

Wait you mean to tell me there are free defense course training for civilians in Finland? Just tell me how do i sign up?

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@KingdomRepublic umm... no, not free, paid, and it's compulsory conscript trainig for at least 7 months for every able bodied Finnish male citizen of 18-45yo that the defence budget allows them to afford. In Sweden, it used to be the same, then a conservative government put the conscript system on ice indefinitely in 2006 and turned the armed forces into an expeditionary force. In 2014, a social democrat govt reintroduced a reformed conscript system where every citizen is pre-evaluated at 17 for compulsory conscript training of those found able and suitable to start the year they turn 18 unless granted reprive due to studies or inescapable personal obligations. (Total numbers in each year batch is also limited by defense budget) What he refers to as volountary courses is probably part of volounteer national defence militia training, comparable to the US national guard, it's not open for the civilian general public at will.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Once being a hired guy working for SAAB it feels very good to see what they've accomplished.

[@rampage3337]

i saw a add on arbetsförmedlingen and was like wait wtf why is saab hiring? now i remembered that they made more than just cars lol

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

@@rampage3337 Remember SAAB Fairchild?

[@mahman1565]

@@rampage3337 rip saab cars 😢

[@adamsaint2890]

@@mahman1565 Yes, you can blame GM for that though. Bastards.

[@andreelindevall1203]

Bor ett stenkast ifrån SAAB i Linköping men aldrig fått chansen att få jobba där, men man får väl göra nya försök att få komma in och börja jobba, vore sjukt intressant

[@rasmussoobik8359]

"Hey, I would like to buy a good and reliable car: Saab: I got you bro "Thanks, hey do you know where i could get a shoulder mounted anti-tank weapon aswell?" Saab: you're not gonna believe this

[@vova3379]

SAAB thanks a lot from the Ukrainian nation for such an excellent weapon, which help our army defend our motherland (especially in the first few hardest weeks).

[@isakjohansson7134]

You're defending yourselves against the wrong enemy

[@vova3379]

@@isakjohansson7134 you can come here and ask our people what they think about who is their enemy and also get information from them how many their relatives and acquaintances were killed by russians and how many from them were civilians.

[@isakjohansson7134]

@@vova3379 Your account is fae as heck bro i aint buying it.

[@vova3379]

@@isakjohansson7134 My account registration Sep 30, 2011, also I have open channels, etc, also my account can be found on facebook and linkedin with Ukraine location, what's about you?

[@highdefinist9697]

@@vova3379 I recently noticed that those Russian troll comments can simply be flagged as "Spam" or "misinformation" or something like that, and often they get removed or hidden. Seems less effort than actually responding to the same nonsense every time.

[@pjacobsen1000]

SAAB: "Your baby is safe in our cars, but not in a main battle tank."

[@Badzarely]

The fact that a large business haven't turned of the comment section on their KZbin shows a lot of character. Wish more companies would leave their comment sections open.

[@DeusMort]

Mine was removed. I just said that the amount of destroyed tanks was alot due to this great system... :S

[@Dennan]

@@DeusMort sometimes some are removed automaticly by youtube spam system

[@janinsweden8559]

Good to hear SAAB telling the story of the NLAW development as there are many misunderstandings among people about who developed the weapon.

[@rayjames6096]

It's the British trying to usurp the credit for it.

[@rchatte100]

@@rayjames6096 It wouldnt exist without the British and is made in the UK.

[@smOOdiebOOdie]

@@rchatte100well, built in Ireland. Still Swedish tho. Car manufacturers have factories in a lot of countries but it doesn’t make the cars build in said countries theirs 😅

[@stephenhookings1985]

@@rayjames6096 not really - I helped in the early stages back in 1991. So for sure that part was British.

[@AnonyMous-ql9nj]

@@stephenhookings1985 source or it didnt happen. Literally anyone anonymous can say this on the internet bro.

[@danjohnson4082]

Sending Russian turrets into orbit every day... Ukraine offers its thanks to Saab and its engineers for such a great weapon. Keep them coming.

[@aliwalil4160]

Time to wake up, mate. Ukraine will soon cease to exist as a country.

[@lorenzcassidy3960]

@@aliwalil4160 Here, 2 kopeks for you tovarish.

[@lmx1472]

@@aliwalil4160 not sure about that, half of russia's tanks beg to differ

[@mastermariner490]

@@aliwalil4160 Time for you Ali baba to fly away on your carpet

[@mkh123]

@@aliwalil4160 This will coincide with the release of Half-Life 3 and the next coming of Christ?

[@grievetan]

"nooo, i had such a manly army ad!" "haha, NLAW and Javelin go boom"

[@whitescar2]

NLAW is truly an amazing piece of kit. A great value for money deal.

[@hyy3657]

IKEA

[@hoplahey]

Not for the russians.🤣

[@eioclementi1355]

£20'000 not that good value

[@whitescar2]

@@eioclementi1355 20 grand for taking out IFVs and MBTs that cost at least ten times that? Sounds like a great deal to me. Much better than Javelin at any rate.

[@eioclementi1355]

@@whitescar2 £200 drone dropping a hand grenade 20 miles away could do the same job. I'd rather have 1000 drones then one RPG.

[@heinrichrahm1531]

The NLAW: for when you really don't want to talk to your in-laws

[@felldin]

Thank you guys at Saab for releasing this video. I feel it's needed out there to explain a thing or two to the internet, and even I who finds stuff like this incredibly interesting finds new stuff. Thanks again!

[@mickewester3124]

but it wrong, the missile does not fly 1 meter over its target. its 0,8 meters

[@longnamedude3947]

@@mickewester3124 It's easy for someone to visualize 1 metre VS attempting to visualise 0.8 meters

[@andrewwww7684]

I make the the graphite choke or exhaust nozzle part daily on a CNC machine in the UK and I'm so proud to do so.

[@KatsCats2619]

Thank you 😊 👏

[@JigilJigil]

Russian soldiers have pretty good experience of NLAW and Javelin effectiveness.

[@KuyAurelian]

Unfortunately not too many end-user testimonials from them. Most receiving customers seem to be quite silent about it. But I guess that's just Russian bias...

[@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt]

Уже провели испытания ваших NLAW and javelin на полигонах. Хрень полная.

[@thegodfather_8455]

@@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt must be why you lost 1k plus Mbts, and troop transports

[@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt]

@@thegodfather_8455 Where do you get that information from? Oh yes, from the Ukrainian media.

[@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt]

@@thegodfather_84551000 aircraft, 2000 helicopters, 10 000 tanks, 20,000 armored vehicles, Ships 500, And 3 aircraft carriers.

[@phillipm9285]

I can’t believe that I just watched a commercial for the N LAW, and really enjoyed it

[@chilldude30]

🇸🇪 + 🇬🇧 An amazing combination

[@AnonAnonAnon]

I've seen many videos here on KZbin of NLAW in use in the Ukraine against Russian tanks. I remember being taught about Soviet/Warsaw Pact tanks in the 1980s, the reactive armour, the speed and aggression of Russian tank regiments. Scary stuff in BAOR. We had a system called LAW80 which we thought was the dogs bo**ocks! NLAW totally blows that system out of the water! I only wish I was still serving to have a go at firing one!

[@steve-real]

The NLAW has destroyed literally thousands of armored vehicles including tanks. It surprised me just how effective this tech is

[@sammyautomatic3944]

We, ukrainians are wery thankfull to you! It helped a lot to stop russian tank colomns. Great job!

[@tanner1111]

Your Profile pic is a lovely take on the Ukrainian flag brother, of which i only learned about not so long ago... Slava Ukraini!!!!

[@sammyautomatic3944]

@@tanner1111 thank you! 😊

[@blacksabbath12]

you r doing great! we are at what, 7th mobilization?

[@HeadhuntexGamer]

@@blacksabbath12 You tell us, if you have evidence that this is the 7th. Fact is that Ukraine has so many volunteer it doesnt even need to call waves.

[@RakibHasan-ee2cd]

No you didnt even receive this lol

[@Mrspawnshoppe]

Heja Sverige.

