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Register of Transfers of Major Conventional Weapons, 2007 Register of transfers of major conventional weapons, 2007 This register lists all major conventional weapon systems on order or under delivery during 2007. The ‘No. delivered/produced’ and the ‘Year(s) of deliveries’ columns refer to all deliveries since the beginning of the contract. Deals in which the recipient was involved in the production of the weapon system are listed separately. The ‘Comments’ column includes publicly reported information on the value of the deal. Information on the sources and methods used in the collection of the data, and explanations of the conventions, abbreviations and acronyms, can be found at <http://armstrade.sipri.org/>. Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database Information generated: 31 March 2008. Recipient/ Year Year(s) No. supplier (S) No. Weapon Weapon of order/ of delivered/ or licenser (L) ordered designation description licence deliveries produced Comments Afghanistan S: Czech Republic 6 Mi-24V/Mi-35/Hind-E Combat helicopter 2007 Ex-Czech; aid; delivery from 2008 6 Mi-8/Mi-17/Hip-H Helicopter 2007 2007 3 Ex-Czech; aid Greece 13 Leopard-1 Tank (2007) Ex-Greek; aid Slovakia 1 Mi-8/Mi-17/Hip-H Helicopter 2007 Ex-Slovak; aid; delivery 2008 Turkey 24 M-114A1 155mm Towed gun 2007 2007 24 Ex-Turkish; aid USA (800) M-1114 ECV APC/ISV 2006 2007 (400) Ex-US; aid Ukraine 4 An-32/Cline Transport aircraft (2007) $19 m deal; delivery 2008 Unknown country 20 G-222 Transport aircraft (2007) Ex-US or ex-Italian; C-27A version 9 Mi-8/Mi-17/Hip-H Helicopter (2007) Probably second-hand; probably funded by UAE; delivery 2008 Albania S: Germany (FRG) 6 Bo-105C Light helicopter 2006 2007 (6) Ex-FRG; aid, modernized to Bo-105E4 before delivery Recipient/ Year Year(s) No. supplier (S) No. Weapon Weapon of order/ of delivered/ or licenser (L) ordered designation description licence deliveries produced Comments Algeria S: Italy 6 EH-101-400 Helicopter 2007 Part of EUR400 m deal; delivery 2009-2010 4 Super Lynx-300 Helicopter 2007 Part of EUR400 m deal; delivery 2009-2010 Russia (34) MiG-29SMT/Fulcrum FGA aircraft 2006 2007 (8) $1.2-1.8 b deal (part of $3.5-7.5 b deal; incl $300 m trade-in of 36 Algerian MiG-29); incl 6 MiG- 29UBT; delivery 2007-2009; status uncertain (28) Su-30MK/Flanker FGA aircraft (2006) $1.2-1.8 b deal (part of $3.5-7.5 b deal; Su- 30MKA version; delivery 2008-2009 16 Yak-130 Trainer/combat ac 2006 $200 m deal (part of $7.5 b deal); delivery from 2008 (300) BMP-2 IFV 2005 2006-2007 (100) Algerian BMP-2 rebuilt to BMP-2M (180) T-90S Tank (2006) 2007 (90) $1 b deal (part of $7.5 b deal); delivery 2007- 2011 96K9 Pantsyr-S1 Mobile AD system (2006) (8) S-300PMU-2/SA-10E SAM system 2006 $1 b deal (part of $7.5 b deal) (3 000) 9M133 Kornet/AT-14 Anti-tank missile 2005 2006-2007 (1 000) For BMP-2M IFV (900) 9M311/SA-19 Grison SAM (2006) For 96K9 Pantsyr-S1 AD systems R-77/AA-12 Adder BVRAAM (2006) For MiG-29SMT and Su-30MK combat aircraft; status uncertain 2 Type-636E/Kilo Submarine 2006 $400 m deal; delivery 2008 Argentina S: Spain 4 AN/FPS-20 Air surv radar 2007 Ex-Spanish; FPS-113 version; aid; delivery from 2008 4 AN/FPS-6 Height-finding radar 