NLAW - The birth of a tank killer

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  • Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
  • 00:00 The birth of a tank killer
    00:41 The thinking behind NLAW
    01:17 A major technical achievement
    02:29 Why NLAW is special
    04:09 How soldiers use NLAW
    NLAW (Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) eliminates even the most advanced tanks. It is best-in-class for dismounted light forces that operate in all environments, including built-up areas.
    It weighs just 12.5 kilograms and measures a fraction over a metre. But Saab’s NLAW anti-tank weapon also packs a powerful punch.
    With a missile capable of penetrating 500 mm armour and a range of 20 to 800 metres, the system has the ability to defeat main battle tanks.
    NLAW was developed in a cooperation between Sweden and UK where its designated as Robot 57 respectively MBT LAW.
    Five facts about NLAW: www.saab.com/newsroom/stories...
    Why ground combat troops need a disposable weapon:
    www.saab.com/newsroom/stories...
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  • @furkadurka
    @furkadurka Рік тому +1983

    saab is like, im tired of people getting this wrong. heres the facts

    • @smurfhits5688
      @smurfhits5688 Рік тому +52

      🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

    • @barriewright2857
      @barriewright2857 Рік тому +27

      @@smurfhits5688 YES...! BE PROUD 👏🏿👍🏿🇸🇪.

    • @jacobbaumgardner3406
      @jacobbaumgardner3406 Рік тому +29

      @@barriewright2857 be proud 🇸🇪🇬🇧

    • @CharChar2121
      @CharChar2121 Рік тому +30

      You guys make amazing weapons! We can work together to support UA!
      🇺🇲🇸🇪🇬🇧

    • @riturajsinghpanwar6470
      @riturajsinghpanwar6470 Рік тому +18

      @@smurfhits5688 thanks from india for carl Gustav 🇮🇳🇸🇪

  • @B1gLupu
    @B1gLupu Рік тому +2657

    While I was in the Finnish army, our tank company instructor described the NLAW with a single word:
    "Unfair"

    • @triadwarfare
      @triadwarfare Рік тому +174

      Just like how knights complained that the crossbow, then eventually, muskets, was unfair, and made them obsolete.

    • @douwehuysmans5959
      @douwehuysmans5959 Рік тому +71

      @@triadwarfare Crossbows were never able to penetrate plated Armour, that's an urban myth

    • @liamo8932
      @liamo8932 Рік тому +181

      Have you Finnished your service now

    • @liamo8932
      @liamo8932 Рік тому +53

      Sorry

    • @salamancajose1284
      @salamancajose1284 Рік тому +15

      @@liamo8932 really?

  • @ejr-mb8ty
    @ejr-mb8ty Рік тому +215

    I’m so glad I saw this commercial. I’m definitely going with NLAW for all my anti armor needs going forward

    • @szymon308
      @szymon308 Рік тому +11

      Order your own today! Available as long as the supplies last. Order in the next 5 minutes for a limited edition lgbt color ammunition

    • @tomperkins5657
      @tomperkins5657 Рік тому +2

      Harrr! I just ordered the mother-n-law for myself.

    • @threethrushes
      @threethrushes Рік тому

      @@tomperkins5657 Perfect for dealing with the outlaws.

    • @antoniograncino3506
      @antoniograncino3506 Рік тому

      @@tomperkins5657 The Mother of All NLAWS ?

    • @mozdickson
      @mozdickson Рік тому

      S'all good man!

  • @generalpeeps
    @generalpeeps Рік тому +698

    people often get distracted talking about NLAW versus Javelin when discussing Ukraine which misses the point. They're not competition they're supplementary. There's a reason The British Military uses both. NLAW is amazing for anyone to eliminate a tank thats is in front of them and an immediate problem. They're cheap (in relation to Javelin) and are highly mobile. Infantrymen can quickly learn how to use the system and can still fulfil a normal rifleman role. The Javelin on the other hand can reach, see much further out and hit harder, ideally designed for a specialist AT team who want to clear a larger area in front of them from armoured threats. These systems work best when overlapped with each other, with Javelins providing anti-armour support over infantry from a dug out position behind them. Targeting the hardest threats while the NLAWs protect the infantry from any vehicles seeking to overwhelm them. They're both great systems although the NLAW really is the biggest force multiplier, specifically for a force like Ukraine, the MoD and Swedish Govt clearly did their homework while SAAB aced the task at hand.

    • @whatthat607
      @whatthat607 Рік тому +41

      There are a lot of open fields in Ukraine, making Javelins the biggest force multiplier for the majority of situations. NLAWs are far better in an urban environment though.

    • @SD78
      @SD78 Рік тому +27

      NLAWS are one-shot disposable weapons that can be carried and used by one soldier.
      Javelins are reloadable crew-served weapons, which is the trade-off for double the range and increased performance.

    • @Sindrijo
      @Sindrijo Рік тому +20

      One other thing that doesn't get talked about a lot is the utility of just having the optical targeting system of the Javelin for scouting and observation purposes, it's a very advanced piece of tech.

    • @danielbackovic
      @danielbackovic Рік тому +1

      It's the same with gripen, they did the homework.

    • @escapedcops08
      @escapedcops08 Рік тому +3

      Like others imply, the nlaw is really for peasants and those who are for the most part... Incompetent.
      Javelins are specialty, purpose built, advanced pieces of hardware that hits HARD. It's a piece of machinery that you want people who know what they're doing touching, and no one else.

