NLAW anti-tank missile
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The NLAW anti-tank missile is a modern, shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget weapon system designed for infantry to destroy heavily armored vehicles at short to medium ranges.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NLAW anti-tank missile canonical | 2 |
| Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon | 2 |
| NLAW anti-tank weapon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1837259 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NLAW anti-tank missile Context triple: [Swedish Army, uses, NLAW anti-tank missile]
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A.
SA-7 Grail man-portable air-defense system
The SA-7 Grail is a Soviet-designed, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system intended to provide infantry units with portable defense against low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
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B.
Tor surface-to-air missile system
The Tor surface-to-air missile system is a Russian-made, short-range, mobile air defense platform designed to detect, track, and destroy aircraft, helicopters, drones, and precision-guided munitions.
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C.
RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missile
The RBS 56 BILL is a Swedish-made, wire-guided, top-attack anti-tank missile system designed to defeat armored vehicles by striking their thinner upper armor.
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D.
Brimstone missile
The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
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E.
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a lightweight, truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher designed to rapidly deliver precise long-range fire support for modern ground forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NLAW anti-tank missile Target entity description: The NLAW anti-tank missile is a modern, shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget weapon system designed for infantry to destroy heavily armored vehicles at short to medium ranges.
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A.
SA-7 Grail man-portable air-defense system
The SA-7 Grail is a Soviet-designed, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system intended to provide infantry units with portable defense against low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
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B.
Tor surface-to-air missile system
The Tor surface-to-air missile system is a Russian-made, short-range, mobile air defense platform designed to detect, track, and destroy aircraft, helicopters, drones, and precision-guided munitions.
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C.
RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missile
The RBS 56 BILL is a Swedish-made, wire-guided, top-attack anti-tank missile system designed to defeat armored vehicles by striking their thinner upper armor.
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D.
Brimstone missile
The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
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E.
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a lightweight, truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher designed to rapidly deliver precise long-range fire support for modern ground forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-tank guided missile
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fire-and-forget weapon ⓘ shoulder-fired missile system ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
MBT LAW
ⓘ
NLAW anti-tank missile ⓘ |
| attackMode |
direct attack
ⓘ
overfly top attack ⓘ |
| coDeveloper | Thales Air Defence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| designedFor | infantry ⓘ |
| designedToDestroy |
heavily armoured vehicles
ⓘ
main battle tanks ⓘ |
| feature |
fire-and-forget capability
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low backblast ⓘ suitable for confined spaces ⓘ |
| fullName |
Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon
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linked to:
NLAW anti-tank missile
|
| guidanceType |
inertial guidance
ⓘ
predicted line-of-sight ⓘ |
| introducedInService | around 2009 ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | shoulder-fired ⓘ |
| length | about 1 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Saab Bofors Dynamics
ⓘ
linked to:
Saab AB
|
| maximumEffectiveRange |
about 600 m
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up to about 800 m against stationary targets ⓘ |
| minimumRange | about 20 m ⓘ |
| operationMode | single-use disposable launcher ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Finland
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| propulsion |
rocket motor
ⓘ
soft-launch system ⓘ |
| rangeCategory |
medium range
ⓘ
short range ⓘ |
| sightFeature | integrated 2.5x magnification sight ⓘ |
| sightType | optical day sight ⓘ |
| targetType |
armoured fighting vehicles
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fortified positions ⓘ |
| trainingVariant | NLAW training system ⓘ |
| usedByBranch |
British Army
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Swedish Army ⓘ Ukrainian Ground Forces ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ |
| warheadFunction | defeat explosive reactive armour ⓘ |
| warheadType | tandem HEAT warhead ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 12.5 kg ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: NLAW anti-tank missile Description of subject: The NLAW anti-tank missile is a modern, shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget weapon system designed for infantry to destroy heavily armored vehicles at short to medium ranges.
Referenced by (5)
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NLAW anti-tank missile
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