[@LiveDonkeyDeadLion]

You often see the javelin referred to as a saint, but NLAW is God on the battlefield

[@philonetic321]

Biiiiig difference.

[@pvtnewb]

The NLAW in Squad is a joy to use, really easy and accurate, 10/10 would be a heavy anti-tank unit again.

[@chuckythecat9894]

They have an nlaw in squad?

[@pvtnewb]

@@chuckythecat9894 yeah, Project Reality is about to as well, maybe next year or 2024

[@anderssvensk4317]

As a engineer I'm proud to be a Swede.

[@HeyAddieImTojo]

Fan till o med efternamnet är dyngsvenskt😂

[@anderssvensk4317]

@@HeyAddieImTojo LOL 😆

[@AdurianJ]

Swedish infantry weapons have a long history of being really good.

[@erikaskeroth9720]

Well the trend Expands to submarines, figter jets, ifv's, navy/coastal patrol, artillery and more. It's actually easier to say what Sweden doesn't manufacture, like helicopters and aircraft carriers.

[@Ampel_off]

Great weapons for killing more people. Yeah great stuff, woohoooo. Maybe there should be more wars in Europe, so that more and more people realise again from their own experience that it's no fun.

[@thogusdonatus4607]

True But the Downside is that the price tag for the Weapons is a bit higher then the Rest due to that we go whit Quality over quantity

[@erikaskeroth9720]

@@thogusdonatus4607 I agree with you, but i but I fear that if we didn't have manufacture them someone other cuntry would have made them instead. But it's very similar to what Alfred Nobel thought about dynamite and smokeless gunpowder, 130 years ago . And the world didn't get any better for it.

[@dbz9393]

It was a British and Swedish weapon it's not owned by one single country as it was a joint effort

[@yodubba]

Javelin for open field battle Nlaw for urban combat both are extremely effective

[@felldin]

The javelin is amazing but with one big hurdle, it's price.

[@kainhall]

​@@felldin also bigger..... the CLU is huge, the tube itself is huge on the javelin . NLAW just looks much more compact and light sorta like a HMG vs a LMG

[@philonetic321]

​@@kainhall Good analogy. Javelin is best within 2.5km, maximum of 4km shoulder fired or 4.75km from a vehicle, up to 5.5km against air targets. NLAW is best within 600m, maximum of 1km and has a direct attack mode which may be used against helicopters. The NLAW is completely disposable where only the tube on the Javelin is disposed and the launch unit is reused. NLAW weighs 12.5kg, Javelin weighs 22.3kg. The NLAW has 600mm of armor penetration, the Javelin has 800mm of armor penetration, both have top-attack modes. The Javelin utilizes a dual charge system to defeat explosive-reactive armor (ERA), contributing to the increased weight. Javelin has the ability to correct its flight path to an extreme degree. Russian tanks aren't equipping the tops of their tanks to defend against Javelin, they are doing it because of NLAW. NLAWs are responsible for up to 40% of Russian tank losses in Ukraine so far. If a tank has full ERA and some luck, it can survive an NLAW.

[@whitegoose2017]

​@@philonetic321 Even a 'light rpg' can be effective against tanks. Target the tracks and if the tracks get loose then that tank is out of commission. I highly doubt any crew want to play pretend they're now a stationary turret. It's not the quality of the weapons it's how they are used.

[@philonetic321]

@@whitegoose2017 To a degree, perhaps. Though the NLAW is far more advanced than an RPG. I'll take quality any day. Javelin and NLAW are so far ahead of the RPG that it's not even a question. Guided vs unguided. Firing an anti tank weapon gives away your position so it had better be doing its job on the first try.

[@hj45lp]

SAAB has done it again! Really Cool! - If only you guys would still make cars, I think they would be unique and absolutely fantastic... From a happy former 900 driver 👍😎

[@skitidetdu6672]

Cars created by jet fighter engineers. That's something special.

[@hj45lp]

@@skitidetdu6672 That's how SAAB cars started originally, until they sold the car branch to General Misery...

