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 Vsetín
• 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