UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

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Bulgaria 2024


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 Czech Rep. 11 MTLB
II. Armoured combat vehicles Poland 41 The 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm Self-Propelled Howitzer - 33 MTLB – 8 pcs
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Albania 85 Mortar, cal. 120 mm – 75 pcs Reactive launching device PU-2M, cal. 122 mm – 10 pcs
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Côte d'Ivoire 21 Mortar, cal. 82 mm
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Czech Rep. 144 Mortar, cal. 120 mm – 70 pcs BM-21 – 6 pcs Howitzer gun D-30, cal. 122 mm – 68 pcs
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Nigeria 4 Mortar, cal. 82 mm
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Poland 80 2A31 Gun (Gvozdika), 122 mm – 2 pcs Mortar, cal. 120 mm – 78 pcs
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Romania 56 Mortar, cal. 120 mm – 40 pcs Mortar, cal. 82 mm – 16 pcs
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Ukraine 50 Mortar, cal. 82 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
I. Battle tanks Slovenia 1 T-34 with 85 mm gun
II. Armoured combat vehicles Czech Rep. 1 Truck TATRA T815-7T3R21 4x4.1 R
II. Armoured combat vehicles Slovenia 2 BTR-50PU without armament – 1 pcs 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36 – 1 pcs
II. Armoured combat vehicles Turkey 1 RILA 8x8
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Bosnia and Herzegovina 132 Mortar, cal. 120 mm – 115 pcs Mortar, cal. 82 mm – 16 pcs Howitzer M94, cal. 155 mm – 1 pcs
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Croatia 8 Mortar, cal. 120 mm
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Egypt 142 Howitzer D-30, cal. 122 mm – 72 pcs Mortar, cal. 120 mm – 70 pcs
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Italy 2 76/62 SR MF Gun Mount – 1 pcs RBS 15 MK3 System – 1 pcs
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Poland 1 T-72 Gun, cal. 125 mm
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Serbia 4 Mortar, cal. 82 mm
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Czech Rep. 4 L-39 with GSh-23 autocannons and UB-16 launchers

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 313
II. Armoured combat vehicles 558
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 784
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 35
V. (a) Attack helicopters 6
VI. Warships 7

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 271
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols France 230
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Nigeria 53
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 1259
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 267
2. Rifles and carbines Côte d'Ivoire 120 Sniper rifle, cal. 7,62x54 mm
2. Rifles and carbines France 200
2. Rifles and carbines Nigeria 28 Sniper rifle, cal. 7,62x51 mm – 10 pcs Sniper rifle, cal. 7,62x54 mm – 18 pcs
2. Rifles and carbines United States 5009
3. Sub-machine guns Poland 499 PPSh, cal. 7,62x25mm
4. Assault rifles Burundi 6000 cal. 7,62x39 mm
4. Assault rifles Chad 8389 cal. 7,62x39 mm
4. Assault rifles Côte d'Ivoire 240 cal. 7,62x39 mm
4. Assault rifles France 747 cal. 7,62x39 mm
4. Assault rifles Rep. of Korea 16 cal. 7,62x39 mm
4. Assault rifles Maldives 2 cal. 7,62x39 mm
4. Assault rifles Nigeria 610 cal. 7,62x39 mm
4. Assault rifles Saudi Arabia 14004 cal. 5,56x45 mm – 1000 pcs cal. 7,62x39 mm – 13004 pcs
4. Assault rifles United Rep. of Tanzania 50 cal. 7,62x39 mm
4. Assault rifles United Kingdom 1200 cal. 5,56x45 mm
4. Assault rifles United States 814 cal. 7,62x39 mm – 714 pcs cal. 5,45x39,5 mm – 100 pcs
5. Light machine guns Côte d'Ivoire 200 cal. 7,62x54 mm
5. Light machine guns France 30 cal. 7,62x54 mm
5. Light machine guns Nigeria 165 cal. 7,62x51 mm – 150 pcs cal. 7,62x54 mm – 15 pcs
5. Light machine guns Poland 1428 cal. 7,62x54 mm
5. Light machine guns Serbia 55 cal. 7,62x51 mm
5. Light machine guns United States 18 cal. 7,62x54 mm – 9 pcs cal. 7,62x51 mm – 1 pcs cal. 7,62x39 mm – 8 pcs
5. Light machine guns Uzbekistan 20 cal. 7,62x54 mm