  • @Nativusdes
    @Nativusdes Рік тому +1515

    Feels like a common trait for Swedish weapons to be effective but easy to use

    • @RedwihteGame
      @RedwihteGame Рік тому +175

      Well, we do utilize guerilla tactics as main defence of our country. We know we won’t be able to stand against the invading Russians, therefore the weapons need to be easy to use so that civilians can be trained in a short manner r. Eg, volksturm (lol)

    • @Clarke5409
      @Clarke5409 Рік тому +6

      @@RedwihteGame Sweden can stand against the Russians because they’re weak, disorganised, their funding corrupted and stolen. Just look at Ukraine!

    • @Leaffordes
      @Leaffordes Рік тому +161

      @sheldon fords How much does an MBT cost?

    • @mastermariner490
      @mastermariner490 Рік тому +182

      @sheldon fords Javelin missile costs 200-250 000$ a Russian tank costs 3 million+ i would say they are rather cheap

    • @nvelsen1975
      @nvelsen1975 Рік тому +20

      Not all of them though. Ikea overran the world with little resistance true, but to this day very few understand the intricacies of that weapon system. 😉
      Could have a team of engineers fighting that manual: There's still always 1-2 screws left at the end.

  • @Temedin
    @Temedin Рік тому +417

    I went to an anti-tank training course organized by MPK, a Finnish voluntary defence training organization. We had the chance to learn the NLAW system, and it really is an amazing weapon,;very easy to use, and effective against pretty much any modern vehicle from lightly armored cars to heavy main battle tanks.

    • @JustinRM20
      @JustinRM20 Рік тому +3

      Did you guys get to fire real rockets or do they use dummies?

    • @Temedin
      @Temedin Рік тому +7

      @@JustinRM20 unfortunately we only had the chance to use the training module, which has no ability to fire anything. The "proper" anti tank specialists (such as those in frontline jaeger battalions) train much more with the weapon, and I've heard that some lucky people even get to fire the real thing during combat training.

    • @homomorphic
      @homomorphic Рік тому +12

      NLAWs big advantage is weight. If you're an infantryman on patrol every pound counts and a Javelin is nearly twice the weight of an NLAW. That said, if your are motorized infantry the Javelin's 2.5 mile range (5x that of NLAW) and much bigger warhead (nearly 10x the yield) is the way to go.
      In rural fighting having NLAW for patrols and Javelin for motorized assault teams is extremely effective. When it comes to urban warfare NLAW is the king of course.

    • @KingdomRepublic
      @KingdomRepublic Рік тому +2

      Wait you mean to tell me there are free defense course training for civilians in Finland? Just tell me how do i sign up?

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar Рік тому +5

      @@KingdomRepublic umm... no, not free, paid, and it's compulsory conscript trainig for at least 7 months for every able bodied Finnish male citizen of 18-45yo that the defence budget allows them to afford.
      In Sweden, it used to be the same, then a conservative government put the conscript system on ice indefinitely in 2006 and turned the armed forces into an expeditionary force. In 2014, a social democrat govt reintroduced a reformed conscript system where every citizen is pre-evaluated at 17 for compulsory conscript training of those found able and suitable to start the year they turn 18 unless granted reprive due to studies or inescapable personal obligations.
      (Total numbers in each year batch is also limited by defense budget)
      What he refers to as volountary courses is probably part of volounteer national defence militia training, comparable to the US national guard, it's not open for the civilian general public at will.

  • @Stefan_Boerjesson
    @Stefan_Boerjesson Рік тому +446

    Once being a hired guy working for SAAB it feels very good to see what they've accomplished.

    • @rampage3337
      @rampage3337 Рік тому +4

      i saw a add on arbetsförmedlingen and was like wait wtf why is saab hiring? now i remembered that they made more than just cars lol

    • @Stefan_Boerjesson
      @Stefan_Boerjesson Рік тому +3

      @@rampage3337 Remember SAAB Fairchild?

    • @mahman1565
      @mahman1565 Рік тому +8

      @@rampage3337 rip saab cars 😢

    • @adamsaint2890
      @adamsaint2890 Рік тому +11

      @@mahman1565 Yes, you can blame GM for that though. Bastards.

    • @andreelindevall1203
      @andreelindevall1203 Рік тому

      Bor ett stenkast ifrån SAAB i Linköping men aldrig fått chansen att få jobba där, men man får väl göra nya försök att få komma in och börja jobba, vore sjukt intressant

  • @vova3379
    @vova3379 Рік тому +98

    SAAB thanks a lot from the Ukrainian nation for such an excellent weapon, which help our army defend our motherland (especially in the first few hardest weeks).

    • @isakjohansson7134
      @isakjohansson7134 Рік тому +1

      You're defending yourselves against the wrong enemy

    • @vova3379
      @vova3379 Рік тому +18

      @@isakjohansson7134 you can come here and ask our people what they think about who is their enemy and also get information from them how many their relatives and acquaintances were killed by russians and how many from them were civilians.

    • @isakjohansson7134
      @isakjohansson7134 Рік тому

      @@vova3379 Your account is fae as heck bro i aint buying it.

    • @vova3379
      @vova3379 Рік тому +9

      @@isakjohansson7134 My account registration Sep 30, 2011, also I have open channels, etc, also my account can be found on facebook and linkedin with Ukraine location, what's about you?

    • @highdefinist9697
      @highdefinist9697 Рік тому +9

      @@vova3379 I recently noticed that those Russian troll comments can simply be flagged as "Spam" or "misinformation" or something like that, and often they get removed or hidden. Seems less effort than actually responding to the same nonsense every time.

  • @Badzarely
    @Badzarely Рік тому +28

    The fact that a large business haven't turned of the comment section on their UA-cam shows a lot of character.
    Wish more companies would leave their comment sections open.

