UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

UNROCA original report

United Kingdom 2021


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 United States 1 ML6a Private Collection
II. Armoured combat vehicles Austria 20 Pinzgauer Land Rover Defenders Commercial
II. Armoured combat vehicles Austria 15 Vector Pinzgauer 718 Commercial
II. Armoured combat vehicles Belgium 1 Arquus VAB Mark III Returned to Owner
II. Armoured combat vehicles Belgium 199 LTTV Armed Forces
II. Armoured combat vehicles Belgium 27 LTTV Armed Forces
II. Armoured combat vehicles Belgium 140 LTTV Armed Forces
II. Armoured combat vehicles Belgium 1 Pandur II Returned to owner
II. Armoured combat vehicles Canada 1 GM Canada Fox Mk1 Museum display
II. Armoured combat vehicles Latvia 123 CVR(T) Armed Forces
II. Armoured combat vehicles New Zealand 1 Spartan APC Private collection
II. Armoured combat vehicles Norway 1 Supacat HMT Extenda Armed Forces
II. Armoured combat vehicles Saudi Arabia 16 Government
II. Armoured combat vehicles Saudi Arabia 3 FV433 Public display
II. Armoured combat vehicles Saudi Arabia 4 FV432 Public display
II. Armoured combat vehicles Saudi Arabia 1 FV434 Public display
II. Armoured combat vehicles Sweden 50 Polaris DAGOR A1 Armed Forces
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 FV432 APC Private collection
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 2 PONTIAC T46E1 Museum display
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 FV 103 SPARTAN Public display
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Replica 1942 Tiger tank Public display
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 FV433 Abbot SPG Private collection
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 FV 432 Commercial
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 FV103 Spartan Private collection
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 FV 432 Commercial
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 FV103 Spartan Private collection
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Acorn Reconaisance Vehicle Public display
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 BRDM-2 Private collection
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 OT-810 Public display
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 CVR(T) FV105 SULTAN Public display
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Swedish Strv M41 Light Tank Museum display
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Navistar Defense SOTV Marketing and demostration
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 FV103 SPARTAN Private collection
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 ALVIS FV601 SALADIN Armoured car Public display
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Belgium 1 Gun ATK M242 25mm Returned to owner
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Belgium 1 Gun ATK MK44S 30mm Returned to owner
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Switzerland 1 GAF Jindivik Drone aircraft Museum display
V. (a) Attack helicopters Ghana 2 Gazelle helicopters - AH-1 Law enforcement agency
V. (a) Attack helicopters Portugal 4 Mk95A Returned to the Portugese Navy
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Australia 1 launching/handling/control equipment for missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Chile 26 surface-to-air missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers France 1 air-to-surface missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Greece 36 air-to-air missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers India 46 air-to-air missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers India 26 air-to-air missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Italy 41 air-to-surface missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Oman 48 air-to-air missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Qatar 100 air-to-air missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Saudi Arabia 139
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS) Saudi Arabia 180 man portable air defence system 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 227 CR2 75 CR2 Pending Disposal
II. Armoured combat vehicles 117 CVR(T) Scimitar (Mk1) 19 vehicles marked for disposal
II. Armoured combat vehicles 100 Wolfhound 25 vehicles pending disposal
II. Armoured combat vehicles 48 Husky 268 vehicles pending disposal
II. Armoured combat vehicles 150 Ridgback
II. Armoured combat vehicles 387 Mastiff 25 vehicles pending disposal
II. Armoured combat vehicles 767 Warrior 3 vehicles pending disposal 2x vehicles are now STAs
II. Armoured combat vehicles 120 Viking Includes 21 Watchkeeper VIKING variants
II. Armoured combat vehicles 380 Panther 3x vehicles now Static Training Aids (STAs)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 882 FV430 Series (Bulldog) 115 vehicles marked for disposal
II. Armoured combat vehicles 2 CVR(T) Samaritan (Mk2)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 18 CVR(T) Samaritan (Mk1) 17 vehicles marked for disposal
II. Armoured combat vehicles 5 CVR(T) