NLAW (Next Light Anti-armour Weapon) was a British lightweight anti-tank missile requirement comparable to the French Eryx or US Marine Corps Predator. Development started in 1989 and in 1997 the requirement for an off-the-shelf solution was formalized as MoD Staff Target (Land) 4098. Three companies submitted bids in March 1998: the Kestral, a variant of the Lockheed Martin Predator (see report), the Dynamit Nobel Panzerfaust 3T 600 and the Bofors MBT-LAW. The British Army down-selected to two contractors in 1999 for project definition (Kestral and MBT-LAW). In May 2002, the MoD selected the Bofors MBT-LAW for the requirement. The recent plans called for deployment in November 2006, later deferred to July 2007 and now estimated to have slipped about 2 years. The British program objective is 14,022 missiles, and the Swedish army is now planning to buy the system as well with about 3,000 to 5,000 expected to be ordered. Finland ordered the weapon in late 2007.
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机译：NLAW（下一代轻型反装甲武器）是英国轻型反坦克导弹的要求，与法国的Eryx或美国海军陆战队的捕食者相当。开发工作始于1989年，1997年正式提出了现成解决方案的要求，即国防部“工作人员目标（土地）4098”。1998年3月，三家公司提交了投标书：Kestral（洛克希德·马丁掠食者的变体）（请参阅报告）。 ，Dynamit Nobel Panzerfaust 3T 600和Bofors MBT-LAW。英国军队在1999年选择了两个承包商来进行项目定义（Kestral和MBT-LAW）。在2002年5月，国防部选择了Bofors MBT-LAW来满足要求。最近的计划要求在2006年11月部署，后来推迟到2007年7月，现在估计已经推迟了大约2年。英国的计划目标是1,022枚导弹，瑞典军队现在也计划购买该系统，预计将订购3,000至5,000枚。芬兰于2007年下半年订购了该武器。
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