    • @DeusMort
      @DeusMort Рік тому

      Mine was removed. I just said that the amount of destroyed tanks was alot due to this great system... :S

    • @Dennan
      @Dennan 3 місяці тому

      @@DeusMort sometimes some are removed automaticly by youtube spam system

  • @janinsweden8559
    @janinsweden8559 Рік тому +201

    Good to hear SAAB telling the story of the NLAW development as there are many misunderstandings among people about who developed the weapon.

    • @rayjames6096
      @rayjames6096 Рік тому +20

      It's the British trying to usurp the credit for it.

    • @rchatte100
      @rchatte100 Рік тому +17

      @@rayjames6096 It wouldnt exist without the British and is made in the UK.

    • @smOOdiebOOdie
      @smOOdiebOOdie Рік тому +16

      @@rchatte100well, built in Ireland. Still Swedish tho. Car manufacturers have factories in a lot of countries but it doesn’t make the cars build in said countries theirs 😅

    • @stephenhookings1985
      @stephenhookings1985 Рік тому +5

      @@rayjames6096 not really - I helped in the early stages back in 1991. So for sure that part was British.

    • @AnonyMous-ql9nj
      @AnonyMous-ql9nj Рік тому +4

      @@stephenhookings1985 source or it didnt happen.
      Literally anyone anonymous can say this on the internet bro.

  • @pjacobsen1000
    @pjacobsen1000 Рік тому +21

    SAAB: "Your baby is safe in our cars, but not in a main battle tank."

  • @rasmussoobik8359
    @rasmussoobik8359 Рік тому +14

    "Hey, I would like to buy a good and reliable car:
    Saab: I got you bro
    "Thanks, hey do you know where i could get a shoulder mounted anti-tank weapon aswell?"
    Saab: you're not gonna believe this

  • @danjohnson4082
    @danjohnson4082 Рік тому +435

    Sending Russian turrets into orbit every day... Ukraine offers its thanks to Saab and its engineers for such a great weapon. Keep them coming.

    • @aliwalil4160
      @aliwalil4160 Рік тому +23

      Time to wake up, mate. Ukraine will soon cease to exist as a country.

    • @lorenzcassidy3960
      @lorenzcassidy3960 Рік тому +7

      @@aliwalil4160 Here, 2 kopeks for you tovarish.

    • @lmx1472
      @lmx1472 Рік тому +135

      @@aliwalil4160 not sure about that, half of russia's tanks beg to differ

    • @mastermariner490
      @mastermariner490 Рік тому +1

      @@aliwalil4160 Time for you Ali baba to fly away on your carpet

    • @mkh123
      @mkh123 Рік тому +87

      @@aliwalil4160 This will coincide with the release of Half-Life 3 and the next coming of Christ?

  • @whitescar2
    @whitescar2 Рік тому +97

    NLAW is truly an amazing piece of kit. A great value for money deal.

    • @hyy3657
      @hyy3657 Рік тому +4

      IKEA

    • @hoplahey
      @hoplahey Рік тому

      Not for the russians.🤣

    • @eioclementi1355
      @eioclementi1355 Рік тому

      £20'000 not that good value

    • @whitescar2
      @whitescar2 Рік тому +2

      @@eioclementi1355 20 grand for taking out IFVs and MBTs that cost at least ten times that? Sounds like a great deal to me.
      Much better than Javelin at any rate.

    • @eioclementi1355
      @eioclementi1355 Рік тому

      @@whitescar2 £200 drone dropping a hand grenade 20 miles away could do the same job. I'd rather have 1000 drones then one RPG.

  • @grievetan
    @grievetan Рік тому +14

    "nooo, i had such a manly army ad!"
    "haha, NLAW and Javelin go boom"

  • @andrewwww7684
    @andrewwww7684 Рік тому +7

    I make the the graphite choke or exhaust nozzle part daily on a CNC machine in the UK and I'm so proud to do so.

  • @felldin
    @felldin Рік тому +69

    Thank you guys at Saab for releasing this video. I feel it's needed out there to explain a thing or two to the internet, and even I who finds stuff like this incredibly interesting finds new stuff. Thanks again!

    • @mickewester3124
      @mickewester3124 Рік тому

      but it wrong, the missile does not fly 1 meter over its target. its 0,8 meters

    • @longnamedude3947
      @longnamedude3947 Рік тому +1

      @@mickewester3124 It's easy for someone to visualize 1 metre VS attempting to visualise 0.8 meters

  • @chilldude30
    @chilldude30 Рік тому +9

    🇸🇪 + 🇬🇧
    An amazing combination

  • @JigilJigil
    @JigilJigil Рік тому +163

    Russian soldiers have pretty good experience of NLAW and Javelin effectiveness.

    • @KuyAurelian
      @KuyAurelian Рік тому +31

      Unfortunately not too many end-user testimonials from them. Most receiving customers seem to be quite silent about it. But I guess that's just Russian bias...

    • @TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt
      @TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt Рік тому +9

      Уже провели испытания ваших NLAW and javelin на полигонах. Хрень полная.

    • @thegodfather_8455
      @thegodfather_8455 Рік тому +16

      @@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt must be why you lost 1k plus Mbts, and troop transports

    • @TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt
      @TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt Рік тому +6

      @@thegodfather_8455 Where do you get that information from?
      Oh yes, from the Ukrainian media.

    • @TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt
      @TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt Рік тому +4

      @@thegodfather_84551000 aircraft,
      2000 helicopters,
      10 000 tanks,
      20,000 armored vehicles,
      Ships 500,
      And 3 aircraft carriers.

