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Bulgaria 2012


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
I. Battle tanks Australia 1 T-34/85 tank For collectors' purposes with deactivated gun and without armament State of Origin: Former USSR
II. Armoured combat vehicles Mali 10 Ukraine BTR-60 PB without armament
II. Armoured combat vehicles Mali 9 Ukraine BTR-70 without armament
III. Large calibre artillery systems Australia 1 SU-100 self-propelled AT gun For collectors' purposes with deactivated gun and without armament State of Origin: Former USSR
III. Large calibre artillery systems Ethiopia 64 Serbia 122 mm Howitzer
III. Large calibre artillery systems United Arab Emirates 15 82 mm mortar
III. Large calibre artillery systems United States 5 122 mm multi-rocket launcher BM-21
III. Large calibre artillery systems United States 34 82 mm mortar
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Georgia 10 Su-25 Expired lifespan, for repair stock
V. (a) Attack helicopters Mali 2 Mi-24 D

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 Ukraine 10 BTR-60PB without armament
II. Armoured combat vehicles Ukraine 9 BTR-70 without armament
III. Large calibre artillery systems Poland 11 122 mm howitzer
III. Large calibre artillery systems Serbia 64 122 mm howitzer

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 484
II. Armoured combat vehicles 737
III. Large calibre artillery systems 1127
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 57
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 Iraq 10
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Kazakhstan 144
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Mali 30
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Peru 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Philippines 3
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols South Africa 3900
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 1072
2. Rifles and carbines Algeria 10 Serbia
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 50
2. Rifles and carbines France 90
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 148
2. Rifles and carbines North Macedonia 88 Belgium State of origin: Belgium - 38 pcs.
2. Rifles and carbines Mali 5
2. Rifles and carbines Poland 55
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 498
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 100
2. Rifles and carbines Tajikistan 54 Serbia
2. Rifles and carbines United States 14218
3. Sub-machine guns Peru 1
3. Sub-machine guns Poland 1
4. Assault rifles Austria 4
4. Assault rifles Burkina Faso 3000 Serbia
4. Assault rifles Georgia 40000
4. Assault rifles India 500
4. Assault rifles Kazakhstan 197
4. Assault rifles Rep. of Korea 108
4. Assault rifles Mali 1010
4. Assault rifles Panama 1536
4. Assault rifles Peru 5
4. Assault rifles Tajikistan 300 Serbia
4. Assault rifles United States 285
5. Light machine guns Austria 446
5. Light machine guns Burkina Faso 200 Serbia State of origin: Serbia - 100 pcs.
5. Light machine guns Cameroon 14
5. Light machine guns Congo 115
5. Light machine guns Mali 152
5. Light machine guns Peru 2
5. Light machine guns Poland 154
5. Light machine guns Tajikistan 60 Serbia
5. Light machine guns United Arab Emirates 340
5. Light machine guns United States 14
5. Light machine guns Zambia 23

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 Algeria 24 23 mm AA gun
1. Heavy machine guns Burkina Faso 18 Romania 14,5 x 114 mm AA gun
1. Heavy machine guns Burkina Faso 18 Romania 12,7 x 108 mm DSHK
1. Heavy machine guns Congo 89 Czech Rep. 14,5 x 114 mm KPVT
1. Heavy machine guns Mali 61 12,7 x 108 mm DSHK-M
1. Heavy machine guns Mali 51 14,5 x 114 mm KPVT
1. Heavy machine guns Zambia 25 Czech Rep. 14,5 x 114 mm KPVT
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Afghanistan 105 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Austria 1 underbarrel GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Burkina Faso 300 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Dem. Rep. of the Congo 1000 underbarrel GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers France 7 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers France 12 disposable GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Georgia 10000 disposable GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 3 underbarrel GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers India 7780 underbarrel GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Kazakhstan 12 underbarrel GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Kazakhstan 167 disposable GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Rep. of Korea 2 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Panama 60 underbarrel GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Panama 61 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Poland 1 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United Arab Emirates 610 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United Kingdom 100 disposable GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United Kingdom 1 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 39 handheld GL
4. Recoilless rifles Ethiopia 200 73 mm HATGL
4. Recoilless rifles Mali 25 73 mm HATGL
4. Recoilless rifles United Kingdom 1 73 mm HATGL
4. Recoilless rifles United States 2 73 mm HATGL
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems United Arab Emirates 1 anti-tank missile launcher Konkurs-M

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 258
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Belarus 2000 State of origin: Former USSR
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 18
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 995
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 20
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 4
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 132
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 212 Belgium State of origin: Belgium - 180 pcs.
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 167
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 89
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 391 Russian Federation State of origin: Russian Federation - 262 pcs.
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 97
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 80
2. Rifles and carbines Russian Federation 215
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 74
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 20
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 9
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 7
2. Rifles and carbines United States 255
3. Sub-machine guns Czech Rep. 202
3. Sub-machine guns Italy 5
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 1
4. Assault rifles Italy 2
4. Assault rifles Serbia 3300
5. Light machine guns Belgium 3
5. Light machine guns Serbia 260

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
1. Heavy machine guns Czech Rep. 113 14,5 mm KPVT
1. Heavy machine guns Romania 18 12,7 mm DSHK
1. Heavy machine guns Romania 18 ZU-2 AA gun
1. Heavy machine guns Serbia 270 12,7 mm DSHK-M State of origin: Former USSR
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Czech Rep. 515 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Czech Rep. 1 underbarrel GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Italy 2 hadheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 10 7 pcs. underbarrel GL; 3 pcs. mounted GL
4. Recoilless rifles Denmark 85 84 mm AT gun For the purposes of destruction

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