The IWI Negev is a light machine gun developed by Israel Weapon Industries, formerly Israel Military Industries, beginning in 1985 and entering service with the Israel Defense Forces in 1997 as a replacement for the Galil ARM. It is gas operated with a rotating bolt and is chambered primarily in 5.56 by 45 millimeter NATO. In 2012 Israel Weapon Industries introduced the Negev NG-7 variant chambered in 7.62 by 51 millimeter NATO. Both versions remain in active Israeli service and the weapon has been adopted by more than twenty countries, including India, which ordered over 16,000 of the guns in 2020. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class (category) FAQs
Can the IWI Negev feed from rifle magazines as well as belts?
Yes, it accepts belts, a fabric container, Galil magazines and, with an adapter, M16-type magazines.
Yes. The standard feed is a 200-round metal-link belt, and the gun can also fire from a 150-round fabric container that clips into the magazine well. It will take a 35-round box magazine from the Galil assault rifle it replaced, and with an adapter a standard 30-round STANAG magazine of the kind used by the M16 rifle. A 12-round blank cartridge magazine is used when launching rifle grenades.
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1. Wikipedia: IWI Negev
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5.56×45mm NATO light machine gun
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1997-present
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5.56×45mm NATO (Negev and Negev NG-5) 7.62×51mm NATO (Negev NG-7) 7.62×39mm (STrL-7,62VN)
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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.
Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox: wars
Second Intifada 2006 Lebanon War Gaza War (2008-2009) War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Operation Protective Edge Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict
Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox: wars
Second Intifada 2006 Lebanon War Gaza War (2008-2009) War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Operation Protective Edge Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict
Operated By: Israeli Defense Forces, Wikipedia article text
Both variants of the Negev are in service with the Israel Defense Forces.
View the Source2. Wikidata: IWI Negev
Wikidata Q1078239, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikipedia: IMI Negev
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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.
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Light machine gun
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