A light machine gun (LMG) is a light-weight machine gun designed to be operated by a single infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. LMGs firing cartridges of the same caliber as the other riflemen of the same combat unit are often referred to as squad automatic weapons .

The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), [4][5][6] formally the Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is the United States Armed Forces adaptation of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by FN Herstal (FN).

The Ameli is an automatic weapon that externally resembles the 7.92×57mm Mauser MG 42 machine gun of World War II but has more in common with the MG 45 and its post-war variant, the West German 7.62×51mm NATO MG 3.

The light machine gun 5.56×45 mm LMG belongs to the firearms whose action is based on the principle of conveying a part of the powder gases through a special port in the wall of the stationary barrel and their influence onto the bolt carrier. The weapon is characterized by milled receiver made according to the method of hot die forging.

Upgraded version of the famous FN MINIMI® 5.56mm NATO calibre light machine gun used in more than 70 countries.

The NEGEV (5.56X45mm and 7.62X51mm) is a robust and reliable Light Machine Gun with powerful target acquisition and accurate performance. Deployed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Negev’s semi-automatic features empower its …

Feb 20, 2023 · EDGE Group entity, CARACAL, a leading firearms producer in the GCC region, today has unveiled the CARACAL LIGHT MACHINE GUN 556 (CLMG 556) at the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 2023). The new CLMG 556, chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, is a belt-fed, fully-automatic developed by CARACAL.

Feb 24, 2023 · The Caracal Light Machine Gun 556 (CLMG 556), chambered in 5.56×45 mm NATO calibre, is a belt-fed, fully automatic LMG. Weighing 7.8 kg unloaded without accessories, the weapon is an open-bolt design featuring an advanced long-stroke gas piston system with a rate of fire of 700-950 rpm.

The Stoner 63/63A LMG is an automatic weapon that fires from the open bolt and the trigger mechanism permits only fully automatic firing. The entire trigger unit has four trigger pins that give the unit its modularity.