FN MAG - Users

Users

Argentina: The MAG is in use in the Argentine Army as the 7,62 Ametralladora Tipo 60-20 MAG after being purchased more than two decades ago. The MAG saw action during the Falklands War. Argentinian MAGs were license-manufactured by the state-owned Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares (DGFM) arsenal.

Australia: The MAG is the standard GPMG of the Australian Defence Force, in particular the Australian Army, where it is known as the MAG 58. It is also used by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
Austria: The MAG is used by the Austrian Army as the 7,62 mm MG FNMAG/Pz and is used in the Schützenpanzer Ulan and the Leopard 2A4. It's also used as the armament of the new S-70A-42 Black Hawk helicopters.
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium: Designated MAG M2 and MAG M3 for the coax version.
Belize
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil: Standard support weapon of the Brazilian Army, known as the M971.
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon

Canada: Used in the Canadian Forces with the designation the C6 GPMG, it is used primarily as a platoon level support weapon Two C6 machine guns are assigned to each Rifle platoon. The C6 GPMG is also mounted on a variety of vehicles, including the LAV III, the Coyote, the Leopard C2, and the G-Wagon LUVW. In these vehicles the C6 GPMGs are co-axially and pintle mounted and used to provide fire support to the infantry or for local defence of the vehicle itself.
Chad
Chile
China: Made for export as the CQ, 7.62 × 51 with an adjustable butt. The XY, 7.62 × 51 is made with a wooden butt
Colombia
Cuba
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt: Made under license by the Maadi Company for Engineering Industries.
Estonia: The Swedish-made version known as the Ksp 58B has been adopted as the standard MG.
France: 500 machine guns were purchased in 2011, and an additional 10,000 machine guns will eventually be supplied.
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
Greece: Used by the EKAM counter-terrorist unit of the Hellenic Police, and the Hellenic Army.
Haiti
Honduras
India: Manufactured by the Ordnance Factories Board under license.
Indonesia: Standard general-purpose machine gun of Indonesian Armed Forces. Also used by Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska) tactical diver group and Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) special forces group. FN MAGs made under license as the SPM2 GPMG by PT Pindad.
Iraq
Ireland: Known as the GPMG or MAG.
Israel: Used by the Israel Defence Force.
Jamaica: Battalion-level fire support weapon of the Jamaica Defence Force.
Kuwait:
Latvia: The Swedish-made version known as the Ksp 58B has been adopted by the national guard as the standard MG.
Lithuania: Lithuanian Armed Forces.
Luxembourg
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco: MAG-60-20 Infanterie T1, MAG-60-40 Coaxial BELU M3 in use as coaxial gun on AIFV-B-25 IFV and MAG-60-40 Coaxial.
Netherlands: Used by the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Army.
New Zealand: The New Zealand Defence Force originally purchased the British-made L7A2 version of the MAG in 1976. These are now being replaced by several versions of the Belgian-made MAG-58, which was originally introduced into service as part of the introduction of the NZLAV. The FN-made MAGs are now used in the infantry light machine gun (LMG) role as a flexible mounted machine gun on the LOV and UH-1H and as a heavy sustained fire machine gun.
Norway
Panama
Poland
Rhodesia
Singapore: In use by Singapore Armed Forces and Police Coast Guard. Licensed production carried out by Ordnance Development and Engineering Company of Singapore, now integrated to ST Engineering. Two versions produced, one infantry assault variant fitted with a bipod, the other co-axial model for armored vehicle or vehicle mountings. One MAG is issued to each rifle platoon. It is always referred to as GPMG or simply MG.
Slovenia
South Africa
Sweden
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States: Used by the U.S. Military as the M240.
Uruguay
Venezuela