United Nations A/63/120/Add.1
General Assembly Distr.: General 17 September 2008 English Original: English/French/Spanish
Sixty-third session Agenda item 89 (f) General and complete disarmament: transparency in armaments
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. Replies received from Governments on conventional arms transfers ...... 3 III. Information received from Governments on military holdings and procurement through national production ...... 14 IV. Information received from Governments on international transfers of small arms and light weapons ...... 23
* This information was received after the submission of the main report.
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II. Information received from Governments
A. Index of information submitted by Governments1
Background information Data Data Explanation Procurement International State on on submitted in Military through transfers of exports imports note verbale holdings national SALW production a) 1. ARGENTINA yes nil yes nil nil 2. AUSTRALIA yes yes yes yes yes 3. BANGLADESH nil yes yes 4. BELGIUM yes yes yes 5. BELIZE nil nil 6. BHUTAN nil nil 7. BULGARIA yes yes yes nil 8. CHILE nil yes yes 9. CYPRUS nil yes nil 10. FIJI nil nil nil 11. GHANA nil nil nil 12. JORDAN nil yes 13. MALTA nil nil nil 14. NAMIBIA nil nil 15. REPUBLIC OF KOREA nil yes yes 16. SAN MARINO nil nil 17. SOUTH AFRICA yes yes 18. TOGO nil nil nil a) Argentina also provided information on its holdings of SALW.
______1 With the submissions of Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Chile, Cyprus, Fiji, Ghana, Jordan, Malta, Namibia, Republic of Korea, San Marino, South Africa and Togo, the number of replies received from Governments stands at 85.
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B. Replies received from Governments on conventional arms transfers
Argentina
Reporting country: Argentina
Original language: Spanish Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 21 August 2008
EXPORTS
A B C D E Remarks Category Final Number State of Intermediate Description of item Comments on the (I-VII) importer of items origin location transfer State(s) (if not (if any) exporter) IV. Combat USA 1 C-130 Hercules Major checks (USA aircraft Navy-Canada) 1 DHC-6 Twin Otter Major checks - USA
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Australia
Reporting country: Australia
Original language: English Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 12 September 2008
EXPORTS
A B C D E Remarks Category Final Number of State of origin Intermediate Description of Comments on (I-VII) importer items (if not location item the transfer State(s) exporter) (if any) II. Armoured Netherlands 2 Armoured combat vehicles vehicles UK 1
Imports
A B C D E Remarks Category Exporter Number of State of origin Intermediate Description of Comments on (I-VII) State(s) items (if not location item the transfer exporter) (if any) I. Battle tanks USA 41 M1A1 Abrams Last 41 of a total of 59 M1A1 Abrams II. Armoured USA 7 M 88 A2 Armoured combat Armoured recovery vehicle vehicles recovery vehicle for M1A1 fleet V. A tt a ck France 12 ARH Tiger helicopters VII. Missiles USA Classified RIM-162B Quantity of and missile (ESSM) missiles is launchers classified Sweden Classified Bollide - // -
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Bangladesh
Reporting country: Bangladesh
Original language: English Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 30 July 2008
Imports
A B C D E Remarks Category Exporter Number State of Intermediate Description of Comments on (I-VII) State(s) of items origin location item the transfer (if not (if any) exported) III. Large- China 36 122mm howitzer calibre artillery T-96 Model D30A systems IV. Combat China 1 - FT-7A(M) On loan protocol aircraft VII. Missiles China 45 SAM (launcher) and missile QW-2 launchers
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Belgium
Reporting country: Belgium
Original language: French Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 9 September 2008
EXPORTS
A B C D E Remarks State/ Final Country of Inter- Category Number Comments on Importer Origin mediate Description of Item (I-VII) of Items the transfer State(s) (If not location exporter) II. Armoured Jordan 103 United CVRT – SCIMITAR combat vehicles Kingdom
