Editing NLAW (section)

=== Russo-Ukrainian War ===
[[File:Холодноярівська піхота знищила російський танк Т-80 03.jpg|thumb|left|Russian [[T-80]] destroyed by NLAWs]]
Preceding the escalation of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] by the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the United Kingdom supplied 2,000 NLAW systems to Ukraine, with another 1,615 delivered by 9 March 2022<ref name="UK Defence Journal">{{Cite web |last=Allison |first=George |date=9 March 2022 |title=Britain sending anti-aircraft and Javelin missiles to Ukraine |url= https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-sending-anti-aircraft-and-javelin-missiles-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220313040354/https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-sending-anti-aircraft-and-javelin-missiles-to-ukraine/ |archive-date=13 March 2022 |access-date=9 March 2022 |website= [[UK Defence Journal]]}}</ref><ref name= "BBCNLAWS">{{Cite news |last=Beale |first=Jonathan |date=9 March 2022 |title=Ukraine: Are arms shipments from the West making a difference? |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher= [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] |publication-place= London, [[United Kingdom|UK]] |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60655349 |url-status=live |access-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220313015026/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60655349 |archive-date=13 March 2022}}</ref> to bolster Ukraine's military.<ref name="UK2UK">{{Cite news |last=Haynes |first=Deborah |date=20 January 2022 |title=Russia-Ukraine tensions: UK sends 30 elite troops and 2,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion |url=https://news.sky.com/story/russia-invasion-fears-as-britain-sends-2-000-anti-tank-weapons-to-ukraine-12520950 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120220418/https://news.sky.com/story/russia-invasion-fears-as-britain-sends-2-000-anti-tank-weapons-to-ukraine-12520950 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |access-date=21 January 2022 |work=[[Sky News]] |publisher=[[Comcast]] |publication-place=London, [[United Kingdom|UK]]}}</ref> More NLAWs were requested by the Ukrainian military following reports that they proved highly effective against Russian vehicles, leading to at least 100 more being allocated by Luxembourg.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Atherton |first=Kelsey D. |date=3 March 2022 |title=These are the weapons in the Ukrainian arsenal |url= https://www.popsci.com/technology/ukraine-anti-tank-weapons-explained/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Popular Science]] |publication-place=New York City, NY, US |issn=0161-7370 |oclc= 488612811 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220306144438/https://www.popsci.com/technology/ukraine-anti-tank-weapons-explained/ |archive-date=6 March 2022 |access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref><ref name= "LUX2UK">{{Cite web |last=Siebold |first= Sabine |date=28 February 2022 |title= Luxembourg to send anti-tank weapons, jeeps to Ukraine, defence minister says |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/luxembourg-send-anti-tank-weapons-jeeps-ukraine-defence-minister-says-2022-02-28/ |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220228190752/https://www.reuters.com/world/luxembourg-send-anti-tank-weapons-jeeps-ukraine-defence-minister-says-2022-02-28/ |archive-date=28 February 2022 |access-date=5 March 2022 |website= [[Reuters]]}}</ref> Alongside US [[FGM-148 Javelin]] anti-tank missile systems, delivered as a precaution against increased hostilities, the Ukrainian forces reported that NLAWs produced far greater damage against Russian armoured vehicles than their standard Soviet-era equipment.<ref name= "Jerusalem Post">{{Cite web |last=Ahronheim |first= Anna |date= 1 March 2022 |title=The weapons that are turning the Russian hunters into prey-analysis |url= https://www.jpost.com/international/article-699010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314064831/https://www.jpost.com/international/article-699010 |archive-date=14 March 2022 |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |publication-place= Jerusalem, [[Israel|IL]]}}</ref> On 24 March 2022, the UK pledged to deliver a further 6,000 NLAWs and a senior Ukrainian military officer also claimed they were the "weapon of choice" for his troops, responsible for 30–40% of Russian tanks destroyed.<ref name= "6000nlaw">{{Cite news |last1= Parker |first1=Charlie |last2= Grylls |first2=George |date=24 March 2022 |title=Britain promised extra 6,000 missiles and war funds for Ukraine |work= [[The Times]] |editor-last= Brown |editor-first=Larisa |url= https://www.thetimes.com/article/43eb2854-aae8-11ec-8da7-c2b9b8c9eee5 |url-access= subscription |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

