UNROCA original report

Bulgaria 2009


Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Exports

Category(I-VII) Final importer state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
II. Armoured combat vehicles Mali 20 BTR 60-PB
II. Armoured combat vehicles Mali 9 BRDM-2
III. Large calibre artillery systems Chad 8 122mm howitzer
III. Large calibre artillery systems Georgia 12 Czech Rep. 152mm howitzer
III. Large calibre artillery systems Georgia 12 Czech Rep. RM-70 MRLS
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Ukraine 7 L-39
V. (a) Attack helicopters Mali 2 Mi-24

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
II. Armoured combat vehicles Israel 20 Sand Cat
III. Large calibre artillery systems Czech Rep. 12 RM-70 MRLS
V. (a) Attack helicopters France 2 Cougar

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Military holdings

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 564
II. Armoured combat vehicles 738
III. Large calibre artillery systems 1176 Military holdings for export - III. Large-calibre artillery systems: 184
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 62
V. (a) Attack helicopters 19

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Procurement through national production

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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
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 243
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Mali 10
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols South Africa 10
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 2171
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 400
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 1960
2. Rifles and carbines France 204
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 110
2. Rifles and carbines Honduras 2980 Austria
2. Rifles and carbines United States 2324
4. Assault rifles Czech Rep. 2
4. Assault rifles Denmark 8
4. Assault rifles Egypt 2
4. Assault rifles France 19
4. Assault rifles India 3836
4. Assault rifles Iraq 1000
4. Assault rifles Mali 10
4. Assault rifles United States 15150
5. Light machine guns Afghanistan 12
5. Light machine guns Algeria 1504
5. Light machine guns Denmark 2
5. Light machine guns France 6
5. Light machine guns India 212
5. Light machine guns Iraq 5039
5. Light machine guns Mali 4
5. Light machine guns Nigeria 150
5. Light machine guns Pakistan 30
5. Light machine guns Yemen 1000

Light Weapons 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
1. Heavy machine guns Mali 1 12.7x108 mm antiaircraft system ZPU-2
1. Heavy machine guns United Kingdom 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Afghanistan 92
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Botswana 40
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Czech Rep. 3 40 mm UBGL and hand-held GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Denmark 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Egypt 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Equatorial Guinea 3300 40 mm UBGL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Ethiopia 41 40 mm UBGL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers India 223 40 mm UBGL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Iraq 72
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Israel 9 40 mm UBGL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers North Macedonia 40 40 mm UBGL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Pakistan 24 40 mm UBGL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers South Africa 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United Kingdom 3 40 mm UBGL and hand-held GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 700 Hand-held GL
4. Recoilless rifles Congo 12 73 mm SPG-9
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Iraq 24 60 mm mortar

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
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Austria 817
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Belgium 60 Portugal
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Croatia 50
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 235
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 995
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 58 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Russian Federation 245
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Serbia 500 State of origin (if not exporter): Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 303
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 154
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 200 Portugal
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 173
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 99
2. Rifles and carbines France 4
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 604
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 94
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 122
2. Rifles and carbines Russian Federation 154
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 21
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 2 Sniper
2. Rifles and carbines United States 103
3. Sub-machine guns Germany 46 9x19 mm
3. Sub-machine guns Serbia 25 7.62x25 and 7.65 State of origin (if not exporter): Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
5. Light machine guns Belgium 4 7.62x51 mm
5. Light machine guns Serbia 15 Cal. 7.92

Light Weapons Import

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. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Serbia 3
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 2

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