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The Negev is an Israeli 5.56 mm light machine gun , developed by Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI) of Ramat HaSharon (now Israel Weapon Industries ), as a replacement for the 5.56 mm Galil ARM light machine gun, whose barrel would overheat easily during sustained fire. Design work on this new indigenous firearm began in 1985, and it was officially adopted by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in 1995.1
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The opening as it stood in 2005
IMI Negev multi-purpose machine gun The IMI Negev is a light-weight, 5.56 mm calibre, belt-fed, bipod mounted, Israeli machine gun used as a squad assault weapon (SAW). It is being promoted as the standard light machine gun for all branches of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The IMI Negev is very reliable and accurate machine gun. Its main advantages are its light weight, compactness and durability in harsh desert conditions. Its compactness allow it to be used for charging and special operations without losing armor penetration capability and firepower. It is currently the standard issued light/medium machine gun of the IDF . The design was finalised in 1995 , began field testing in 1996 and was accepted by the IDF in 1997 . Compared to similar weapons it is very light, just 7.5 kg complete (fitting a 150 round pouch magazine adds 2.1 kg) and compact, fractionally over a metre long. The ammunition is NATO standard 5.56 × 45, either the US M855 or the European SS109. The weapon fires with a gas operated open-bolt allowing a maximum rate of 1000 rpm. The Negev allows for a shortened barrel and box magazine to be fitted and the stock removed, producing a very compact weapon. In conjuction with this the weapon has a select fire choice and also a variable rate of fire between 700–850 or 850–1000 rpm.
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IDF infantry soldier fires the Negev machinegun during training Training with the Negev IDF infantry soldier with the Negev during Operation Defensive Shield , 2002.The Negev is an Israeli 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm light machine gun , developed by Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI) of Ramat HaSharon (now Israel Weapon Industries ), as a replacement for the 5.56 mm Galil ARM light machine gun, whose barrel would overheat easily during sustained fire. Design work on this new indigenous firearm began in 1985, it was inspired by the Belgian FN Minimi , and it was officially adopted by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in 1997.In 2012, IWI introduced the new Negev NG7 , in 7.62mm calibre, to become the standard issue for the IDF.
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The Negev is a 5.56×45mm NATO light machine gun developed by the Israeli firearm manufacturer, Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) (formerly Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI)) of Ramat HaSharon . In 2012, IWI introduced the Negev NG-7 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun and is used by the Israel Defense Forces (mainly in the infantry, combat engineer and special forces units).The NG stands for Next Generation.
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The IWI Negev (also known as the Negev NG-5 ) is a 5.56×45mm NATO light machine gun developed by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), formerly Israel Military Industries Ltd. In 2012, IWI introduced the Negev NG-7 7.62×51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun and is used by the Israel Defense Forces (mainly in the infantry, combat engineer and special forces units). The NG stands for Next Generation.
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Israeli light machine gun The IWI Negev , also marketed as the Negev NG-5 is a dual-fed light machine gun chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, developed by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), formerly Israel Military Industries Ltd.It is named after the Negev Desert in southern Israel.In 2012, IWI introduced the Negev NG-7, a general-purpose machine gun variant chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The “NG” stands for “Next Generation”. Both the Negev and Negev NG-7 variants are in service with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
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