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General Assembly Distr.: General 9 September 2014 English Original: Chinese/English/French/ Spanish United Nations A/69/124/Add.1 General Assembly Distr.: General 9 September 2014 English Original: Chinese/English/French/ Spanish Sixty-ninth session Item 97 of the provisional agenda* General and complete disarmament United Nations Register of Conventional Arms Report of the Secretary-General Addendum** Contents Page II. Information received from Governments............................................ 2 A. Index of information submitted by Governments ................................. 2 B. Reports received from Governments on conventional arms transfers ................. 3 III. Information received from Governments on military holdings and procurement through national production ............................................................. 10 IV. Information received from Governments on international transfers of small arms and light weapons ...................................................................... 19 * A/69/150. ** The information contained in the present addendum was received after the issuance of the main report. 14-60679 (E) 190914 290914 *1460679* A/69/124/Add.1 II. Information received from Governments A. Index of information submitted by Governments Background information International Procurement transfers of Views on the through small arms Register/ Data on Data on Military national and light national State Report received on exports imports holdings production weapons policies 1. Argentina 30 June 2014 nil X X nil X .. 2. Australia 28 August 2014 X nil X X X .. 3. Belgium 17 July 2014 X X X .. .. .. 4. Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 June 2014 X nil .. .. .. .. 5. Brazil 26 August 2014 X X .. .. .. .. 6. Cambodia 2 September 2014 nil nil .. .. .. .. 7. China 28 July 2014 X nil .. .. .. .. 8. Grenada 5 September 2014 nil nil .. .. .. .. 9. Hungary 5 August 2014 X X X .. X .. 10. Republic of Moldova 28 August 2014 nil nil .. .. .. .. 11. Trinidad and Tobago 2 September 2014 .. .. .. .. X .. 2/25 14-60679 A/69/124/Add.1 B. Reports received from Governments on conventional arms transfers Argentina Original language: Spanish Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 30 June 2014 National points of contact: no Imports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Planned use — comments Category Exporter State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item on transfer V. Attack helicopters United States 1 – – Bell 412 14-60679 3/25 A/69/124/Add.1 Australia Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 28 August 2014 National points of contact: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Category (I-VII) Importer State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item Comments on the transfer II. Armoured combat New Zealand 6 Armoured combat vehicles and military ground vehicles Jamaica 12 Armoured combat and military ground vehicles Indonesia 3 Armoured combat and military ground vehicles III. Large-calibre United States 2 Germany M2 Heavy Machine artillery systems Gun IV. Combat (a) United States 1 F1/11 Pacific Aviation aircraft Museum Pearl Harbour VI. Warships United States 2 United States De-commissioned HMAS ex-KANIMBLA, L51 (former USS ex-SAGINAW, LST- 1188) de-commissioned HMAS ex-MANOORA, L52 (former USS ex-FAIRFAX COUNTY, LST-1193) VII. Missiles and (a) United States 1 Air to surface missile missile launchers Republic of 2 Air to ground Korea missiles 4/25 14-60679 A/69/124/Add.1 Belgium Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 17 July 2014 National points of contact: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Category (I-VII) Importer State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item Comments on transfer III. Large-calibre Australia 1 Germany Flak — M31 artillery systems demilitarized France 20 France Mortar 120mm RT VII. Missiles and (a) missile (b) Estonia 15 France 15 PAMELA launchers platforms + 15 MISTRAL launchers Imports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Category (I-VII) Exporter State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item Comments on transfer I. Battle tanks France 12 VII. Missiles and (a) Ukraine 9 Falarik missile (b) Ukraine 1 Falarik launchers 14-60679 5/25 A/69/124/Add.1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: no Date of submission: 27 June 2014 National points of contact: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Category (I-VII) Importer State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item Comments on transfer III. Large-calibre Afghanistan 20 artillery systems 6/25 14-60679 A/69/124/Add.1 Brazil Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: no Date of submission: 26 August 2014 National points of contact: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Category (I-VII) Importer State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item