10 USA M-113
Benin 12 USA M-113 V. A tt a ck Benin 3 Italy A 109 AGUSTA helicopters
VII. Missiles a) and missile launchers b) France 3 Mistral (ATLAS)
Imports
A B C D E Remarks Category (I-VII) Exporter Number State of Intermediate Description of item Comments on the State(s) of items origin location transfer (if not (if any) exported) VI. Warships Netherlands 1 Frigate M; Class “Karel Doorman
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Bulgaria
Reporting country: Bulgaria
Original language: English Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 21 July 2008
EXPORTS
A B C D E Remarks Category Final Number State of origin Intermediate Description of Comments on (I-VII) importer of items (if not location item the transfer State(s) exporter) (if any) II. Armoured Mali 20 Reconnaissance combat vehicle vehicles IV. Combat USA 2 L-39ZA Demilitarized aircraft 2 L-39ZA for use as display item V. A tt a ck Mali 2 Mi-24D Demilitarized helicopters USA 1 Mi-24D for private sector use
Imports
A B C D E Remarks Category Exporter Number of State of origin Intermediate Description of Comments on (I-VII) State(s) items (if not location item the transfer exported) (if any) IV. Romania 5 - L-39ZA Combat aircraft
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Chile
Reporting country: Chile
Original language: Spanish Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 10 September 2008
IMPORTS
A B C D E Remarks Category Exporter Number of State of Inter- Description of item Comments on (I-VII) State(s) items origin mediate the transfer (if not location exporter) (if any) I. Battle tanks Germany 22 LEOPPARD 2A4 2007-186 III. Large calibre United Kingdom 3 Canon 4.5”/55 MK-8 artillery systems IV. Combat USA 2 F-16 BLOCK 50 Aircraft received aircraft 12 Netherlands F-16 MLU BLOCK 15 during 2007 VII. Missiles a) Israel 90 Missiles SPIKE LR 2007-009 and missile 312 Missiles launcher LAR-160 2007-11 and launchers (single warhead) 2007-12 b) 14 Netherlands Missiles HARPOON Acquired in 2005
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Cyprus
Reporting country: Cyprus
Original language: English Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 31 July 2008
IMPORTS
A B C D E Remarks Category Exporter Number of State of Intermediate Description of Comments (I-VII) State(s) items origin location item on the (if not (if any) transfer exporter) I. Battle tanks Iraq 110 Ukraine Goods in transit III. Large- Greece 12 Slovakia ZUZANA 155mm calibre artillery systems
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Jordan
Reporting country: Jordan
Original language: English Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: no Date of submission: 24 July 2008
IMPORTS
A B C D E Remarks State/ Country of Inter- Comments Category Exporter Number Description of Origin (If mediate on the (I-VII) State(s) of Items Item not location transfer exporter) III. Large-calibre China 375 Mortar 60mm artillery systems WW90 1275 Mortar 60mm PPT89 VII. Missiles a) Russian 200 Kornet-E and missile Federation launcher launchers 2000 Kornet missiles b) 182 Igla-S launcher
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Republic of Korea
Reporting country: Republic of Korea
Original language: English Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: yes Date of submission: 10 September 2008
IMPORTS
A B C D E Remarks State of Inter- Category Exporter Number Origin Comments on mediate Description of Item (I-VII) State(s) of Items (If not the transfer location exporter) IV. Combat USA 12 F-15 aircraft
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South Africa
Reporting country: South Africa
Original language: English Calendar year: 2007 Background information provided: no Date of submission: 15 September 2008
EXPORTS
A B C D E Remarks Category Final importer Number State of Inter- Description of Comments on the (I-VII) State(s) of items origin mediate item transfer (if not location exporter) (if any) II. Armoured Iraq 30 8 APC Reva Joint Contracting combat Command JCC-1 vehicles 6 APC Ingwe Olive Group/Zaitoon 2 APC Casspir Hart Security 14 APC Reva (111) JCC-1 4x4 International 9 3 APC RG-32 Scout UN Logistics Base (Italy) Humanitarian 6 APC RG-23 Scout Organisations 8 APC 4x4 Springbuck Nigeria 20 12 APC Sharky UN CAO UNAMI 15 APC Ratel 90mm (Kuwait) 20 APC Ratel 60mm Rwanda 35 5 APC A1 Kaser Nigeria Police 40 APC A1 Mansour Inspector General RG 32 Scout Group 4 Securicor – RG 31 Nigeria Saudi Arabia 45 2 APC Casspir MoD Rwanda 1 APC Mamba 424 APC RG 31 Sweden 120 UAE 6 MoD Saudi Arabia USA 427
