UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

UNROCA original report

France 2023


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 Ukraine 38 Char de bataille cessions
II. Armoured combat vehicles Benin 16 véhicule blindé de combat cessions
II. Armoured combat vehicles Spain 3 véhicule blindé de combat
II. Armoured combat vehicles Ukraine 192 véhicule blindé de combat cessions
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Denmark 5 canon de 155 mm
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Senegal 1 canon de 155 mm
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Senegal 4 canon de 105 mm
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Sweden 4 canon de 105 mm
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Ukraine 2 système d'artillerie cessions
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Ukraine 12 canon de 155 mm cessions
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Croatia 4 cessions
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Greece 8 cessions
V. (a) Attack helicopters Hungary 6 hélicoptère de combat
V. (a) Attack helicopters Qatar 4 hélicoptère de combat
VI. Warships Angola 1 navire de projection
VI. Warships Senegal 2 Patrouilleur
VI. Warships United Arab Emirates 1 corvette
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Bahrain 8 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Brazil 20 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Croatia 10 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Croatia 5 lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Cyprus 21 lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Cyprus 97 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Greece 2 lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Greece 4 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Greece 4 lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Indonesia 3 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Indonesia 8 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Lebanon 161 missiles cessions
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Morocco 16 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Morocco 2 lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Qatar 8 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Saudi Arabia 1 missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Ukraine 302 missiles et lanceurs de missiles cessions
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers United Arab Emirates 36 missiles

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 225 Parcs XL et 30B2 en service
II. Armoured combat vehicles 5117 Parcs 10RC, ERC90, VAB, GRIFFON, VBCI, VBL, PVP en service
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 83 Parcs LRM, TRF1, AUF1 et CAESAR en service
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 242 41 Rafale (Marine), 3 E2C (Marine), 22 ATL2 (Marine), 89 Mirage 2000 (AAE), 87 Rafale (AAE)
V. (a) Attack helicopters 146 16 PANTHER (Marine), 27 NH90 (Marine), 67 Gazelle (AAE et AT), 36 Tigre (AAE et AT)
VI. Warships 94

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
II. Armoured combat vehicles 592 38 JAGUAR, 100 GRIFFONS et 454 SERVAL entrés en patrimoine en 2023

Related policies

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 Australia 98 révolvers tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Chad 2 révolvers tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Chad 115 pistolets automatiques
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Chad 2 révolvers tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 1 Pistolets automatiques
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Morocco 2 pistolets automatiques
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols New Zealand 5 révolvers tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Norway 5 révolvers tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Senegal 16 pistolets automatiques
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 87 révolvers tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Ukraine 10 pistolets automatiques cessions
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 400 pistolets automatiques
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 401 révolvers tir sportif
2. Rifles and carbines Chad 2 carabines cessions
2. Rifles and carbines Morocco 2 carabines
2. Rifles and carbines Senegal 6 fusils
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 2 carabines
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 20 fusils cessions
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 15 carabines cessions
2. Rifles and carbines Andorra 2 fusils
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 10 pistolet mitrailleur
3. Sub-machine guns Ukraine 20 pistolet mitrailleur cessions
4. Assault rifles Belgium 60 fusils d'assaut
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 18 fusils d'assaut
4. Assault rifles Ukraine 1000 fusils d'assaut cessions
5. Light machine guns Belgium 10 Mitrailleuses 7,62 mm
5. Light machine guns Benin 8 Mitrailleuses 7,62 mm cessions
5. Light machine guns Chad 6 Mitrailleuses 7,62 mm cessions
5. Light machine guns Czech Rep. 23 Mitrailleuses 7,62 mm
5. Light machine guns Gabon 4 Mitrailleuses 7,62 mm
5. Light machine guns Switzerland 10 Mitrailleuses 7,62 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 Benin 8 Mitrailleuses 12,7 mm cessions
1. Heavy machine guns Côte d'Ivoire 6 Mitrailleuses 12,7 mm cessions
1. Heavy machine guns Saudi Arabia 12 Mitrailleuses 12,7 mm
1. Heavy machine guns Senegal 2 Mitrailleuses 12,7 mm
1. Heavy machine guns Ukraine 149 Mitrailleuses 12,7 mm cessions
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Ukraine 316 cessions

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 9620 pistolets automatiques
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Austria 22 pistolets automatiques
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 655 carabines
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 5 fusils
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 10 carabines
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 78 carabines
2. Rifles and carbines United States 105 fusils
2. Rifles and carbines United States 1 carabines
3. Sub-machine guns Germany 130 pistolets mitrailleurs
4. Assault rifles Belgium 34174 fusil d'assaut
4. Assault rifles Germany 383 fusil d'assaut
4. Assault rifles Germany 9660 fusil d'assaut
4. Assault rifles United States 1 fusil d'assaut

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 Belgium 76 mitrailleuses 12,7 mm
1. Heavy machine guns Belgium 4 mitrailleuses lourdes
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Belgium 1 lance-grenades
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 3 lance-grenades
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 867 lance-grenades

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

Departure of equipment from the exporter's territory

Source of information

Data reflects actual transfers

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