[[File:Российские десантники в бою с украинскими войсками захватили ПТРК и другое вооружение 004.png|thumb|Captured Ukrainian anti-tank weapons, including an NLAW]]
An unknown number of launchers were captured by the armed forces of Russia and the pro-Russian self-proclaimed [[Donetsk People's Republic]] during the conflict.<ref name= "Russia Captured NLAW">{{Cite news |date=27 February 2022 |title= Amerikanskij granatomet i raketu NLAW našli na byvših pozicijah VSU |script-title= ru:Американский гранатомет и ракету NLAW нашли на бывших позициях ВСУ |language=ru |trans-title=American grenade launcher and NLAW rocket found at former positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces |work=[[Izvestiya]] |publisher=Inews |publication-place= Moscow, Russia |url=https://iz.ru/1297657/2022-02-27/amerikanskii-granatomet-i-raketu-nlaw-nashli-na-byvshikh-pozitciiakh-vsu |url-status=live |access-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227104359/https://iz.ru/1297657/2022-02-27/amerikanskii-granatomet-i-raketu-nlaw-nashli-na-byvshikh-pozitciiakh-vsu |archive-date=27 February 2022 |issn=0233-4356 |oclc=427395058}}</ref><ref name= "Daily Express">{{Cite news |last=Pritchard-Jones |first= Oliver |date=25 February 2022 |title=Horror as Russians capture British anti-tank weapon: soldiers gloat over deadly device |work=[[Daily Express]] |publisher=[[Reach plc]] |publication-place=London, [[United Kingdom|UK]] |url= https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1572040/russia-news-ukraine-vladimir-putin-nlaw-british-army-updates |url-status=live |access-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220306114333/https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1572040/russia-news-ukraine-vladimir-putin-nlaw-british-army-updates |archive-date=6 March 2022 |issn=0307-0174 |oclc=173337077}}</ref><ref name="RIA Novosti DPR NLAW Capture">{{Cite news |date= 6 March 2022 |title=Vojska DNR zahvatili kompleksy NLAW i Javelin na ukrainskih pozicijah |script-title=ru:Войска ДНР захватили комплексы NLAW и Javelin на украинских позициях |language=ru |trans-title=DPR troops seized NLAW and Javelin complexes at Ukrainian positions |work=[[RIA Novosti]] |location=Dontesk, Ukraine |publication-place=Moscow, Russia |url=https://ria.ru/20220306/javelin-1776959129.html |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220306170037/https://ria.ru/20220306/javelin-1776959129.html |archive-date=6 March 2022}}</ref> A number of these captured weapons were reportedly transferred to [[Iran]] as part of a deal to acquire drones.<ref name="iran">{{Cite web |author=Deborah Haynes |title=Russia flew €140m in cash and captured Western weapons to Iran in return for deadly drones, source claims |url=https://news.sky.com/story/russia-gave-eur140m-and-captured-western-weapons-to-iran-in-return-for-deadly-drones-source-claims-12741742 |date= 9 November 2022|access-date=10 November 2022 |website= Sky News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420211129/https://news.sky.com/story/russia-gave-eur140m-and-captured-western-weapons-to-iran-in-return-for-deadly-drones-source-claims-12741742|archive-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref>

NLAWs were the most numerous advanced guided anti-tank missile in Ukraine as of April 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last= Cancian |first=Mark F. |date=12 April 2022 |title=Will the United States Run Out of Javelins Before Russia Runs Out of Tanks? |work= [[Centre for Strategic and International Studies]] |publication-place= Washington, DC; USA |url= https://www.csis.org/analysis/will-united-states-run-out-javelins-russia-runs-out-tanks |url-status=live |access-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220517190901/https://www.csis.org/analysis/will-united-states-run-out-javelins-russia-runs-out-tanks |archive-date=17 May 2022}}</ref>