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Bulgaria 2014


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 Angola 8 MTLB
II. Armoured combat vehicles Egypt 2 MTLB
III. Large calibre artillery systems Austria 79 81.4 mm mortar – 6 pcs 82 mm mortar – 73 pcs for collectors
III. Large calibre artillery systems Iraq 148 152 mm howitzer – 18 pcs 81 mm mortar – 30 pcs 82 mm mortar – 95 pcs 120 mm mortar – 5 pcs for the GoI
III. Large calibre artillery systems Lithuania 36 120 mortar mm
III. Large calibre artillery systems Malawi 8 81 mortar mm
III. Large calibre artillery systems Senegal 8 120 mortar mm

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 Poland 14 BRDM
III. Large calibre artillery systems Czech Rep. 25 152mm howitzer – 22 pcs BM-21 – 3 pcs

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 314
II. Armoured combat vehicles 556
III. Large calibre artillery systems 950
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 49
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 836
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 200
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Senegal 50
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 227
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 533
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 55
2. Rifles and carbines France 511
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 110
2. Rifles and carbines Kazakhstan 5
2. Rifles and carbines North Macedonia 57
2. Rifles and carbines Senegal 10
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 200
2. Rifles and carbines United States 16910
3. Sub-machine guns Austria 575
3. Sub-machine guns Egypt 21
4. Assault rifles Angola 10000
4. Assault rifles Austria 575
4. Assault rifles Egypt 10500
4. Assault rifles Iraq 1824 Government-to-Government Aid
4. Assault rifles Kazakhstan 16
4. Assault rifles Nigeria 3000
4. Assault rifles Oman 2
4. Assault rifles Panama 20
4. Assault rifles Peru 2
4. Assault rifles Senegal 50
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 2
4. Assault rifles Uganda 10000
4. Assault rifles United States 856
5. Light machine guns Algeria 117
5. Light machine guns Angola 2000
5. Light machine guns Austria 124
5. Light machine guns Egypt 300
5. Light machine guns Saudi Arabia 827
5. Light machine guns United States 74

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 55 12.7 x 108 mm NSVT
1. Heavy machine guns Algeria 17 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
1. Heavy machine guns Angola 20 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
1. Heavy machine guns Iraq 40 23 mm Aviation Gun for the GoI
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Algeria 135 UBGL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Angola 2000 RPG-7 – 1000 pcs UBGL – 1000 pcs
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Burundi 50 ATGL-L
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Egypt 101 UBGL – 100 pcs Multishot GL – 1 pcs
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Kazakhstan 90 RPG-7 – 8 pcs UBGL – 5 pcs Multishot GL – 77 pcs
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Malawi 10 RPG-7
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Serbia 50 RPG-7
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 2 ATGL-L
4. Recoilless rifles Saudi Arabia 120 73 mm SPG-9
4. Recoilless rifles Switzerland 1 73 mm SPG-9
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems United States 619 ATGM 9M111 – 610 pcs ATGM 9K115-8 pcs ATGM 9P151 – 1 pcs
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Iraq 10 60 mm for the GoI
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Malawi 9 60 mm

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 221
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 779
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 90
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 18
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Serbia 50
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 1 9mm Veterinary Pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Turkey 6
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 378
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 433
2. Rifles and carbines Belarus 1050
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 197
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 20
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 137
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 213
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 727
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 192
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 495
2. Rifles and carbines Russian Federation 19 Belgium
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 62
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 17
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 8
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 33
2. Rifles and carbines United States 304
3. Sub-machine guns Germany 10
5. Light machine guns Poland 1

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. 44 14,5mm KPVT
1. Heavy machine guns Poland 49 23mm AA gun (2A14)
1. Heavy machine guns Romania 65 14,5mm ZU-2 - 29 pcs, 14,5mm MP-4 - 36 pcs
1. Heavy machine guns Serbia 54 14,5mm KPV
1. Heavy machine guns Slovakia 200 12,7 DSHK-M - 192 pcs, 14,5mm KPVT - 8 pcs
1. Heavy machine guns Ukraine 24 23mm aviation gun
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 2 Multishot GL
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Rep. of Korea 2 Multishot GL – 1 pcs, Disposable GL – 1 pcs
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Romania 756 Handheld GL
4. Recoilless rifles Romania 139 73mm SPG-9 (AG-9)
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Belarus 250 9P135M ATGM launching system - 100 pcs, 9P135M1 ATGM launching system - 150 pcs

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

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