Forsvarmarkten (FMV) SAF UAE Armed Forces Parsons Corporation - // - US Army
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Imports
A B C D E Remarks Category (I-VII) Exporter Number of State of origin Intermediate Description of Comments on State(s) items (if not location item the transfer exported) (if any) V. Attack UK 4 - Maritime Super South Africa Air helicopters Lynx Force VI. Warships Germany 1 Submarine, HDW South Africa Class 209 Type Navy 1400 MoD VII. Missiles and UK 100 Rocket 102mm South Africa missiles super Palisade Navy launchers Chaff
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III. Information received from Governments on military holdings and procurement through national production
Argentina
Report on holdings of conventional arms of the armed forces as at 31 December 2007
Exporter Number State of origin Description Planned use - Category State(s) of items (if not of item comments on the exporter) transfer
234 Argentina TAM Combat vehicle
France 45 AMX 13 Combat vehicle
I. Battle tanks Austria 118 SK 105 Combat vehicle
USA 90 Sherman Combat vehicle
4 Argentina Patagon Combat vehicle
USA 642 Argentina Half-tracks - M 113 Combat vehicle France AMX 13 - TAM France Sweden 155 Panhard-Mowag-Glover Reconnaissance UK vehicle II. Armoured Armoured cargo/ combat USA 54 M 548 – M 106 mortar carrier vehicles
USA 3 HUMMER M998 Communications
Tracked amphibious
USA 11 LVTP-7 landing vehicle
III. Large- 155-mm AP gun France 42 Argentina Armoured artillery calibre artillery AMX – TAM systems 125 Argentina 155-mm gun Medium artillery
USA 11 155-mm shell Medium artillery
USA 6 105-mm AP shell Light artillery
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Italy 77 10-mm shell Light artillery
France 354 120-mm mortar Heavy mortar
France – USA 923 Argentina 81-mm mortar Medium mortar
A4/AR – S/Etendard – Pucará USA – France 40 Argentina Attack IA-58
France 30 Mirage M-III/V Fighter
USA 5 Tracker S-2ET Anti-submarine
USA 18 P3B Orion - OV1 D Mohawk Reconnaissance
USA 1 Boeing 707 SIGINT
Transport/ IV. Combat USA 7 Beechcraft B-200 aircraft maritime surveillance
Hercules C-130 B, H, KC – Transport/ USA – Fokker F-27/28 – LearJet 60 - 65 cargo/ Netherlands Cessna 182 – LearJet L-35 – refuelling Aero Commander 500 Italy – Fiat G 222 – Sabreliner – USA – Cessna T 207 – Merlin III and 26 Multi-purpose Spain – Canada IV – Casa C-212 – DHC-6 Twin – Switzerland Otter DHC6 – Porter PL-6 AB-180 – T-45 Mentor – USA – Tucano – Light aircraft - 125 Argentina PA 25/28 D and R/31/34 – Training Brazil Cessna 206 – T34 Mentor – IA- 63/46 V. A tt a ck Attack helicopter helicopters Italy 5 A 109 Augusta
USA 40 UH 1H/UH Assault helicopter
Assault helicopter
USA 4 Bell Huey II and multi-purpose
USA 3 Sea King II-3 Anti-submarine
Over-the-horizon
France 4 AS-555-SN Fennec targeting
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High-mountain France 5 SA 315 Lama reconnaissance and surveillance
USA – 3 Bell 212 – Augusta II-3 Personnel transport Italy SA 332 Super Puma – Alouette Multi-purpose France 8 A1-03 (Antarctic)
Hughes 500 – Bell 212 – SA USA – France 22 Training 315 Lama
Germany 3 Submarines
Germany 4 Destroyers
UK 2 Transport ship Fleet transport
France 9 Argentina Corvette
VI. Warships 2 Argentina Patrol boat Coastal patrol
Support to units and
USA 5 Operational support vessels maritime patrol
Germany 2 Rapid-attack craft
USA 3 Multi-purpose vessels Various services
France 1 Logistics vessel Logistics services
France 18 MM In naval units
France 10 AM On aircraft
VII. Missiles Sweden 6 RBS-70 Air defence and missile launchers France 3 Roland missiles Air defence
9 TOW 2 A USA Air defence 4 Argentina LzCh Cal 105 SLAM
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Holdings of small arms and light weapons in Armed Forces
Light weapons
Exporter Number Description Planned use - Category State(s) of items of item comments on the transfer
68 20-mm cal.
I. Heavy machine guns 1 486 12.7-mm cal.
2 943 7.62-mm cal.
