Weapons of Indian Armed Forces: Machine Guns
Small Arms and Machine Guns of Indian Army
A Machine Gun or Small Arms weapon acts as a defensive wall and provides a barrage of fire to keep the enemy pinned down. The Machine Guns used by the Indian Armed Forces are given below:
INSAS LMG (Indian Small Arms System)
- Manufacturer: Ordnance Factories Board
- Origin: India
- Cartridge: 5.56mm
- Type: LMG (Light Machine Gun)
- Used by: Standard SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) of the Indian Armed Forces
Denel NTW - 20
- Manufacturer: Denel Land Systems
- Origin: South Africa
- Cartridge: 14.5mm & 20mm
- Type: AMG (Anti Material Gun)
- Used by: Indian Army in small numbers
IWI Negev
- Manufacturer: Israeli Weapon Industries
- Origin: Israel
- Cartridge: 5.56mm
- Type: LMG (Light Machine Gun)
- Used by: Standard SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) of the Special Forces
Uk vz. 59
- Manufacturer: Zbrojovka VsetÃn
- Origin: Czechoslovakia
- Cartridge: 7.62mm
- Type: GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun)
- Used by: Special Forces in small numbers
FN MAG
- Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale
- Origin: Belgium
- Cartridge: 7.62mm
- Type: GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun)
- Used by: Standard Machine Gun of Infantry Battalions
M2 Browning
- Manufacturer: General Dynamics
- Origin: USA
- Cartridge: 12.7mm
- Type: HMG (Heavy Machine Gun)
- Used by: Indian Armed Forces in small numbers
PKM
- Manufacturer: Degtyarev plant
- Origin: Soviet Union
- Cartridge: 7.62mm
- Type: GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun)
- Used by: Indian Army Armoured Corps as co – axial weapons on Tanks
NSV
- Manufacturer: Kazakh SSR
- Origin: Soviet Union
- Cartridge: 12.7mm
- Type: HMG (Heavy Machine Gun)
- Used by: Indian Army Armoured Corps as secondary weapons on Tanks
KPV
- Manufacturer: Degtyarev Plant
- Origin: Soviet Union
- Cartridge: 12.7mm
- Type: HMG (Heavy Machine Gun)
- Used by: Indian Armed Forces in small numbers

No comments