Editing NLAW (section)

== Etymology ==
The name "NLAW" initially referred to the original British development programme which Saab won the contract for with the "MBT LAW".<ref name="Saab NLAW"/><ref name= "PROTEC 2005"/><ref name= "Armed Forces">{{Cite web |title= Main Battle Tank Anti-armour Weapon (MBT LAW) |url= http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0126.html |url-status= live | place = UK |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220119171212/http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0126.html |archive-date=19 January 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=Armed Forces}}</ref> NLAW stands for ''Next-generation Light Anti-tank Weapon'' or ''Next-Generation Light Anti-armour Weapon''. The N is short for "Next generation"<ref name= "Saab NLAW"/> or "Next-generation",<ref name="Army Mod"/> while LAW is an abbreviation of "Light Anti-tank Weapon"<ref name="Army Mod"/><ref name= "Saab NLAW"/> or "Light Anti-Armour Weapon".<ref name= "2008 Project Summary Audit"/><ref name= "PROTEC 2006"/> MBT LAW stands for ''Main Battle Tank Light Anti-armour Weapon''.<ref name="Saab NLAW"/> NLAW has since development become the international designation of the weapon, while MBT LAW exists as a designation for the weapon in the British Army.<ref name="Saab NLAW"/>

The name "RB 57" derives from the weapon's designation in Swedish service – ''robot 57'' ("guided missile 57") – which has the abbreviation ''rb 57''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 December 2005 |title=SEK 500M Order from Sweden for RB 57 NLAW |work=Defense Industry Daily |url= http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/12/sek-500m-order-from-sweden-for-rb-57-nlaw/ |access-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729064611/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/sek-500m-order-from-sweden-for-rb-57-nlaw-01673/ |archive-date= 29 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="Defense Update NLAW"/><ref name="Saab NLAW"/> At times the specified form ''pansarvärnsrobot 57'' ("anti-armour guided missile 57"), ''pvrb 57'' for short, can also be found.<ref name="första skottet">{{cite web |title=Första skottet med pansarvärnsrobot 57 |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2008/09/forsta-skottet-med-pansarvarnsrobot-57/ |website=forsvarsmakten.se |publisher=[[Swedish Armed Forces]] |access-date=2022-08-30}}</ref><ref name="Försvarsmakten2011"/> The 5 indicates its missile class and the 7 indicates its consecutive number in that class (''robot 57'' = 7th missile of the 5th class).{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}