UNROCA original report Germany 2018
Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Exports
Final importer Number of State of origin (if not Intermediate location(s) Category(I-VII) state Items exporter) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks Qatar 2 Leopard 2
I. Battle tanks Singapore 18 Leopard 2
II. Armoured combat Jordan 25 Marder vehicles
II. Armoured combat Qatar 1 Fennek vehicles
III. Large calibre artillery Lithuania 2 Panzerhaubitze 2000 systems
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Pakistan 1 Torpedo Bomber / Naval Conversion of commercial Reconnaissance aircraft
Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Imports
Category(I-VII) Exporter state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks Netherlands 17 Germany Leopard 2 partially dismantled
Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Military holdings
Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 191 Leopard 1
I. Battle tanks 621 Leopard 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles 778 Marder
II. Armoured combat vehicles 226 Puma
II. Armoured combat vehicles 359 Fuchs
II. Armoured combat vehicles 144 Boxer
II. Armoured combat vehicles 169 Fennek
II. Armoured combat vehicles 100 Wiesel MK
II. Armoured combat vehicles 113 Wiesel TOW
II. Armoured combat vehicles 75 BV 206 S
III. Large calibre artillery systems 148 Panzerhaubitze 2000
III. Large calibre artillery systems 119 Mörser Tampella
III. Large calibre artillery systems 55 MLRS Mars
III. Large calibre artillery systems 10 FH M101 III. Large calibre artillery systems 2 Panzerhaubitze M109
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 88 Tornado Air Force
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 133 Eurofighter 2000 Air Force
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 8 P-3 C Orion Navy
V. Attack helicopters 55 UH Tiger Army
V. Attack helicopters 5 BO-105 PAH-1 Air Force
V. Attack helicopters 22 ASW Helicopter SeaLynx Navy
VI. Warships 9 Frigates
VI. Warships 5 Corvettes
VI. Warships 12 MCM Boats
VI. Warships 6 Submarines
VI. Warships 13 Auxiliary Ships
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 1150 Missiles
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). 3647 MANPADS
Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Procurement through national production
Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
II. Armoured combat vehicles 72 Puma
II. Armoured combat vehicles 10 Boxer
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 9 Eurofighter 2000
V. Attack helicopters 4 UH Tiger
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Small Arms Exports
Category Final Importer state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 30
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 18
3. Sub-machine guns Czech Rep. 473
3. Sub-machine guns Denmark 304
3. Sub-machine guns France 5
3. Sub-machine guns Iceland 57
3. Sub-machine guns Ireland 50
3. Sub-machine guns Italy 12
3. Sub-machine guns Japan 20
3. Sub-machine guns Latvia 657 3. Sub-machine guns Lithuania 2
3. Sub-machine guns Luxembourg 92
3. Sub-machine guns Malta 10
3. Sub-machine guns Netherlands 71
3. Sub-machine guns Norway 1
3. Sub-machine guns Portugal 34
3. Sub-machine guns Slovakia 48
3. Sub-machine guns Spain 178
3. Sub-machine guns Sweden 606
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 60
3. Sub-machine guns United States 67
3. Sub-machine guns Montenegro 5
4. Assault rifles Austria 1
4. Assault rifles Belgium 44
4. Assault rifles Canada 11
4. Assault rifles Croatia 18
4. Assault rifles Czech Rep. 169
4. Assault rifles Finland 90
4. Assault rifles France 17880
4. Assault rifles Ireland 16
4. Assault rifles Italy 36
4. Assault rifles Japan 81
4. Assault rifles Latvia 3860
4. Assault rifles Luxembourg 10
4. Assault rifles Netherlands 314
4. Assault rifles Poland 60
4. Assault rifles Portugal 140
4. Assault rifles Romania 6
4. Assault rifles Slovakia 3
4. Assault rifles Spain 205
4. Assault rifles Sweden 2
4. Assault rifles United Kingdom 98
4. Assault rifles United States 6019
5. Light machine guns Belgium 7
5. Light machine guns Japan 2
5. Light machine guns Slovakia 2
5. Light machine guns Switzerland 2
Light Weapons Exports
Final Importer Number of State of origin (if not Intermediate location(s) Description of Comments on the Category state Items exporter) (if any) Items transfer 1. Heavy machine guns Belgium 1 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Belgium 2 1 temporary launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Canada 30 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Denmark 2 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade France 1714 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Hungary 92 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Japan 4 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Latvia 181 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Lithuania 34 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Netherlands 20 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Norway 20 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Portugal 18 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Slovakia 1 launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade United 87 launchers Kingdom
4. Recoilless rifles Belgium 390
4. Recoilless rifles Jordan 385
4. Recoilless rifles Mexico 1467
4. Recoilless rifles Switzerland 8000
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and Netherlands 2500 1500 leased rocket systems
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and Romania 56 rocket systems
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Belgium 2
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Switzerland 13
Small Arms Imports
Category Exporter state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 50035
2. Rifles and carbines United States 1 temporary
3. Sub-machine guns Austria 1
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 4 temporary
3. Sub-machine guns Mexico 78
3. Sub-machine guns Poland 1 temporary
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 2 3. Sub-machine guns United States 233
4. Assault rifles Austria 6 1 temporary
4. Assault rifles Belgium 37 15temporary
4. Assault rifles Lithuania 9 temporary
4. Assault rifles Portugal 2 temporary
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 1
4. Assault rifles United Kingdom 2
4. Assault rifles United States 18
5. Light machine guns Austria 52 2 temporary
5. Light machine guns Belgium 113 8 temporary
5. Light machine guns Lithuania 2 temporary
5. Light machine guns United States 2
Light Weapons Import
Exporter Number of State of origin (if not Intermediate location(s) Description of Comments on the Category state Items exporter) (if any) Items transfer
1. Heavy machine guns Austria 1
1. Heavy machine guns Belgium 27 2 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Austria 2 temporary launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Belgium 4 temporary launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade Switzerland 2 temporary launchers
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade United 168 launchers States
3. Portable anti-tank guns Bulgaria 2
3. Portable anti-tank guns Lithuania 3 temporary
3. Portable anti-tank guns Slovenia 12
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket Israel 18 systems
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Austria 1
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Belgium 2 1 temporary
National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect
The export / import numbers published in this report refer to licenses issued and define maximum quantities. The actual exports / imports may be lower, or, in case of unused licences, nil.
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