FN Herstal recently unveiled its next generation MINIMI Light Machine Guns that feature a new feedtray, cocking handle, buttstock and bipod/handguard assembly. The U.S. Military adopted the 5.56mm ...

Given that Norway and Belgium are both NATO members, it isn’t surprising that the former’s military would look to its European ally when it came time to acquire new small arms. The Norwegian Ministry ...

BRUSSELS -- Three military policemen from U.S. Army Garrison Benelux in Brussels were invited by the Belgian Army's Light Weapons Training Cell to participate in a trial fielding of the Belgian Army's ...

In the nineteenth century, what is today the modern Czech Republic became a crucial region for arms production in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The industrial base proved to be of importance during the ...

The FN Minimi Mk 3 is a belt-fed, fully automatic, gas-operated, air-cooled LMG. The barrel of Mk 3 is chambered for 5.56×45 mm, and it is available in two lengths – 349 mm and 465 mm. (FN Herstal) ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. During the cold war, every one of FN Herstal’s machine guns, the standard- issue weapon for many Nato armies, ...