[@adamsaint2890]

@@hj45lp Yes, this. GM to blame for screwing yet another good company.

[@Eskeletor_210]

Thank you Saab for your products

[@TheArklyte]

NLAW may be not the ultimate system as every design is a game of compromises, but together with Javelin and Stuhna/TOW2 they leave almost no area uncovered. Hopefully US will purchase some NLAWs in the future and will supply Javelins back to Sweden and UK to dissuade tanks ever coming close to infantry, no matter the range.

[@benghazi4216]

Since the US bought so many AT4's I wouldn't be surprised if they do the same with NLAW. But worryingly the US military industrial complex is getting stronger and stronger, and thus we see less and less foreign systems in the US military. It seems every competition they hold now is just industrial espionage. I mean bringing in all the worlds artillery systems, including the Nora, for a competition for the US contract, then deciding to design their own domestic solution is quite laughably transparent. The domestic contender didn't exist, but won anyway. It's like a comedy on corruption.

[@TheArklyte]

@@benghazi4216 sadly that's often the case when countries with strong military industry do contract competitions. However I'd say that nowadays I see more of the opposite, US opening more to designs from its allies, even if mostly for licensing only. Though I may be looking more at small arms. Even in case of competitions, there is a possibility of buying or at least licensing components of the system. P.S.: what SPG competition do you mean? I haven't heard about US replacing Paladin with equivalents of Pzb2000, Archer or Caesar yet.

[@TheArklyte]

@@TheXmabax US doesn't have a plane that competes with Gripen. F-16 is too old, they don't want to sell F-18 on terms people want and F-35 has different(even if similar at first glance) niche. Main competitors of Gripen are Rafale and Typhoon. And it seems like a lot of people choose Rafale. To be more precise, approach of many NATO members is to buy F-35 for its unique capability, but continue to use(or buy new ones) Rafale, Typhoon, Gripen or even F-16 as lower end multirole fighter with lower maintenance requirements(not even cost, just the time it takes to send components to US) and more familiarity. So majority of flight ours, routine patrols and training would be done NOT by F-35, those would be mostly intended for potential engagements or real escalation.

[@ianmills9266]

I think we manufacture our own javelins in the UK these days

[@_Matsimus_]

YESSSSS!

[@patrikberglund2873]

Aaaaahh. Excellent response from the instructor himself. Seriously though look up his channel if you like military tech. Questions, have you any information on guided ammunition for the carl gustaf 84mm/M4?

[@johneklund3310]

Eyyy

[@Pfaltzgraf]

Probably the best invention for peace-loving small countries against the great aggressors.

[@noelsandberg5771]

Common sweden W

[@DreamcastQ]

Thank you Saab !!

[@henriksvard8196]

This brings back memories hauling around Bill 56, AT4 and Carl-Gustaf in the early 90s.

[@leonardocurcio6199]

My 9-3 had pretty much the same effect on a unlucky lorry I hit some years ago 😂

[@hizzlefix1781]

Sweden makes the best stuff in the world.

[@lambertlum1087]

Sweden: small population, but good products.

[@shades2.183]

Sweden always made groundbreaking weapons, always, for thousands of years.

[@aceeastwood2871]

I am made in Sweden😎

[@Jonsson474]

@@aceeastwood2871 Some times we fail.

[@aceeastwood2871]

@@Jonsson474 🥺

[@sirrodneyffing1]

Britain gave Ukraine 5000 BEFORE Russia invaded. It stopped the Russian tanks dead and showed Ukrainians it could fight back. It was a game changer, ready right when it was needed.

[@KingdomRepublic]

Yeah i heard about those 5000 but not all of them were NLAW or even anti tank some were anti air and anti ship. Still NLAW is king of anti tank warfare

[@kotikbr9395]

They got so much they shot cargo trucks with them

[@himars_m142]

@@KingdomRepublicwhat about javeline?

[@KingdomRepublic]

@@himars_m142 whataboutism never helped anybody 🌝

[@himars_m142]

@@KingdomRepublic what do you say about javeline?