  • @heinrichrahm1531
    @heinrichrahm1531 Рік тому +19

    The NLAW: for when you really don't want to talk to your in-laws

  • @phillipm9285
    @phillipm9285 Рік тому +3

    I can’t believe that I just watched a commercial for the N LAW, and really enjoyed it

  • @anderssvensk4317
    @anderssvensk4317 Рік тому +71

    As a engineer I'm proud to be a Swede.

  • @AnonAnonAnon
    @AnonAnonAnon Рік тому +43

    I've seen many videos here on UA-cam of NLAW in use in the Ukraine against Russian tanks. I remember being taught about Soviet/Warsaw Pact tanks in the 1980s, the reactive armour, the speed and aggression of Russian tank regiments. Scary stuff in BAOR. We had a system called LAW80 which we thought was the dogs bo**ocks! NLAW totally blows that system out of the water! I only wish I was still serving to have a go at firing one!

  • @sammyautomatic3944
    @sammyautomatic3944 Рік тому +98

    We, ukrainians are wery thankfull to you! It helped a lot to stop russian tank colomns. Great job!

    • @tanner1111
      @tanner1111 Рік тому +12

      Your Profile pic is a lovely take on the Ukrainian flag brother, of which i only learned about not so long ago... Slava Ukraini!!!!

    • @sammyautomatic3944
      @sammyautomatic3944 Рік тому +4

      @@tanner1111 thank you! 😊

    • @blacksabbath12
      @blacksabbath12 Рік тому +1

      you r doing great! we are at what, 7th mobilization?

    • @HeadhuntexGamer
      @HeadhuntexGamer Рік тому

      @@blacksabbath12 You tell us, if you have evidence that this is the 7th. Fact is that Ukraine has so many volunteer it doesnt even need to call waves.

    • @RakibHasan-ee2cd
      @RakibHasan-ee2cd Рік тому

      No you didnt even receive this lol

  • @Mrspawnshoppe
    @Mrspawnshoppe Рік тому +20

    Heja Sverige.

  • @pvtnewb
    @pvtnewb Рік тому +14

    The NLAW in Squad is a joy to use, really easy and accurate, 10/10 would be a heavy anti-tank unit again.

    • @chuckythecat9894
      @chuckythecat9894 Рік тому +2

      They have an nlaw in squad?

    • @pvtnewb
      @pvtnewb Рік тому

      @@chuckythecat9894 yeah, Project Reality is about to as well, maybe next year or 2024

  • @yodubba
    @yodubba Рік тому +108

    Javelin for open field battle Nlaw for urban combat both are extremely effective

    • @felldin
      @felldin Рік тому +29

      The javelin is amazing but with one big hurdle, it's price.

    • @kainhall
      @kainhall Рік тому +15

      ​@@felldin also bigger..... the CLU is huge, the tube itself is huge on the javelin
      .
      NLAW just looks much more compact and light
      sorta like a HMG vs a LMG

    • @philonetic321
      @philonetic321 Рік тому +13

      ​@@kainhall Good analogy. Javelin is best within 2.5km, maximum of 4km shoulder fired or 4.75km from a vehicle, up to 5.5km against air targets. NLAW is best within 600m, maximum of 1km and has a direct attack mode which may be used against helicopters. The NLAW is completely disposable where only the tube on the Javelin is disposed and the launch unit is reused. NLAW weighs 12.5kg, Javelin weighs 22.3kg. The NLAW has 600mm of armor penetration, the Javelin has 800mm of armor penetration, both have top-attack modes. The Javelin utilizes a dual charge system to defeat explosive-reactive armor (ERA), contributing to the increased weight. Javelin has the ability to correct its flight path to an extreme degree. Russian tanks aren't equipping the tops of their tanks to defend against Javelin, they are doing it because of NLAW. NLAWs are responsible for up to 40% of Russian tank losses in Ukraine so far. If a tank has full ERA and some luck, it can survive an NLAW.

    • @whitegoose2017
      @whitegoose2017 Рік тому

      ​@@philonetic321 Even a 'light rpg' can be effective against tanks. Target the tracks and if the tracks get loose then that tank is out of commission. I highly doubt any crew want to play pretend they're now a stationary turret. It's not the quality of the weapons it's how they are used.

    • @philonetic321
      @philonetic321 Рік тому +3

      @@whitegoose2017 To a degree, perhaps. Though the NLAW is far more advanced than an RPG. I'll take quality any day. Javelin and NLAW are so far ahead of the RPG that it's not even a question. Guided vs unguided. Firing an anti tank weapon gives away your position so it had better be doing its job on the first try.

  • @steve-real
    @steve-real Рік тому +16

    The NLAW has destroyed literally thousands of armored vehicles including tanks. It surprised me just how effective this tech is

  • @Eskeletor_210
    @Eskeletor_210 Рік тому +11

    Thank you Saab for your products

  • @LiveDonkeyDeadLion
    @LiveDonkeyDeadLion Рік тому +16

    You often see the javelin referred to as a saint, but NLAW is God on the battlefield

  • @AdurianJ
    @AdurianJ Рік тому +54

    Swedish infantry weapons have a long history of being really good.

    • @erikaskeroth9720
      @erikaskeroth9720 Рік тому +6

      Well the trend Expands to submarines, figter jets, ifv's, navy/coastal patrol, artillery and more. It's actually easier to say what Sweden doesn't manufacture, like helicopters and aircraft carriers.

    • @Ampel_off
      @Ampel_off Рік тому

      Great weapons for killing more people. Yeah great stuff, woohoooo.
      Maybe there should be more wars in Europe, so that more and more people realise again from their own experience that it's no fun.

