NLAW in the Wild

470702238_900867752152713_1352884741615631419_n — On the Way. An NLAW missile making its way after it is fired. Note the second NLAW on the firing line.

SHAH ALAM: After the confirmation of the delivery of the Saab NLAW at DSA 2024 earlier this year, the Army finally allowed for public release of images of the anti-tank weapons fired during an exercise, early this month. It is interesting to note that the Army has not officially announced that it has acquired the weapon system.

The first images of the live firing of the NLAW were published by the 10th Para Brigade Facebook page:

The release from 10th Para Brigade:

𝐄𝐊𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐈 𝟏𝟎/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐊𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐏 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈 𝐃𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐊𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐍 (𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀) 𝐁𝐀𝐆𝐈 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏 𝐃𝐈 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐑
GEMAS, 16 Dis 24 – Kompeni Bantuan (Para) telah berjaya melaksanakan Eksesais IRON SHIELD Siri 10/2024 yang berlangsung mulai 3 hingga 16 Dis 2024 di Kawasan Am Kem Asahan, Gemas melibatkan 4 Peg dan 82 anggota LLP.
Objektif eksesais adalah untuk menguji tahap kompetensi dan kepakaran khusus (Key Task List) pasukan dalam membantu operasi Battle Group 10 Bgd (Para) sebagai Rapid Deployment Force (RDF).
Eksesais ini dilaksanakan melalui tiga peringkat iaitu Peringkat Pertama (Tembak Tempur Individu (LTTI)), peringkat kedua (Latihan Tembak Tempur Tim (LTTT)) dan peringkat ketiga (Latihan Tempur Serangan Platun).
Timbalan Panglima 10 Bgd (Para) Kol Mohd Azral bin Manan hadir bagi menyaksikan demonstrasi tembakan senjata Anti Kereta Kebal yang baharu iaitu Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) yang dilaksanakan di Lapang Sasar OP 3 dan serangan akhir Eks IRON SHIELD Siri 10/24 yang dilaksanakan di Lapang Sasar Tapak Bravo sebagai acara penutup eksesais ini.
Turut hadir Pegawai Staf 1 Latih MK 10 Bgd (Para) Lt Kol Zain Azrai bin Hj Karia.

Taking out the NLAW from its hardcase or travelling case. Army

According to the post, the NLAW are issued to the Support Company of the Brigade which are equipped with Uro Vamtac 4X4 vehicles. These vehicles are mostly armed with .50 caliber machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. The company is attached to the battle groups or quick reaction force of the four parachute infantry battalions of the brigade.

Paratroopers from the Support Company familiarizing with the NLAW. Note the hardcase for another NLAW behind the open hardcase. Note the yellow band on both the hardcase and NLAW launcher indicating that it is a live weapon.

It is unclear whether the NLAW are also issued to the support companies organic to the four infantry battalions. It is also unclear how many NLAWs were fired during the exercise. From the pictures, it may well be four of them.