[@PunmasterSTP]

I had no idea this piece of equipment existed. This was a fascinating watch.

[@Visionbygt]

1 week of instruction in the swiss army to use this beast!!! Very fun to learn using the "game/Sim" that you provide. Saddly haven't the opportunity to fire a real one, due to safety distances

[@ISE9]

Yeah we had a competition in my platoon who could get the highest score on the more difficult levels.

[@TheOwlol]

Hope I get to see/use some of this tech in next generation of the Carl Gustav :)

[@jpheitman1]

Another nice thing about the NLAW is that an inexperienced operator can learn to assemble and use the weapon in under an hour with easy-to-read instructions and a single Allen wrench.

[@Ampel_off]

Great weapons for killing more people. Yeah great stuff, woohoooo. Maybe there should be more wars in Europe, so that more and more people realise again from their own experience that it's no fun.

[@jpheitman1]

@@Ampel_off Would you prefer to lay down in front of the tank?

[@ianmills9266]

No assembly required. It comes ready to use.

[@lexprontera8325]

Haha, "under an hour" 😄 "a single allen wrench" 😆

[@rolex0071]

Great video . Thank you.

[@ppahpa]

Дякуемо вам за найкращий виріб для знищення росіян

[@isakjohansson7134]

Nato puppet state just like the rest

[@randomexcessmemories4452]

This being the official channel of Saab, it'd be cool to see you guys look back at all the great cars you used to make. My family has owned 9-3 convertibles for many years, and we were so sad to hear that you had decided to stop making automobiles. Someday I'd like to own a 900 Turbo. That'd be fun.

[@hj45lp]

While I totally agree with you re SAAB making cars again, the 9-3 was already a GM product, build on the Opel/Vauxhall Vectra platform. The last true SAAB was the 900 until spring 1993, the convertible a little longer (also produced by GM, but still the original SAAB design). - And, yeah, a 900 turbo would be a dream to drive! 👍😎 (edited to correct my all-too sloppy statement of the 9-3 being a rebadged Vectra, it did have SAAB elements until the end)

[@randomexcessmemories4452]

@@hj45lp Mhm. We had an early 9-3 which still had the Saab design and then the subsequent GM models. They never felt as smooth or well-built as the early versions.

[@hj45lp]

@@randomexcessmemories4452 You are right, apologies for my earlier comment: of course GM first continued the originals, then made a new 900 on the Vectra platform, which became the 9-3, but retained SAAB-DNA until the end.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Not the same SAAB company

[@SgfGustafsson]

@@hj45lpThe Saab that made this video split the car company off in 1989. Each Saab developed after that was by Saab Automobile which rapidly became influenced by GM, who owned 50% of it immediately. The reason Saab AB split the car company off was to “sell” it to GM, so unless you had a classic 900 or older, these guys had little to do with it.

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Great video. The best bit? That 'PLOS' demo at 4:25.

[@ridhobaihaqi144]

Really miss Saab's car 😢😢😢

[@slikerdet]

It was the swedish bill 1 RBS 56 manportal SACLOS that was the first top attack system. Then came javelin and tow with a missile that could do top attack

[@andreinarangel6227]

NLAW - making Russian tank turrets fly higher and higher!

[@nietzchepreacher9477]

Had no idea saab made it, thought it was pure British. Fair play

[@naezro]

Thank you Saab, for developing a weapon to protect the free people of the world. Battle proven and tested.

[@nooblangpoo]

Having the tandem power of a short to medium range using the NLAW and the medium to extremely long range of the Javelin ensures that a soldier can have kilometers of anti tank power.

[@daniiltimin5396]

Thank you for your work

[@lorissavardi4182]

Thank you Saab

[@toxicteabaging]

Very interesting history on this absolute beast of a weapon, thank you for the upload!

[@Juel92]

This is great and all but the greatest thing SAAB ever did will forever be my 9-3 -98.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Kudos to our innovative Swedish friends....E...

[@lateo74]

"cooks and Logistics Officers" really are low down the technical chain🤣

[@ArjeeBhajee]

Great work guys! Where can I pick one up? I can't find them at my local Tesco.

