FN F2000 - Users

Users

  • Belgium: Used by the Special Forces Group of the Belgian Armed Forces Land Component.
  • Chile: Special forces.
  • Croatia: The Croatian Army tested the rifle in 2006. As of 2008, the 1st Airborne Company of the Special Operations Battalion is the only army unit equipped with this weapon. According to unofficial estimates, 100 rifles have been purchased.
  • India: Used by the Special Protection Group.
  • Libya: Purchased 367 F2000 rifles along with other assorted lethal and non-lethal weapon systems from FN Herstal in 2008, and deliveries commenced in 2009. In the 2011 Libyan civil war, Libyan rebel forces captured a number of these weapons from forces loyal to the Gaddafi regime.
  • Nigeria: Department of State Services.
  • Pakistan: Special forces.
  • Peru: Special forces.
  • Poland: In limited use by the GROM special forces group.
  • Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Arabian National Guard purchased 55,000 rifles in 2005.
  • Slovenia: In June 2006, the ministry of defence of the Republic of Slovenia signed a contract with FN Herstal involving the acquisition of 6,500 F2000 rifles as the new standard service rifle for the Slovenian Army (Slovenska vojska) along with the 40 mm GL1 grenade launcher. This is arguably the first confirmed large-scale adoption for this rifle by a European and NATO member country. The Slovenian army will ultimately purchase 14,000 rifles.

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