II. Portable grenade launchers, with or without 20 40-mm cal. supports
III. Portable anti-tank guns 72 75-mm SR gun Anti-tank defence
V. Portable anti-tank Instalaza rocket missile launchers and 1 061 Anti-tank defence rocket systems launcher
VI. Mortars of less than 169 60-mm cal. 75-mm calibre
Sweden 135 40-mm AA gun Anti-aircraft artillery
Sweden 12 35-mm AA gun Anti-aircraft artillery
VII. Other Sweden 42 30-mm AA gun Anti-aircraft artillery
Sweden - Germany 247 20-mm AA gun Anti-aircraft artillery
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Small arms
Exporter Number Description Planned use - Category State(s) of items of item comments on the transfer 42 621 9-mm cal. pistols - 22 and 45 I. Revolvers and automatic pistols 3 842 38/44 cal. revolvers
111 770 FAL – 7.62-mm cal.
4 899 FAP – 7.62-mm cal.
444 7.65-mm cal. rifles II. Rifles and carbines
1 856 Rifles
554 Carbines
4 311 Machine pistol cal. III. Submachine guns 9mm
1 029 Rifle cal. 5.56 mm IV. Assault rifles
Conventional arms withdrawn from service by the armed forces in 2007
Exporter Number Description Planned use - comments on Category State(s) of items of item the transfer Helicopters Italy 2 Augusta II-3 Transport
Combat aircraft Italy/Brazil 9 Aermacchi MC-32 Training
Procurement through national production in 2007
“Nil” report for all seven categories of the equipment covered by the Register.
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Australia
Military holdings and procurement through national production
Category (I-VII) Number of Description of item Procurement through Remarks Items national production
I. Battle Tanks 59 M1A1 Abrams Nil
103 Leopard 1 Nil
II. Armoured Combat 7 M88A2 Armoured Nil vehicles Recovery Vehicle
750 M113A1 Tracked APC Nil
16 M113AS4 Tracked APC Nil
257 ASLAV Wheeled Turrets only over the 2001 - Armoured Recon Vehicle 2004 period
309 Bushmaster variants Bushmaster Infantry Increase from 2006 report Mobility Vehicles (IMV) are currently in national production
III. Large Calibre 115 105mm Howitzer M2A2 There have been no Artillery Systems purchases of additional guns. No equipment has been exported or imported.
106 105mm Hamel
36 155mm Howitzer M198
IV. Combat Aircraft 71 F/A-18 Hornet
21 F-111
33 Hawk 127
19 AP-3C/P-3C Orion
3 TAPs Orion
V. Attack Helicopters 10 SH-2G Super Seasprite
16 S70-B2 Seahawk
VI. Warships 4 FFG (Adelaide Class) 1 FFG decommissioned
8 FFH (ANZAC Class)
6 Submarines (Collins Class)
2 Replenishment
3 Amphibious
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VII. Missiles and Classified Air to Air: AIM-120 Missile numbers are Missile Launchers (AMRAAM), AIM-132, classified. AIM-9M (Sidewinder)
Classified Air to Air: AIM-132 Missile numbers are (ASRAAM) classified.
Classified Air to Surface: AGM-142 Missile numbers are (SOWS) classified.
Classified Air to Surface: AGM-119 Missile numbers are (Penguin) classified.
Classified Air to Surface: AGM-84 Missile numbers are (Harpoon) classified.
Classified Air to Surface: AGM-114 Missile numbers are (Hellfire) classified.
Classified Surface to Air: RIM-162B Missile numbers are (ESSM), SM-1 (Standard) classified.
Classified Surface to Surface: RGM- Missile numbers are 84, UGM-84 (Harpoon – classified. Block I and II variants)
Classified Ground to Ground: FGM- Missile numbers are 148 (Javelin) classified.
Classified Ground to Air: Bollide, Missile numbers are RBS-70 classified.
