France and Belgium have received a new light machine gun FN Evolys (video)

Commenting on the video, Army Recognition reviewers write that the machine gun is designed in two calibers - 5. 56x45 mm NATO and 7. 62x51 mm NATO, and at the same time its weight is much lower than modern standard machine guns - Evolys weighs about 6. 3 kg. The development of a super -light machine gun FN Evolys began in 2021 and opened as the observers, a new head in the history of the company.

Already in September 2021, the machine gun was first introduced to the public at the Defense and Security Equipment International in London, and that month it came into production that month. According to experts, machine gun is an innovative development in the field of light weapons, which is intended to meet the requirements in the conditions of modern city battles.

"The weapon combines the firing capabilities of the machine gun with ribbon power with ergonomics and the balance of the assault rifle. These weapons are open in innovative architecture and unique features," experts emphasize. Fn Evolys has been designed to strengthen the fire power that one fighter can provide, not rely on the base fire of the detachment. The development used 3D printing and polymers to reduce weight, which made it 30% lighter than competing machine guns.

It uses time -tested gas automation, open shutter and has a short course of a gas piston. Weapons are compact and lightweight - about 5. 5 kg for a caliber 5. 56 mm and 6. 3 kg for a caliber 7. 62 mm and in operation resembles a assault rifle. The machine gun is equipped with a double-sided translator of fire, a long solid picatin, a m-lock barrel and a lower paste bar. The muffler is installed. In addition, weapons have a patented side of the lateral fleeting of cartridges for ease of charging.

Reduced weight and excellent balance make it possible to fire from any position, facilitating the transition between different firing positions, experts said. All these characteristics make weapons attractive to the French and Belgium Armed Forces, and in the future machine gun will be tested in the British Army and the US Army as part of the Next Generation Squad Weapon.