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Bulgaria 2013


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 Georgia 5 T-72 tank For refurbishment and further usage
II. Armoured combat vehicles Iraq 1 MTLB
III. Large calibre artillery systems Dem. Rep. of the Congo 6 152mm howitzer
III. Large calibre artillery systems Mali 30 122mm multi-rocket launcher BM-21
III. Large calibre artillery systems Tajikistan 15 122mm multi-rocket launcher BM-21
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Ethiopia 12 MiG-23 Dismantled, expired lifespan, without armament
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Latvia 1 MiG-23BN Museum exhibit without armament

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
III. Large calibre artillery systems Poland 10 122mm howitzer 2C1

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 362
II. Armoured combat vehicles 681
III. Large calibre artillery systems 1035
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 53
V. (a) Attack helicopters 12
VI. Warships 6

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 Austria 55
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Canada 374
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 1052
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Equatorial Guinea 4
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols France 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 337
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Guatemala 900
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Indonesia 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Kazakhstan 3
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols North Macedonia 123 Brazil State of origin: 93 pcs. from Brazil.
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols South Africa 160
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Tajikistan 52
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 8252
2. Rifles and carbines Algeria 19
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 88
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 50
2. Rifles and carbines France 90
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 64
2. Rifles and carbines North Macedonia 14
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 130
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 290
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 200 Belgium
2. Rifles and carbines Tajikistan 506 Romania State of origin: 500 pcs. from Romania.
2. Rifles and carbines United States 25213 United States State of origin: 118 pcs. from the United States
3. Sub-machine guns Tajikistan 2900 Czech Rep.
4. Assault rifles Canada 6
4. Assault rifles France 3
4. Assault rifles Indonesia 2
4. Assault rifles Iraq 10
4. Assault rifles Netherlands 10
4. Assault rifles Uganda 73
4. Assault rifles United States 40
5. Light machine guns Algeria 214
5. Light machine guns Burkina Faso 100
5. Light machine guns Dem. Rep. of the Congo 860
5. Light machine guns France 27
5. Light machine guns Indonesia 1
5. Light machine guns Mali 102
5. Light machine guns Nigeria 50
5. Light machine guns Tajikistan 1300 Czech Rep.
5. Light machine guns United States 384

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 52 14,5x115mm KPVT
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Bangladesh 39 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Dem. Rep. of the Congo 300 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Equatorial Guinea 50 Serbia multishot GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers France 6 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Georgia 45 disposable GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Indonesia 4 1 pc. handheld GL; 2 pcs. underbarrel GL; 1 pc. multishot GL.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Iraq 5 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Israel 21 20 pcs. underbarrel GL; 1 pc. handheld GL.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Kazakhstan 23 16 pcs. underbarrel GL; 7 pcs. multishot GL.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Mauritania 80 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers South Africa 1 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Tajikistan 488 443 pcs. handheld GL; 40 pcs. multishot GL; 5 pcs. disposable GL.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 157 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Uzbekistan 170 133 pcs. underbarrel GL; 37 pcs. multishot GL.
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Yemen 40 handheld GL
4. Recoilless rifles Algeria 60 73mm HATGL
4. Recoilless rifles Equatorial Guinea 50 73mm HATGL
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems United States 152 10 pcs. 9P135?; 142 pcs. Konkurs.
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Tajikistan 66 60mm ?6?-210

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 427
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 7
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 653 State of origin: 98 pcs. from Brazil and 7 pcs. from the United States.
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 4
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 56
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 271
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 88
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 104
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 91
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 236 5 pcs. from the United States; the rest - from Germany.
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 150
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 290
2. Rifles and carbines Sri Lanka 1 Belgium
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 1 Serbia
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 37 Japan 36 pcs. from Japan.
2. Rifles and carbines United States 170
3. Sub-machine guns Czech Rep. 2900
4. Assault rifles Israel 2
5. Light machine guns Czech Rep. 1300

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 Czech Rep. 443 handheld GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Israel 2 underbarrel GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Turkey 1 multishot GL

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