WATCH: IDF Begins Trials For New, Lighter Machine Gun

Israel has begun deploying the SIG Sauer MMG 338, a next-generation lightweight machine gun chambered in .338 Norma Magnum, in Gaza under a $95 million U.S.-backed deal, replacing decades-old heavy weapons on the battlefield.

UNITED WITH ISRAEL 19.08.2025

The IDF is retiring its older weapons and equipping infantry units with a lighter, more powerful option.

While it doesn’t have an official Hebrew name, it’s nicknamed the MG338.

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[Anonymous] 09:58 19.08.2025 3 days ago

Why doesn’t Israel develop its own weapon and not get this from Germany? Israel is capable of making great equipment. I don’t understand.

Dretch 08:26 19.08.2025 3 days ago

No, it makes it better at neutralizing Islamic terrorists.

G Green 07:57 19.08.2025 3 days ago

Does this make itore vulnerable to be overtaken and used against the wrong people?

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