The Indian Army have received the first consignment of 6,000 Israeli Negev Light Machine Guns out of the 16,000 ordered last year. The guns have been delivered earlier this month and currently undergoing initial inspections. However the remaining 10,000 guns will arrive in India by the March 2021.
The Acquisition Wing of the Ministry of Defence had signed the capital acquisition contract with Israel Weapons Industries for procurement of 16,479 LMGs at a cost of Rs 880 crore.