UK has assigned to Ukraine NLAW anti-tank system – video of the MoD

The UK has assigned to the Ukrainian Armed Forces a batch of NLAW anti-tank systems.

Militarnyi informs about this.

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine showed another batch of the armaments arriving from the UK.

This time, NLAW anti-tank systems sended to our country.

The unloading of the military aid was shown in the “Military Television of Ukraine” plot:

On Monday, according statement of the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in the House of Commons announced that London would supply Ukraine with light anti-tank defense weapons.

We have taken the decision to supply Ukraine with light, anti-armour, defensive weapon systems. A small number of UK personnel will also provide early-stage training for a short period of time, within the framework of Operation ORBITAL. – said Wallace.

Secretary of State for Defence noted that the United Kingdom reserves the right to provide bilateral support to Ukraine, when requested, in areas that would better help our country to protect itself.

NLAW

The NLAW (Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) was developed by the Swedish Saab AB Group in conjunction with the British branch of Thales Group for the purpose and funding of the Great British Defence Ministry.

Serially produced since 2009, 20 thousand systems have been ordered. In the Swedish army, the system is designated as a RB-57, is in service with about 10 countries. Production of NLAW is carried out at Thales Air Defence in Belfast with the cooperation of other British companies.

The NLAW is a light anti-tank system with an effective range of up to 600 (in the new version up to 800) meters. Before starting, the operator uses a sight for three seconds to track the angular velocity of the target, which is remembered by an inertial missile block, which during flight makes the necessary corrections, adjusting the direction of flight.

The total weight of the system is 12.4 kg, the missile has a diameter of 115 mm, and the caliber of the cumulative tandem-charge warhead is 150 mm, it is able to hit targets both on the flight line and on top.