    • @thogusdonatus4607
      @thogusdonatus4607 Рік тому +1

      True But the Downside is that the price tag for the Weapons is a bit higher then the Rest due to that we go whit Quality over quantity

    • @erikaskeroth9720
      @erikaskeroth9720 Рік тому

      @@thogusdonatus4607 I agree with you, but i but I fear that if we didn't have manufacture them someone other cuntry would have made them instead. But it's very similar to what Alfred Nobel thought about dynamite and smokeless gunpowder, 130 years ago . And the world didn't get any better for it.

    • @dbz9393
      @dbz9393 Рік тому +2

      It was a British and Swedish weapon it's not owned by one single country as it was a joint effort

  • @Pfaltzgraf
    @Pfaltzgraf Рік тому +36

    Probably the best invention for peace-loving small countries against the great aggressors.

  • @hj45lp
    @hj45lp Рік тому +34

    SAAB has done it again! Really Cool! - If only you guys would still make cars, I think they would be unique and absolutely fantastic... From a happy former 900 driver 👍😎

    • @skitidetdu6672
      @skitidetdu6672 Рік тому +2

      Cars created by jet fighter engineers. That's something special.

    • @hj45lp
      @hj45lp Рік тому +2

      @@skitidetdu6672 That's how SAAB cars started originally, until they sold the car branch to General Misery...

    • @adamsaint2890
      @adamsaint2890 Рік тому

      @@hj45lp Yes, this. GM to blame for screwing yet another good company.

  • @henriksvard8196
    @henriksvard8196 Рік тому +1

    This brings back memories hauling around Bill 56, AT4 and Carl-Gustaf in the early 90s.

  • @TheArklyte
    @TheArklyte Рік тому +15

    NLAW may be not the ultimate system as every design is a game of compromises, but together with Javelin and Stuhna/TOW2 they leave almost no area uncovered. Hopefully US will purchase some NLAWs in the future and will supply Javelins back to Sweden and UK to dissuade tanks ever coming close to infantry, no matter the range.

    • @benghazi4216
      @benghazi4216 Рік тому +4

      Since the US bought so many AT4's I wouldn't be surprised if they do the same with NLAW.
      But worryingly the US military industrial complex is getting stronger and stronger, and thus we see less and less foreign systems in the US military.
      It seems every competition they hold now is just industrial espionage. I mean bringing in all the worlds artillery systems, including the Nora, for a competition for the US contract, then deciding to design their own domestic solution is quite laughably transparent.
      The domestic contender didn't exist, but won anyway. It's like a comedy on corruption.

    • @TheArklyte
      @TheArklyte Рік тому

      @@benghazi4216 sadly that's often the case when countries with strong military industry do contract competitions.
      However I'd say that nowadays I see more of the opposite, US opening more to designs from its allies, even if mostly for licensing only. Though I may be looking more at small arms.
      Even in case of competitions, there is a possibility of buying or at least licensing components of the system.
      P.S.: what SPG competition do you mean? I haven't heard about US replacing Paladin with equivalents of Pzb2000, Archer or Caesar yet.

    • @TheArklyte
      @TheArklyte Рік тому +3

      @@TheXmabax US doesn't have a plane that competes with Gripen. F-16 is too old, they don't want to sell F-18 on terms people want and F-35 has different(even if similar at first glance) niche. Main competitors of Gripen are Rafale and Typhoon. And it seems like a lot of people choose Rafale.
      To be more precise, approach of many NATO members is to buy F-35 for its unique capability, but continue to use(or buy new ones) Rafale, Typhoon, Gripen or even F-16 as lower end multirole fighter with lower maintenance requirements(not even cost, just the time it takes to send components to US) and more familiarity. So majority of flight ours, routine patrols and training would be done NOT by F-35, those would be mostly intended for potential engagements or real escalation.

    • @ianmills9266
      @ianmills9266 Рік тому

      I think we manufacture our own javelins in the UK these days

  • @noelsandberg5771
    @noelsandberg5771 Рік тому +17

    Common sweden W

  • @ppahpa
    @ppahpa Рік тому +4

    Дякуемо вам за найкращий виріб для знищення росіян

  • @hizzlefix1781
    @hizzlefix1781 Рік тому +27

    Sweden makes the best stuff in the world.

    • @lambertlum1087
      @lambertlum1087 Рік тому +2

      Sweden: small population, but good products.

    • @shades2.183
      @shades2.183 Рік тому +1

      Sweden always made groundbreaking weapons, always, for thousands of years.

    • @aceeastwood2871
      @aceeastwood2871 Рік тому +1

      I am made in Sweden😎

    • @Jonsson474
      @Jonsson474 Рік тому +6

      @@aceeastwood2871 Some times we fail.

    • @aceeastwood2871
      @aceeastwood2871 Рік тому

      @@Jonsson474 🥺

  • @DreamcastQ
    @DreamcastQ Рік тому +7

    Thank you Saab !!

  • @randomexcessmemories4452
    @randomexcessmemories4452 Рік тому +21

    This being the official channel of Saab, it'd be cool to see you guys look back at all the great cars you used to make. My family has owned 9-3 convertibles for many years, and we were so sad to hear that you had decided to stop making automobiles. Someday I'd like to own a 900 Turbo. That'd be fun.

