Estonian Defence Forces to receive new machine guns this year
Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has signed a contract with Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) for the procurement of approximately 1,000 new Negev NG7 machine guns for Estonian Defence Forces and the Defence League. The new weapons will replace the MG3 and KSP-58 machine guns currently in service.
“New Negev NG7 machine gun is a very good and ergonomic weapon and it is stable and accurate when fired in different shooting positions. Modern accessories can be added to the weapon, such as different sights and lamps. It is also important regarding this machine gun that the fire selector can also be set to fire single shots,’ said Major Risto Pärtel, Chief of Ordnance of the Defence Forces.