[@BerraPettersson]

A CLASSIC QUALITY WEAPON FROM SAAB IN SWEDEN 💥💥💥

[@gavinscott8903]

Impressive piece of weaponry & pretty simple to use.

[@shingshongshamalama]

The unit cost of a Javelin is almost a quarter million dollars. The unit cost of an NLAW is roughly thirty to forty thousand dollars. Sure, there are some things that the NLAW just can't deal with. But which would you rather the company have? Two more Javelins? Or a dozen extra NLAWs? For two million bucks, you can have eight dead tanks, or you can blow up the entire mechanized compliment of an enemy battalion.

[@JigilJigil]

Javelin firing range is 2500 m to 4750 m. NLAW firing range is 20 m to 800 m.

[@captainbuggernut9565]

Well done UK and Sweden.

[@UngoyPrime]

Modern warfare is being reduced to infantry warfare once more because of antitank/aircraft capabilities of ground troops.

[@ljprep6250]

VERY well done, Saab. That's a lean, mean, and effective weapon system. $40k vs $250k for the Javelin, it's extremely cost effective as well.

[@terrysullivan1992]

Slightly inaccurate. The Javelin System is about $ 216,000 with one missile included. Replacement missiles are around $ 80,000 each.

[@JustMe-ux5zg]

Great job Saab!

[@flolito14]

What an outstanding weapon! Austrian Bundesheer needs to adopt it.

[@MaskinJunior]

He fought the NLAW and the NLAW won.

[@TecraX2]

I guess his race is run...

[@rusticbox9908]

Awesome promotional video, I'm sold! Gonna go to Walmart now to pick one up!

[@tehsma]

Its been interesting to finally see all of these various anti tank systems deathmatch against each-other. Many a military program was advanced or abandoned in the wake of this thing...

[@joebloggs8422]

There’s always been an anti tank capability, the Carl Gustav was a beast, but it was heavy and the back blast was lethal. The most important thing about NLAW is its ability to use inside rooms

[@Merecir]

Good thing they upgraded it so it is much lighter now, and pretty soon a 2km range ATGM will be part of the vast array of ammo for it.

[@joebloggs8422]

@@Merecir yes, it weighed 35 lbs when I had to hump it, I think the next generation is about 15 lbs, then again they’ll make you carry another 20 lbs of ammunition 🤣

[@kradschutze]

Sir, you are a heck of a salesman. I’ll take 10! Gonna hand them out at the office Christmas party…

[@swedenthefirst]

Always nice to see the fruit of successful collaboration by likeminded nations. Let’s keep utilising each other’s strengths to all of ours advantage, instead of biggering about whoever contributed more.

[@Ampel_off]

Great weapons for killing more people. Yeah great stuff, woohoooo. Maybe there should be more wars in Europe, so that more and more people realise again from their own experience that it's no fun.

[@Ubique2927]

As a Royal Engineer who carried a Charlie G around for 16 years without firing a shot in anger. How about a video about the new Charlie G ammo.

[@michaelhammar2778]

Behave and respect Carl Gustaf nothing else!

[@emiltoczyski260]

Ive shot one of these, even got the start booster on my shelf. Good weapon

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Thank You so much

[@user-xm4nz1cp4t]

The best Russian tank killer in Ukraine !! Many thanks for NLAW to UK and Sweden !! 👋👍👍✌✌

[@janinsweden8559]

Known as "Missile 57" in the Swedish Army

[@jaxvoice718]

Amusingly "Robot 57" (where "robot" in this case means missile)

[@LeinoSmaul]

I call it irl cheats or ctrl+z :D

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@LeinoSmaul ctrl+z+delete🤣

[@russellvonastel7111]

Everything Sweden produces,more specifically SAAB is of exeptional quality, absolute reliability, thank you

[@Klokkeklar]

I ordered six of these for christmas. I wish you all tank free holidays!

