UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

UNROCA original report

Belgium 2022


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 Ukraine 96 Authorized transfer
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Ukraine 4 Transfers from government stockpiles
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Ukraine 28 Authorized transfer

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Imports

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 2 Leopard 1
II. Armoured combat vehicles 36 Pandur
II. Armoured combat vehicles 95 Piranha III
II. Armoured combat vehicles 18 Piranha III DF90
II. Armoured combat vehicles 17 Piranha III DF30
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 15 Mor 81-MX2-KM
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 14 LG1 Mk2
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 32 Mor RTF1
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 61 F-16
V. (a) Attack helicopters 18 A-109 Hirundo
VI. Warships 2 Frigate class M
VI. Warships 5 Tripartite-class Minehunter
VI. Warships 2 Patrol boat
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers not declared Harpoon
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers not declared Sea Sparrow

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

Related policies

Due to the current international situation, some information regarding military holdings in Belgium have been omitted/ and information on SALW export has been aggregated in this report.

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
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 15 Transfers from government stockpiles
3. Sub-machine guns Ukraine 420 Transfers from government stockpiles
4. Assault rifles Ukraine 7460 Transfers from government stockpiles
5. Light machine guns Ukraine 33 Transfers from government stockpiles

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 Ukraine 550 Transfers from government stockpiles
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Ukraine 1349 Transfers from government stockpiles

Small Arms Imports

Light Weapons Import

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

Departure of equipment from the exporter's territory

Source of information

The entries about the export of armoured combat vehicles and large-calibre artillery systems are authorized transfers only. The other entries are actual transfers.

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