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 Chad 40 Anti-Aircraft Gun ZU-2, cal. 14,5x114 mm
1. Heavy machine guns Czech Rep. 13 Anti-Aircraft Gun ZU-2, cal. 14,5x114 mm – 12 pcs Anti-Aircraft Gun ZU-23, cal. 23 mm – 1 pcs
1. Heavy machine guns France 10 M02 Coyote, cal. 12,7x108 mm
1. Heavy machine guns Romania 30 Anti-Aircraft Gun ZU-2, cal. 14,5x114 mm
1. Heavy machine guns Slovakia 4 Aviation Gun GSh-23 (9-A-472), cal. 23 mm – 2 pcs Four-barrel rotary heavy machine gun (9-А-624), cal. 12,7x108 mm – 2 pcs
1. Heavy machine guns Turkey 20 cal. 14,5 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Algeria 64 AGS-30, cal. 30 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Côte d'Ivoire 247 M93, cal. 30 mm – 28 pcs ATGL-L1, cal. 40 mm – 219 pcs
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Egypt 2 cal. 40 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Indonesia 131 ATGL-L2, cal. 40 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Maldives 6 UBGL, cal. 40 mm – 2 pcs MSGL-L, cal. 40 mm – 2 pcs SAGL, cal. 40 mm – 2 pcs
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Nigeria 31 UBGL, cal. 40 mm – 16 pcs RPG7, cal. 40 mm – 15 pcs
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Poland 5900 UBGL, cal. 40 mm – 4300 pcs ATGL-L3, cal. 40 mm – 1000 pcs RPG-7, cal. 40 mm – 400 pcs HGL-13i, cal. 40 mm – 200 pcs
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Romania 1300 RPG-7, cal. 40 mm – 300 pcs ATGL-L1, cal. 40 mm – 1000 pcs
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Saudi Arabia 10 UBGL, cal. 40 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United Kingdom 150 RPG-7, cal. 40 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Uruguay 56 ATGL-L6, cal. 40 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 5 ATGL-L1, cal. 40 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Uzbekistan 403 UBGL, cal. 40 mm – 361 pcs ATGL-L2, cal. 40 mm – 42 pcs
3. Portable anti-tank guns Poland 30500 One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-AT, cal. 72.5 mm – 9030 pcs One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-AP, cal. 72.5 mm – 12530 pcs One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-TB, cal. 72.5 mm – 9030 pcs
3. Portable anti-tank guns Romania 48128 One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-AT, cal. 72.5 mm – 16000 pcs One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-AP, cal. 72.5 mm – 17000 pcs One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-TB, cal. 72.5 mm – 6500 pcs RPG-22 NETTO, cal. 72.5 mm – 8628 pcs
3. Portable anti-tank guns Serbia 1450 One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-AT, cal. 72.5 mm
3. Portable anti-tank guns Ukraine 1000 One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-AP, cal. 72.5 mm
3. Portable anti-tank guns United Kingdom 1422 One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-AT, cal. 72.5 mm
3. Portable anti-tank guns United States 7500 One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-AT, cal. 72.5 mm - 2500 One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-AP, cal. 72.5 mm – 2500 pcs One-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher Bulspike-TB, cal. 72.5 mm – 2500 pcs
4. Recoilless rifles Czech Rep. 68 SPG-9, cal. 73 mm
4. Recoilless rifles Nigeria 3 SPG-9, cal. 73 mm
4. Recoilless rifles Poland 86 SPG-9, cal. 73 mm
4. Recoilless rifles Romania 414 SPG-9, cal. 73 mm
4. Recoilless rifles Serbia 50 SPG-9, cal. 73 mm
4. Recoilless rifles Slovakia 250 SPG-9, cal. 73 mm
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Albania 25 Mortar, cal. 60 mm
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Chad 6 Mortar, cal. 60 mm
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Côte d'Ivoire 97 Mortar, cal. 60 mm
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Poland 2 Mortar, cal. 60 mm
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm United States 1 Mortar, cal. 60 mm
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Uzbekistan 15 Mortar, cal. 60 mm
7. Others Slovakia 27 S-60 Anti-Aircraft Gun, cal. 57 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 2487
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 232
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 277
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 193
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Serbia 53
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Slovenia 8
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 6
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Turkey 116
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 352
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 22
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 239
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 438
2. Rifles and carbines Croatia 92
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 65
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 892
2. Rifles and carbines France 14
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 547
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 770
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 440
2. Rifles and carbines Romania 23 Sniper rifle, cal. 7,62x54 mm
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 148 Sniper rifle, cal. 7,62x54 mm – 138 pcs Sniper rifle, cal. 7,62x51 mm – 10 pcs
2. Rifles and carbines Slovenia 15
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 455
2. Rifles and carbines Turkey 588
2. Rifles and carbines United States 532
4. Assault rifles Romania 200 cal. 7,62x39 mm

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 Poland 4 Automatic Cannon 2A42, cal. 30 mm
1. Heavy machine guns Serbia 10 M02 Coyote, cal. 12,7x108 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Azerbaijan 64 AGS-30, cal. 30 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Croatia 460 RPG 7V, cal. 40 mm
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Serbia 28 Automatic Grenade Launcher, cal. 30mm
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 Mortar, cal. 60 mm

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