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Belgium
Military holdings
Category (I-VII) Military holdings I. Battle tanks Leopard 1 135 II. Armoured combat vehicles M113 169 Pandur 41 Spartan 75 YPR-765 71 YPR-765 (25mm) 186 YPR-&^% (Milan) 76 Scimitar 6 Grand total 624 III. Large calibre artillery systems M-101 3 105 MKII 14 M-108 1 M-109 63 Mor RTF1 52 Grand total 133 IV. Combat aircraft F-16 92 Mirage V 1 Grand total 93 V. Attack helicopters A109 HIRUNDO 43 VI. Warships Class M 1 Class M-915 6 A-960 (Godetia) 1 Grand total 8 VII. Missiles and missile launchers a)
b) Mistral 95 Atlas 17 Grand total 112
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Bulgaria
Military holdings and procurement through national production
Procurement through Category (I-VII) Military holdings national production I. Battle tanks 615 NIL II. Armoured combat vehicles 1036 NIL III. Large calibre artillery 2278 NIL systems IV. Combat aircraft 113 NIL V. Attack helicopters 19 NIL VI. Warships 7 NIL VII. Missiles and missile 1828 (MANPADS) NIL launchers
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IV. Information received from Governments on international transfers of small arms and light weapons
Australia
EXPORTS
A B C D E REMARKS
Final importer State(s) Number of State of Intermediate Description Comments on items origin (if not location of item the transfer exporter) (if any)
SMALL ARMS
1. Revolvers and Self New Zealand 6 Revolvers and loading pistols USA 10 pistols Spain 1 Indonesia 1 Hungary 1 UK 1 Latvia 1 Canada 1 Singapore 50 Norway 1 China 65 2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 542 USA 23 UK 43 Canada 4 India 11 Finland 1 Vanuatu 3 Cyprus 157 Turkey 2 Greece 1 Pakistan 1 Philippines 27 Latvia 1 France 1 South Africa 1 Republic of Korea 48 Malaysia 5 Botswana 2 Russia 1 Thailand 4 Switzerland 4 Malta 3 Croatia 5 Ireland 1 Netherlands 4 China 127
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IMPORTS
A B C D E REMARKS Exporter Number of State of Intermediate Description Comments on State(s) items origin location of item the transfer (if not (if any) exporter)
SMALL ARMS
1. Revolvers and self- Belgium Classified MK3 9mm Pistol loading pistols
LIGHT WEAPONS 1. Heavy machine guns Belgium Classified MAG 58
2. Hand-held under- Germany Classified H&K GMG LWAGL barrel and mounted USA Classified MK19 40mm LWAGL grenade launchers USA Classified MK47 40mm LWAGL
4. Recoilless rifles Sweden Classified M3 84mm Carl Gustaf
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Bangladesh
Information on international transfers of small arms and light weapons
IMPORTS
A B C D E REMARKS Exporter Number State of origin (if Intermediate Description Comments on the State(s) of items not exporter) location (if any) of item transfer
SMALL ARMS
1. Revolvers and self- China 4,000 9mm pistol T-92 loading pistols 2. Rifles and carbines China 8,500 7,62mm auto rifle BD-08 4. Assault rifles China 200 7,62mm sniper rifle T-85 5. Light machine guns China 5,000 7,62mm LMG T-81
6. Other Turkey 40 12 Bore Shot Gun
LIGHT WEAPONS 1. Heavy machine guns China 300 7,62mm multi purpose MG T-80 2. Hand-held under- China 200 40mm RL T-69-1 barrel and mounted grenade launchers 6. Mortars of calibre China 26 60mm mortar T-93 less than 75mm 7. Others China 100 82mm mortar T-87
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Chile
Information on international transfers of small arms and light weapons
IMPORTS
A B C D E REMARKS Exporter Number State of origin Intermediate Description Comments on the State(s) of items (if not exporter) location of item transfer (if any)
SMALL ARMS
1. Revolvers and self- Czech 10 Pistols CZ For Army use loading pistols Republic Cal.9mm 3. Sub-machine guns USA 1 MP9 Cal. 9mm, Thorton and Cadiz Inc. PB donation for exercises 5. Light machine guns Germany 108 Rheinmetall For exercises 7.62mm 6. Others USA 9 Shotgun For Army use Remington Cal.12
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Republic of Korea
Information on international transfers of small arms and light weapons
EXPORTS
A B C D E REMARKS
Final importer Number of State of Intermediate Description Comments on State(s) items origin (if not location (if of item the transfer exporter) any)
SMALL ARMS 2. Rifles and carbines Indonesia 806 - - Cambodia 7 Namibia 150
3. Sub-machine guns Colombia 30
IMPORTS
A B C D E REMARKS
Exporter State(s) Number of State of Intermediate Description Comments on items origin (if not location (if of item the transfer exporter) any)
SMALL ARMS
2. Rifles and carbines USA 1
3. Sub-machine guns United Kingdom 10
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