2007 Ex-Spanish; FPS-89 version; aid; delivery from 2008 1 S763-LANZA Air surv radar (2007) 2007 1 Ex-Spanish; aid USA (5) Bell-205/UH-1H Helicopter (2006) 2007 5 Ex-US; 1 more for spares only 4 SH-3D Sea King ASW helicopter 2007 2007 (4) Ex-US; SH-3H version (6) TFE-731 Turbofan (2004) For 6 AT-63 trainer aircraft produced in Argentina L: 20 Bell-205/UH-1 Huey-2 Helicopter 2004 2005-2007 (9) Argentinian UH-1H rebuilt to Huey-2; 19 assembled in Argentina Australia S: France 12 TSM-2633 Spherion-B ASW VDS sonar 1989 1996-2006 9 For modernization of 4 Perry (Adelaide) and for 8 MEKO-200 (Anzac) frigates from FRG; Spherion-B Mod-5 version 17 Vampyr Air surv system 2005 For modernization of 8 MEKO-200 (Anzac) frigates Israel (15) I-View UAV 2005 AUD145 m ($80 m) 'Project JP-129/Phase-2'; I- View-250 version 37 Litening Aircraft El/Op system 2005 2006-2007 (37) Litening-AT version; for F/A-18 combat aircraft; ordered via USA; from US production line; delivery 2006-2007 Italy 2 A-109K Light helicopter 2006 For civilian company for training of Australian pilots; A-109E version Spain 2 BPE AALS 2007 AUD3 b ($2.4 m) deal; 'Joint Project-2048 Phase- 4A/B/C'; delivery 2013-2015 USA 4 C-17A Globemaster-3 Transport aircraft 2006 2006-2007 3 AUD1.9 b ($1.5 b) deal (offsets AUD345 m); delivery 2006-2008 3 CH-47F Chinook Helicopter (2007) $431 m deal; delivery from 2011 24 F/A-18E Super Hornet FGA aircraft 2007 AUD6 b ($4.8 b) deal; delivery from 2010 59 M-1A1 Abrams Tank 2004 2006-2007 59 Part of AUD530-550 m ($420-475 m) 'Project Land-907'; ex-US M-1A1 rebuilt to M- 1A1AIM(D) version 7 M-88A2 HERCULES ARV 2004 2006-2007 7 Part of AUD530-550 m ($420-475 m) 'Project Land-907' AGM-114K HELLFIRE Anti-tank missile 2006 AUD31 m ($25 m) deal; for AS-665 helicopters; delivery by 2009 (260) AGM-158 JASSM ASM (2006) AUD350-450 m ($270-350 m) 'Project Air-5418'; for F/A-18 combat aircraft; delivery from 2009 47 AIM-9X Sidewinder SRAAM (2007) (676) Javelin Anti-tank missile 2003 2005-2007 (676) AUD180 m ($100-110 m) 'Project Land-40-1'; delivery 2005-2007 Recipient/ Year Year(s) No. supplier (S) No. Weapon Weapon of order/ of delivered/ or licenser (L) ordered designation description licence deliveries produced Comments Mk-48 Mod-5 ADCAP AS/ASW torpedo (2003) 2007 (10) AUD465 m ($280 m) 'Project Sea-1429'; for Collins submarines (70) Popeye-1 ASM (2001) 2006-2007 (30) (64) RGM-84L Harpoon-2 Anti-ship missile 2002 2005-2007 (50) AUD170 m ($96 m) 'Project Sea-1348'; RGM- 84L Harpoon Block-2 version; for MEKO-200 (Anzac) frigates (600) RIM-162 ESSM SAM 2002 2003-2007 (600) For MEKO-200 (Anzac) and modernized Perry (Adelaide) frigates (175) RIM-66M Standard-2 SAM (2005) 'Project Sea 1390-4b'; for modernized Perry (Adelaide) frigates L: France 22 AS-665 Tiger Combat helicopter 2001 2004-2007 (12) AUD1.3 b ($670-981 m) 'Project Air-87' (offsets incl production of components and assembly of 18 in Australia and production of EC-120 helicopter for Asian market); Aussie Tiger version; delivery 2004-2009 12 NH-90 TTH Helicopter 2005 2007 2 AUD1 b ($760 m) 'Project Air-9000/Phase-2' (offsets at least $233 m incl assembly of 8 in Australia); MRH-90 version; delivery 2007- 2009 MU-90 Impact ASW torpedo 2003 2005-2007 (60) EUR150 m 'Joint