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Small arms1980–present
Light machine gun Squad automatic weapon
FN Minimi is a light machine gun Squad automatic weapon originating in Belgium. It was built by FN Herstal FN USA Thales Australia Beretta Bofors Carl Gustav Caracal International Pindad Sumitomo Heavy Industries.
BelgiumLight machine gun Squad automatic weapon
Belgium
1980–present
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Ernest Vervier
Early 1970s
FN Herstal FN USA Thales Australia Beretta Bofors Carl Gustav Caracal International Pindad Sumitomo Heavy Industries
1977–present
See Variants
7.1 kg (15.7 lb)
1,040 mm (40.9 in)
465 mm (18.3 in)
110 mm (4.3 in)
5.56×45mm NATO / 7.62×51mm NATO
Gas-actuated , open bolt
700–1,150 rounds/min
925 m/s (3,035 ft/s)
300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft) sight adjustments
100 or 200-round belt contained in a 100-round or 200-round soft pouch, or 200-round box or 30-round M16 -type STANAG magazine to 60-round STANAG casket magazine
Rear aperture, front post
Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Brazil
Burundi
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
East Timor
France
Greece
Hungary
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Serbia
Senegal
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Syria
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States Armed Forces
Yemen
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.04 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
FN Minimi equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan Belgium
Belize
Bhutan
Brazil
Burundi
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
Finland
France
Greece
Guyana
Hungary
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
ItalyReported count for FN Minimi 5.56. Service scope: Italian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 3,000. Origin: Belgium Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Japan
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Northern Cyprus
Norway
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
PhilippinesReported count for FN Minimi · Minimi. Service scope: Philippine Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 76. Origin: Belgium. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Vietnam
YemenArgentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, France, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States Armed Forces, Yemen
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for FN Minimi · Minimi. Service scope: Philippine Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 76. Origin: Belgium. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.