[@teatanks6481]

The NLAW answers a question airborne forces have had since their inception: "how do we keep AT weapons light but useful?" While previously weapons such as the M72 or RPG-18 were the only real practical LAT Weapons for airborne or paratroopers to carry, but had the shortcomings of short range and low armour penetration. Perfect for things such as APCs or Trucks, but if a tank engages then there's little much to do. The NLAW now gives effective guided AT at a low weight and cost, perfect for combat behind enemy lines. Truly the best AT system of our time.

[@rodrigoribeiro5225]

the swedes are way ahead of their time a simply impressive job 😯

[@MONEYLAB001]

Bring back Saab Cars, we all miss them.

[@christinejackson3922]

Thanks that was so interesting

[@Nicer_Ricer_JDM]

I thought it was British made but Saab makes very excellent Jets so I’m not surprised 💯💪

[@stabilis8895]

Watch the video. Sweden made the blueprints under British spec, then it's made in Britain.

[@yellowgreengo6764]

@@stabilis8895 i love that Swedish weapon, it is a great Swedish weapon, made in Sweden by Swedish people and that is what im going to tell everyone from now on. Also, Gibraltar is going to be part of Spain again, as Hong Kong is China now, and Malvinas will also belong to Argentina soon. Enjoy becoming a muslim country by the way.

[@stabilis8895]

@@yellowgreengo6764 Incorrect on pretty much everything you said!, Where you from? I bet you lie! Coward

[@mrnayger5690]

This ad convinced me. I will get one for christmas

[@stewartlewis3503]

Brillant, well done. Make it better, more deadly, available in greater quailties more quickly for a wee bit less cost, and in doing so make the World a little bit safer place for us all.

[@peo9180]

Im Hppy to be Swedish borne and proud as well - Sweden is a greate contry in many ways and we love the peace and love with our way to live - but and as a Engineer my self working with Oil and Gas for 40 years - still proud of my land and the smart skilled engineers of Saab and Bofors with the EAB not to forget ..... Im sure we will be even greater then this one day - our history tells the story

[@swissmilitischristilxxii3691]

The saoudi arabia of feminism/woke/lgbt/ islamoleftism.

[@luisguevara7402]

So it was really invented in Sweden

[@MLVL312]

Watch again it’s from all over, Sweden the U. K and financed By the U.K

[@AnonyMous-ql9nj]

Yes

[@AnonyMous-ql9nj]

@@MLVL312 No, it was invented/developed in Sweden. Just produced all over the world and constructed in the UK. - Production is not the same as invention. Sweden factually invented the weapon aka SAAB which is a Swedish defence company.

[@LyricalSteeler]

Yeah, design and development took place in Sweden @ SAAB.

[@Osquar]

Tack Saab!

[@rawaniajay]

Great design!

[@kilianortmann9979]

There is a lot that was said in this video, without being verbally said.

[@erikaskeroth9720]

I its like Saab waving a finger at Russia

[@DarkGT]

A weapon that speaks for itself.

[@icantalktrash]

dude tech is so crazy just being able to look at something for three seconds and your missile locks on in a man portable launcher is just mind-blowing to me

[@TheBauwssss]

The entire NLAW system weighs just 12.5kg? Dayùùùm dawg! That's so light, its unbelievable! The JAVELIN weighs 21kg, and that's probably just the launch tube itself (without the Command Launch Unit, or CLU) because unfortunately the search results didn't specify whether or not it was the full system or just the tube and missile.

[@philonetic321]

Javelin is best within 2.5km, maximum of 4km shoulder fired or 4.75km from a vehicle, up to 5.5km against air targets. NLAW is best within 600m, maximum of 1km and has a direct attack mode which may be used against helicopters. NLAW has 600mm armor penetration. Javelin utilizes an ERA defeating dual-charge system and has 800mm of armor penetration. It's not reasonable to compare them as they perform completely different roles. The NLAW is cheap and lightweight, giving the ground forces exactly what they need.

[@paulpowerson]

Thank you saab! From Ukraine.

[@corvanphoenix]

Any chance of an NLAW-ER? A longer range version would be awesome!

[@paullangford8179]

Javelin.

[@rick7424]

At longer ranges you need a guidance system. ATGMs are not exactly lightweight.