Project-2070 Djimindi Phase-3' (incl up to 35% of components produced in Australia) Germany (FRG) 259 Waran APC 2002 2007 (14) Part of AUD500 m ($280 m) 'Project Land-106 Phase-2'; Australian M-113A1 APCs rebuilt to Waran; assembled from kits in Australia; Australian designation M-113AS4; delivery delayed from 2004-2009 to 2007-2011 Multiple sellers 5 A-330 MRTT Tanker/transport ac 2004 AUD1.4 b ($1.1 b) 'Project Air-5402'; 4 assembled in Australia; delivery from 2008/2009 34 NH-90 TTH Helicopter 2006 AUD2 b ($1.5 b) 'Project Air-9000/Phase-3' or 'Project Air-9000/Phase-4' (incl 10 year support; assembled in Australia); MRH-90 version; delivery 2010-2015 Spain 3 De Bazan/F-100 Frigate (2007) 'Project Sea-4000' for 'Air Warfare Destroyer'; modified version; delivery 2014-2017; contract not yet signed USA 4 Boeing-737-7ES AEW&C aircraft 2000 Part of AUD3.5 b ($2.5 b) 'Wedgetail' programme or 'Project Air-5077 Phase-3' (incl production of components and assembly of 2 in Australia); Australian designation A-30; delivery from 2009 2 Boeing-737-7ES AEW&C aircraft 2004 AUD326 m ($224 m) deal; part of AUD3.5 b 'Wedgetail' programme or 'Project Air-5077 Phase-3' (incl production of components and assembly in Australia); Australian designation A-30; delivery from 2010/2011 (100) F-35A JSF FGA aircraft (2006) $16 b 'Project Air-6000' (incl production of components in Australia); contract not yet signed Austria S: Germany (FRG) 15 Eurofighter/Typhoon FGA aircraft 2003 2007 5 Delivery 2007-2009; original order for 18 reduced to 15 Italy 2 RAT-31DL Air surv radar (2005) 2007 (2) EUR50 m ($60 m) deal Azerbaijan S: Ukraine (14) MiG-29/Fulcrum-A Fighter aircraft 2005 2006-2007 (7) Ex-Ukrainian; modernized before delivery; incl 2 Mig-29UB Bahamas S: USA 1 Cessna-208 Caravan Light transport ac 2007 2007 1 Recipient/ Year Year(s) No. supplier (S) No. Weapon Weapon of order/ of delivered/ or licenser (L) ordered designation description licence deliveries produced Comments Bahrain S: USA 9 S-70/UH-60L Blackhawk Helicopter 2007 $204 m deal; UH-60M version 1 AN/TPS-59 Air surv radar 2004 2007 1 $44 m deal; AN/TPS-59(V)3 version (180) Javelin Anti-tank missile (2006) $42 m deal (incl 60 launchers); status uncertain Bangladesh S: China C-801/C-802 CDS Coast defence system (2005) Status uncertain 1 Crotale SAM system (2004) 2007 (1) FM-90 version; for DW-2000 frigate PL-9 SRAAM (2005) 2006 10 For F-7MG combat aircraft QW-2 Portable SAM 2004 2006-2007 (100) (20) R-440 Crotale SAM (2005) 2007 (20) FM-90 version; for DW-2000 frigate Belgium S: France 8 NH-90 TTH Helicopter 2007 EUR300 m deal; incl for SAR; option on 2 more Israel (32) ORCWS 25-30mm IFV turret 2006 Version with 30mm gun; for Piranha-3 IFV from Switzerland Italy (440) LMV APC/ISV (2005) 2007 190 EUR75 m deal; delivery 2007-2008; option on 120 more Netherlands 2 Doorman/M Frigate 2005 2007 1 Ex-Dutch; EUR200 m 'MPEV' programme; delivery 2007-2008 USA 1 C-130E Hercules Transport aircraft 2007 2007 1 Second-hand 242 C-9 Diesel engine (AV) 2006 2007 (15) For 242 Piranha APC/IFV from Switzerland 8 AAQ-33 Sniper Aircraft El/Op system 2007 2007 (4) L: Germany (FRG) 220 Dingo-2 APC/ISV 2005 2005-2007 (76) EUR170 m 'MPPV' programme
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