    • @hj45lp
      @hj45lp Рік тому +5

      While I totally agree with you re SAAB making cars again, the 9-3 was already a GM product, build on the Opel/Vauxhall Vectra platform. The last true SAAB was the 900 until spring 1993, the convertible a little longer (also produced by GM, but still the original SAAB design). - And, yeah, a 900 turbo would be a dream to drive! 👍😎 (edited to correct my all-too sloppy statement of the 9-3 being a rebadged Vectra, it did have SAAB elements until the end)

    • @randomexcessmemories4452
      @randomexcessmemories4452 Рік тому +2

      @@hj45lp Mhm. We had an early 9-3 which still had the Saab design and then the subsequent GM models. They never felt as smooth or well-built as the early versions.

    • @hj45lp
      @hj45lp Рік тому +2

      @@randomexcessmemories4452 You are right, apologies for my earlier comment: of course GM first continued the originals, then made a new 900 on the Vectra platform, which became the 9-3, but retained SAAB-DNA until the end.

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar Рік тому +5

      Not the same SAAB company

    • @SgfGustafsson
      @SgfGustafsson Рік тому +2

      @@hj45lpThe Saab that made this video split the car company off in 1989. Each Saab developed after that was by Saab Automobile which rapidly became influenced by GM, who owned 50% of it immediately. The reason Saab AB split the car company off was to “sell” it to GM, so unless you had a classic 900 or older, these guys had little to do with it.

  • @eamonnclabby7067
    @eamonnclabby7067 Рік тому +10

    Kudos to our innovative Swedish friends....E...

  • @PunmasterSTP
    @PunmasterSTP Рік тому +2

    I had no idea this piece of equipment existed. This was a fascinating watch.

  • @rolex0071
    @rolex0071 Рік тому +2

    Great video . Thank you.

  • @naezro
    @naezro Рік тому +30

    Thank you Saab, for developing a weapon to protect the free people of the world. Battle proven and tested.

  • @well-blazeredman6187
    @well-blazeredman6187 Рік тому

    Great video. The best bit? That 'PLOS' demo at 4:25.

  • @_Matsimus_
    @_Matsimus_ Рік тому +19

    YESSSSS!

    • @patrikberglund2873
      @patrikberglund2873 Рік тому +4

      Aaaaahh. Excellent response from the instructor himself. Seriously though look up his channel if you like military tech. Questions, have you any information on guided ammunition for the carl gustaf 84mm/M4?

    • @johneklund3310
      @johneklund3310 Рік тому +1

      Eyyy

  • @Visionbygt
    @Visionbygt Рік тому +22

    1 week of instruction in the swiss army to use this beast!!! Very fun to learn using the "game/Sim" that you provide. Saddly haven't the opportunity to fire a real one, due to safety distances

    • @ISE9
      @ISE9 Рік тому

      Yeah we had a competition in my platoon who could get the highest score on the more difficult levels.

  • @captainbuggernut9565
    @captainbuggernut9565 Рік тому +7

    Well done UK and Sweden.

  • @nietzchepreacher9477
    @nietzchepreacher9477 Рік тому +2

    Had no idea saab made it, thought it was pure British. Fair play

  • @gavinscott8903
    @gavinscott8903 Рік тому +1

    Impressive piece of weaponry & pretty simple to use.

  • @BerraPettersson
    @BerraPettersson Рік тому +4

    A CLASSIC QUALITY WEAPON FROM SAAB IN SWEDEN 💥💥💥

  • @ridhobaihaqi144
    @ridhobaihaqi144 Рік тому +7

    Really miss Saab's car 😢😢😢

  • @andreinarangel6227
    @andreinarangel6227 Рік тому +12

    NLAW - making Russian tank turrets fly higher and higher!

  • @daniiltimin5396
    @daniiltimin5396 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for your work

  • @jpheitman1
    @jpheitman1 Рік тому +14

    Another nice thing about the NLAW is that an inexperienced operator can learn to assemble and use the weapon in under an hour with easy-to-read instructions and a single Allen wrench.

    • @Ampel_off
      @Ampel_off Рік тому

      Great weapons for killing more people. Yeah great stuff, woohoooo.
      Maybe there should be more wars in Europe, so that more and more people realise again from their own experience that it's no fun.

    • @jpheitman1
      @jpheitman1 Рік тому

      @@Ampel_off Would you prefer to lay down in front of the tank?

    • @ianmills9266
      @ianmills9266 Рік тому +1

      No assembly required. It comes ready to use.

    • @lexprontera8325
      @lexprontera8325 Рік тому

      Haha, "under an hour" 😄 "a single allen wrench" 😆

  • @nooblangpoo
    @nooblangpoo Рік тому +6

    Having the tandem power of a short to medium range using the NLAW and the medium to extremely long range of the Javelin ensures that a soldier can have kilometers of anti tank power.

  • @slikerdet
    @slikerdet Рік тому +6

    It was the swedish bill 1 RBS 56 manportal SACLOS that was the first top attack system. Then came javelin and tow with a missile that could do top attack

  • @Juel92
    @Juel92 Рік тому +4

    This is great and all but the greatest thing SAAB ever did will forever be my 9-3 -98.

  • @toxicteabaging
    @toxicteabaging Рік тому +5

    Very interesting history on this absolute beast of a weapon, thank you for the upload!

  • @TheOwlol
    @TheOwlol Рік тому +6

    Hope I get to see/use some of this tech in next generation of the Carl Gustav :)

  • @tehsma
    @tehsma Рік тому +1

    Its been interesting to finally see all of these various anti tank systems deathmatch against each-other. Many a military program was advanced or abandoned in the wake of this thing...

  • @flolito14
    @flolito14 Рік тому +5

    What an outstanding weapon! Austrian Bundesheer needs to adopt it.

  • @UngoyPrime
    @UngoyPrime Рік тому +7

    Modern warfare is being reduced to infantry warfare once more because of antitank/aircraft capabilities of ground troops.

