AT4 vs NLAW: Specs Compared

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AAnti-tank weapons

AT4

Disposable anti-tank launcher

BAnti-tank weapons

NLAW

Anti-tank missile Surface-to-surface missile Surface-to-air missile

Credit

MKFI · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AT4Length

1.02 m

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NLAWLength

1.02 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 64 rows sourced on both sides

1.02m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.02 m

Length

Single source

102 cm (40 in)^[source]

1.02 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

AT4 and NLAW configuration
Specification	AT4	NLAW
Type	Disposable anti-tank launcher^[source]	Anti-tank missile Surface-to-surface missile Surface-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	Sweden United States^[source]	Sweden United Kingdom^[source]
In service	1987–present^[source]	2009–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See § Operators^[source]

Wars	See Wars^[source]	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designer	Förenade Fabriksverken^[source]	Saab Bofors Dynamics^[source]

Manufacturer	Saab Bofors Dynamics (Swedish version) Alliant Techsystems (U.S. version)^[source]	Saab Bofors Dynamics Thales Air Defence and more (see § Production )^[source]

Unit cost	US$1,480 (In 1999) US$2,857 (2025)^[source]	US$30,000–40,000 (domestic cost, FY 2008)^[source]

No. built	600,000+^[source]	24,200+^[source]

Variants	See Variants^[source]	—

Sights	Iron sights , optional AN/PVS-4 night vision unit^[source]	2.5x telescopic sight with night vision^[source]

Filling	Octol^[source]	—

Role	man-portable, disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon^[source]	—

Designed	—	1999–2008^[source]

Produced	—	2008–present^[source]

Warhead	—	HEAT^[source]

Detonation mechanism	—	Proximity fuze (Overfly Top Attack) Contact fuze (Direct Attack)^[source]

Blast yield	—	>500 mm (20 in) armour penetration^[source]

Guidance system	—	PLOS (Predicted Line Of Sight)^[source]

Launch platform	—	Man-portable launcher^[source]

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