NLAW anti-tank missile

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anti-tank guided missile fire-and-forget weapon shoulder-fired missile system

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
NLAW anti-tank missile canonical	2
Next generation Light 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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ low backblast ⓘ suitable for confined spaces ⓘ
fullName	Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon ⓘ 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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ fortified positions ⓘ
trainingVariant	NLAW training system ⓘ
usedByBranch	British Army ⓘ Swedish Army ⓘ Ukrainian Ground Forces ⓘ
usedInConflict	Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
warheadFunction	defeat explosive reactive armour ⓘ
warheadType	tandem HEAT warhead ⓘ
weight	approximately 12.5 kg ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swedish Army → uses → NLAW anti-tank missile ⓘ

NLAW → fullName → Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon ⓘ

subject linked to: NLAW anti-tank missile

linked to: NLAW anti-tank missile

NLAW → alternativeName → NLAW anti-tank missile ⓘ