FAMAS FAMAS F1 and G1 are used by the French military the G2 is for export the F1 and the G1 use a French version of M193 the American 5.56mm round it must be a steel casing due to the delayed blow back nature of the FAMAS non steel casings will cause over pressure so the M193 rounds are uniquely French.
The M193 rounds can be used in an M-16/M-4 though but the 25 round magazines can not it seems that French military did not select the G2 as you can see videos of French troops in Afghanistan armed with F1 and G1s but never
G2 I think one reason might be the 30 round magazine the 25 rounders obviously force a reduction in the RPM being put down the 30 round magazines might be more likely to cause a French solider in the heat of battle to over heat his rifle then he would have to run away and request UN support.
At any rate if you look at recent arms deals around the world many buyers are not selecting American systems the Saudis purchased the Typhoon over upgrading the F-15 and many smaller nations are buying Swedish aircraft (the Grippen) or French aircraft (the Rafale) over competing American and British designs these aircraft also come with their own weapons systems not developed by the US or UK I image that Russia also loses out as of late as well.
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