Comments on transfer VII. Missiles and (a) Pakistan 15 Anti-radiation missile missile — MAR-1 launchers Imports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Category (I-VII) Exporter State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item Comments on transfer I. Battle tanks Germany 10 VBC DAAAe GUEPARD 1A2 II. Armoured combat Switzerland 4 VtrBldEsp SR 8x8 vehicles PIRANHA IIIC IV. Combat aircraft (a) United States 3 Spain P-3AM Total of 12 aircraft from United States of America; 3 for spare part use; 2 aircraft were received in 2011 after modernization in another country; 3 in 2012; 3 in 2013; and 1 will be received in 2014. VI. Warships United 1 NPaOc Amazonas Ocean Patrol Vessel — Kingdom of class 1,800 ton (BAE Great Britain Systems) and Northern Ireland 14-60679 7/25 A/69/124/Add.1 China Original language: Chinese Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: no Date of submission: 28 July 2014 National points of contact: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate Final importer State of origin location Category (I-VII) State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item Comments on the transfer I. Battle tanks Bangladesh 44 Chad 30 Tanzania 24 II. Armoured combat Cameroon 11 vehicles Ghana 28 III. Large-calibre Laos 131 artillery systems Pakistan 24 Including 6 multiple rocket launchers Tanzania 12 Cameroon 12 IV. Combat aircraft Bangladesh 12 V. Attack helicopters None None VI. Warships Bangladesh 2 VII. Missiles and (a) Thailand 1 218 missile (b) None None launchers 8/25 14-60679 A/69/124/Add.1 Hungary Original language: English Calendar year: 2013 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 4 August 2014 National points of contact: yes Exports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Category (I-VII) Importer State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item Comments on the transfer II. Armoured combat Czech 3 Soviet Union MTLBu Surplus of Hungarian vehicles Republic Defence Forces IV. Combat aircraft Romania 1 Soviet Union MiG-21UM Surplus of Hungarian without armament, Defence Forces via the disassembled Republic of Moldova V. Attack helicopters Ethiopia 12 Soviet Union Mi-24 without Surplus of Hungarian armament, Defence Forces disassembled Imports A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Category (I-VII) Exporter State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item Comments on the transfer I. Battle tanks Austria 3 Saurer Deactivation (exhibition) Czech 1 T-55 Deactivation Republic (exhibition) 14-60679 9/25 A/69/124/Add.1 III. Information received from Governments on military holdings and procurement through national production Argentina [Original: Spanish] (a) Holdings of heavy weapons A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Use — comments on Category Exporter State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item transfer I. Battle tanks II. Armoured combat France 31 Panhard Reconnaissance vehicles vehicle United States 11 LVTP-7 Tracked amphibious vehicle III. Large-calibre United States 6 155 mm howitzer Medium artillery artillery systems Italy 14 105 mm howitzer Medium artillery France; Israel 58 81 mm mortar Medium mortars United States; 76 AA 40 mm gun Anti-aircraft artillery Sweden; Italy France 21 AA 30 mm gun Anti-aircraft artillery IV. Combat aircraft Netherlands 3 Fokker F-28 Logistical support Switzerland 1 PL-6 Porter General purpose France 11 Super Etendard Attack United States 10 T-34 Mentor Training United States 4 P-3B Orion Reconnaissance United States 5 S-2ET Tracker Anti-submarine United States 7 Beechcraft B200 Transport/maritime patrol 39 Argentina IA-58 Púcara Combat 18 Argentina IA-58 Pampa Training United States 34 A-4AR Attack/bombing France 11 Mirage M-III Fighter France 15 Mirage M-V Fighter V. Attack helicopters United States 3 H-3 Sea King Anti-submarine Italy 2 Agusta H-3 Transport France 5 Alouette AI-03 General purpose United States 6 UH-1H Transport France 4 Fennec AS 555 SN TH designator United States 2 UH-3H Transport France 3 SA 315 Lama Search and rescue 10/25 14-60679 A/69/124/Add.1 A B C D E Remarks Intermediate State of origin location Use — comments on Category Exporter State(s) Number of items (if not exporter) (if any) Description of item transfer United States 12 Hughes 500 Training United States 7 Bell 212 Search and rescue Russian 2 Mi-17 1E Transport Federation United States 1 Bell 412 United States 3 Bell 206 B3 Reconnaissance and JetRanger single- passenger transport engine helicopter VI. Warships Germany 3 Submarine Germany 4 Destroyer United 2 Transport ship Fleet transport ships Kingdom France 9 Corvette 2 Argentina Patrol boat Coastal patrol United States 5 Operational support Naval unit support and ships maritime patrol Germany 2 Speedboat United States 3 Multipurpose vessel Various uses France 1 Logistics vessel Logistical services VII.
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