  • @MONEYLAB001
    @MONEYLAB001 Рік тому +1

    Bring back Saab Cars, we all miss them.

  • @joebloggs8422
    @joebloggs8422 Рік тому +2

    There’s always been an anti tank capability, the Carl Gustav was a beast, but it was heavy and the back blast was lethal. The most important thing about NLAW is its ability to use inside rooms

    • @Merecir
      @Merecir Рік тому

      Good thing they upgraded it so it is much lighter now, and pretty soon a 2km range ATGM will be part of the vast array of ammo for it.

    • @joebloggs8422
      @joebloggs8422 Рік тому +1

      @@Merecir yes, it weighed 35 lbs when I had to hump it, I think the next generation is about 15 lbs, then again they’ll make you carry another 20 lbs of ammunition 🤣

  • @shingshongshamalama
    @shingshongshamalama Рік тому +5

    The unit cost of a Javelin is almost a quarter million dollars.
    The unit cost of an NLAW is roughly thirty to forty thousand dollars.
    Sure, there are some things that the NLAW just can't deal with. But which would you rather the company have? Two more Javelins? Or a dozen extra NLAWs?
    For two million bucks, you can have eight dead tanks, or you can blow up the entire mechanized compliment of an enemy battalion.

    • @JigilJigil
      @JigilJigil Рік тому

      Javelin firing range is 2500 m to 4750 m.
      NLAW firing range is 20 m to 800 m.

  • @lateo74
    @lateo74 Рік тому +9

    "cooks and Logistics Officers" really are low down the technical chain🤣

  • @JustMe-ux5zg
    @JustMe-ux5zg Рік тому +2

    Great job Saab!

  • @lorissavardi4182
    @lorissavardi4182 Рік тому

    Thank you Saab

  • @teatanks6481
    @teatanks6481 Рік тому +6

    The NLAW answers a question airborne forces have had since their inception: "how do we keep AT weapons light but useful?"
    While previously weapons such as the M72 or RPG-18 were the only real practical LAT Weapons for airborne or paratroopers to carry, but had the shortcomings of short range and low armour penetration. Perfect for things such as APCs or Trucks, but if a tank engages then there's little much to do. The NLAW now gives effective guided AT at a low weight and cost, perfect for combat behind enemy lines.
    Truly the best AT system of our time.

  • @leonardocurcio6199
    @leonardocurcio6199 Рік тому +8

    My 9-3 had pretty much the same effect on a unlucky lorry I hit some years ago 😂

  • @ljprep6250
    @ljprep6250 Рік тому +1

    VERY well done, Saab. That's a lean, mean, and effective weapon system. $40k vs $250k for the Javelin, it's extremely cost effective as well.

    • @terrysullivan1992
      @terrysullivan1992 Рік тому

      Slightly inaccurate. The Javelin System is about $ 216,000 with one missile included. Replacement missiles are around $ 80,000 each.

  • @SuperZieman
    @SuperZieman Рік тому +2

    Гарна річ! Підсмажила вже багато русьнявих танків.

  • @ArjeeBhajee
    @ArjeeBhajee Рік тому +3

    Great work guys! Where can I pick one up? I can't find them at my local Tesco.

  • @MaskinJunior
    @MaskinJunior Рік тому +5

    He fought the NLAW and the NLAW won.

    • @TecraX2
      @TecraX2 Рік тому +1

      I guess his race is run...

  • @rusticbox9908
    @rusticbox9908 Рік тому

    Awesome promotional video, I'm sold!
    Gonna go to Walmart now to pick one up!

  • @emiltoczyski260
    @emiltoczyski260 Рік тому +2

    Ive shot one of these, even got the start booster on my shelf. Good weapon

  • @swedenthefirst
    @swedenthefirst Рік тому +10

    Always nice to see the fruit of successful collaboration by likeminded nations. Let’s keep utilising each other’s strengths to all of ours advantage, instead of biggering about whoever contributed more.

    • @Ampel_off
      @Ampel_off Рік тому

      Great weapons for killing more people. Yeah great stuff, woohoooo.
      Maybe there should be more wars in Europe, so that more and more people realise again from their own experience that it's no fun.

  • @sirrodneyffing1
    @sirrodneyffing1 Рік тому +53

    Britain gave Ukraine 5000 BEFORE Russia invaded. It stopped the Russian tanks dead and showed Ukrainians it could fight back. It was a game changer, ready right when it was needed.

    • @KingdomRepublic
      @KingdomRepublic Рік тому +4

      Yeah i heard about those 5000 but not all of them were NLAW or even anti tank some were anti air and anti ship.
      Still NLAW is king of anti tank warfare

    • @kotikbr9395
      @kotikbr9395 Рік тому +1

      They got so much they shot cargo trucks with them

    • @himars_m142
      @himars_m142 Рік тому

      @@KingdomRepublicwhat about javeline?

    • @KingdomRepublic
      @KingdomRepublic Рік тому

      @@himars_m142 whataboutism never helped anybody 🌝

    • @himars_m142
      @himars_m142 Рік тому

      @@KingdomRepublic what do you say about javeline?

  • @stewartlewis3503
    @stewartlewis3503 Рік тому +2

    Brillant, well done. Make it better, more deadly, available in greater quailties more quickly for a wee bit less cost, and in doing so make the World a little bit safer place for us all.

  • @russellvonastel7111
    @russellvonastel7111 Місяць тому

    Everything Sweden produces,more specifically SAAB is of exeptional quality, absolute reliability, thank you

  • @rodrigoribeiro5225
    @rodrigoribeiro5225 Рік тому +3

    the swedes are way ahead of their time a simply impressive job 😯

  • @janinsweden8559
    @janinsweden8559 Рік тому +13

    Known as "Missile 57" in the Swedish Army

    • @jaxvoice718
      @jaxvoice718 Рік тому +5

      Amusingly "Robot 57" (where "robot" in this case means missile)

    • @LeinoSmaul
      @LeinoSmaul Рік тому +2

      I call it irl cheats or ctrl+z :D

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar Рік тому

      @@LeinoSmaul ctrl+z+delete🤣

  • @mrnayger5690
    @mrnayger5690 Рік тому

    This ad convinced me. I will get one for christmas

  • @Klokkeklar
    @Klokkeklar Рік тому +2

    I ordered six of these for christmas. I wish you all tank free holidays!

  • @vitaliyvyntu4566
    @vitaliyvyntu4566 Рік тому

    Thank You so much

  • @Osquar
    @Osquar Рік тому

    Tack Saab!

  • @Ubique2927
    @Ubique2927 Рік тому +4

    As a Royal Engineer who carried a Charlie G around for 16 years without firing a shot in anger. How about a video about the new Charlie G ammo.

  • @DarkGT
    @DarkGT Рік тому +3

    A weapon that speaks for itself.

  • @christinejackson3922
    @christinejackson3922 Рік тому

    Thanks that was so interesting

  • @peo9180
    @peo9180 Рік тому +4

    Im Hppy to be Swedish borne and proud as well - Sweden is a greate contry in many ways and we love the peace and love with our way to live - but and as a Engineer my self working with Oil and Gas for 40 years - still proud of my land and the smart skilled engineers of Saab and Bofors with the EAB not to forget ..... Im sure we will be even greater then this one day - our history tells the story

  • @bryankennellylaw
    @bryankennellylaw Рік тому +2

    Ideal for a mobile defense in-depth.

  • @francislaguna9142
    @francislaguna9142 Рік тому +13

    NLAW is the game changer ATsystem.

  • @TheBauwssss
    @TheBauwssss Рік тому +2

    The entire NLAW system weighs just 12.5kg? Dayùùùm dawg! That's so light, its unbelievable! The JAVELIN weighs 21kg, and that's probably just the launch tube itself (without the Command Launch Unit, or CLU) because unfortunately the search results didn't specify whether or not it was the full system or just the tube and missile.

    • @philonetic321
      @philonetic321 Рік тому +1

      Javelin is best within 2.5km, maximum of 4km shoulder fired or 4.75km from a vehicle, up to 5.5km against air targets. NLAW is best within 600m, maximum of 1km and has a direct attack mode which may be used against helicopters. NLAW has 600mm armor penetration. Javelin utilizes an ERA defeating dual-charge system and has 800mm of armor penetration. It's not reasonable to compare them as they perform completely different roles. The NLAW is cheap and lightweight, giving the ground forces exactly what they need.

  • @rawaniajay
    @rawaniajay Рік тому +1

    Great design!

  • @Nicer_Ricer_JDM
    @Nicer_Ricer_JDM Рік тому +5

    I thought it was British made but Saab makes very excellent Jets so I’m not surprised 💯💪

    • @stabilis8895
      @stabilis8895 Рік тому +4

      Watch the video. Sweden made the blueprints under British spec, then it's made in Britain.

    • @yellowgreengo6764
      @yellowgreengo6764 Рік тому

      @@stabilis8895 i love that Swedish weapon, it is a great Swedish weapon, made in Sweden by Swedish people and that is what im going to tell everyone from now on. Also, Gibraltar is going to be part of Spain again, as Hong Kong is China now, and Malvinas will also belong to Argentina soon. Enjoy becoming a muslim country by the way.

    • @stabilis8895
      @stabilis8895 Рік тому

      @@yellowgreengo6764 Incorrect on pretty much everything you said!, Where you from? I bet you lie! Coward

  • @KILLUSALL92
    @KILLUSALL92 Рік тому

    I can’t find any online store in your website.

  • @sujarwo981
    @sujarwo981 Рік тому

    Very good description

  • @mccleod6235
    @mccleod6235 Рік тому +62

    It is so heartwarming to see how people can come together across the world to build a more effective slaughter machine.

    • @TheCynicsCynic
      @TheCynicsCynic Рік тому

      Yeah. Countries should just let themselves be invaded 🙄🙄🥴 You aren't too bright are you? LOL

    • @philricher9844
      @philricher9844 Рік тому +15

      Sad but true, but when the Wolf is at the door would you rather be the guy with the advantage or not?

    • @capeljov2666
      @capeljov2666 Рік тому +7

      Yeah, and what is even sadder is that it is necessary.

    • @KirosanaPerkele
      @KirosanaPerkele Рік тому

      A wounding machine would be more cost and resource effective.
      Evacuation and aid ties enemy resources.

  • @luisguevara7402
    @luisguevara7402 Рік тому +8

    So it was really invented in Sweden

    • @MLVL312
      @MLVL312 Рік тому +1

      Watch again it’s from all over, Sweden the U. K and financed By the U.K

    • @AnonyMous-ql9nj
      @AnonyMous-ql9nj Рік тому +2

      Yes

    • @AnonyMous-ql9nj
      @AnonyMous-ql9nj Рік тому +3

      @@MLVL312 No, it was invented/developed in Sweden.
      Just produced all over the world and constructed in the UK.
      -
      Production is not the same as invention.
      Sweden factually invented the weapon aka SAAB which is a Swedish defence company.

    • @LyricalSteeler
      @LyricalSteeler Рік тому

      Yeah, design and development took place in Sweden @ SAAB.