NLAW

The NLAW (Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) is a shoulder-fired, single-shot disposable anti-tank weapon jointly developed by Sweden and the UK. Its Predicted Line of Sight guidance system tracks the target for 3 seconds before launch and the missile automatically accounts for vehicle movement — the operator simply aims, briefly tracks, and fires. The overfly-top attack mode detonates the warhead above the tank's thin roof armor. At £15,000 ($38,000), NLAW provides a cost-effective counter to multi-million-dollar tanks. The UK's decision to rush 4,000 NLAWs to Ukraine in January 2022 proved strategically decisive: Ukrainian territorial defense forces armed with NLAWs and Javelins destroyed the Russian 4th Guards Tank Division's 64th Brigade armored column attempting to encircle Kyiv, forcing Russia's strategic retreat from northern Ukraine.