page_title: IMI Galil
section_title: Users
hierarchical_section_title: IMI Galil / Users
caption_attribution_description: The Nicaragua Special Operations team zeroes in on their targets June 17 outside the Dominican Army's 1st Infantry Brigade along during rolling hills of the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo. Along with the rifle and pistol qualification, teams participating in the Fuerzas Comando competition were also evaluated on sniper marksmanship and critical shooting skills using a 9 mm pistol.
context_page_description: The Galil is a family of Israeli made automatic rifles designed by Yisrael Galil and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s, and produced by Israel Military Industries. The design is closely based on the Valmet Rk 62, which is itself an improved version of the Soviet AK-47. The first Galils were manufactured using Valmet Rk 62 receivers. Most Galils are chambered for either the 5.56×45mm NATO or 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges. The Galil series of weapons is in use with military and police forces in over 25 countries.
  The Israeli army used the 5.56×45mm NATO caliber Galil in three basic configurations. The Automatic Rifle Machine-gun with a bi-pod, wire-cutter and carrying handle would become the standard service rifle issued to front line infantry troops. This is the version that famously features a bottle opener in the front handguard. The Automatic Rifle without the bi-pod, wire-cutter and carrying handle was issued to support troops and military police units. The Short Automatic Rifle, with a shortened barrel, was issued to vehicle crews, army staff and specialty troops.
  A modernized version of the Galil is currently in production in multiple calibers, called the Galil ACE.
context_section_description:  Bolivia
   Botswana
   Brazil: The Polícia Militar do Estado do Pará (PMPA; Military State Police of Pará) ordered 555 Magal Carbines in 2001.
   Cameroon: Issued to presidential guard units and the BIR.
   Central African Republic
   Chad: Delivered in 2006. Seen in the hands of Chadian peacekeepers in Mali.
   Chile: Chilean Air Force SAR, ARM variants.Chilean Army Galil ACE Model 23, replacing some of the SIG-FAMAE rifles. Investigations Police of Chile ERTA Tactical Response SWAT team, (replaced by Tavor TAR-21) and regular units.
   Colombia: Standard issue rifle. Produced under license by Indumil. Also adopted the Galil ACE rifle by the middle of 2010, produced by Indumil. FARC rebels use captured examples against the Colombian armed forces.
   Republic of Congo: delivered in 1994
   Costa Rica
   Democratic Republic of Congo
   Djibouti
   Dominican Republic In use by the Presidential Guard and the Anti-Terrorist Command Unit.
   El Salvador
   Estonia: Uses 5.56mm versions of the Galil AR, SAR, ARM and the 7.62mm Galil Sniper.
   Equatorial Guinea
   Fiji
   Georgia: Uses GALATZ sniper and Micro-Galil assault rifles 
   Guatemala: 15,000 Galils
   Haiti
   Honduras: The Galil SAR was adopted in the late 1970s by the Honduran Army, until it was replaced by the American-made M16A1 through U.S. military aid in the 1980s. The Galil SARs were then transferred to the Honduran National Police, where they are still in use. In 2011, the Honduran government approved the purchase of the Galil ACE 21 assault rifle for use by the Army and Air Force. The Galil ACE made its first public appearance on Sept 15, 2013 in the hands of the new unit PMOP (Military Police of Public Order).
   India: 200 Galil Sniper bought in 2002
   Indonesia: Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska) tactical diver group and Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) special forces group.
   Israel: Israel police Mišteret Yisra'el.
   Italy: As of 2009, the Bernardelli Mod.377 VB-STD and the Bernardelli Mod.378 VB-SR are in the inventories of the Italian National Police, and are known to be deployed with the NOCS team.
   Kenya: Galil Sniper rifle
   Lesotho
   Mexico: Secretaría de Seguridad Pública.
   Mongolia
   Montenegro: The Galil sniper used by the Montenegrin Special Police Unit.
   Myanmar: Made with assistance from Israeli weapon specialists as the MA series.
     Nepal: 2,000 Galils, used by Special forces and Ranger battalion.
   Nicaragua
   Panama
   Papua New Guinea: Galil sniper variant.
   Paraguay: Indumil-made Galils for the Fuerzas de Operaciones de Policias Especiales, SENAD (Drug Enforcement), and main rifle of the Paraguayan Police.
   Peru
   Philippines
   Portugal: 5.56mm AR and ARM versions was used by the Portuguese Army airborne infantry. Replaced by FN SCAR 
   Rwanda
   Sierra Leone: 112+ Galil AR acquired by the Sierra Leone Police
   Senegal: Galil sniper used by special forces
   South Africa: Standard assault rifle of the South African National Defence Force. Produced under license in a modified form as the R4 by Denel Land Systems.
   Swaziland
   Syrian National Coalition
   Tanzania: Galil MAR version seen in use by Tanzanian special forces in the Congo.
   Thailand:Used in small numbers in Department of Corrections
   Trinidad and Tobago. The Trinidad and Tobago Regiment uses this weapon as its standard issue. Also used in conjunction with the FN FAL and M16. Galil ACE also used but in limited numbers. Will be replaced by the Heckler & Koch G36 in the near future.
   Turkey: Galil MAR used by Turkish Gendarmarie commandos and Galatz variant used by Police Special Operation Department.
   Uganda: Used by the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), and by the Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB), a division of the Special Forces Command (SFC), all within the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).
   Ukraine: Sniper variant is used by the "Omega" special forces group. (Produced under license as the Fort-301)
   United States: Ventura County Sheriff's Department.  Rajneeshpuram Peace Force.
   Vietnam: Uses Galil AR and Galil Sniper.
caption: Nicaraguan Micro Galil
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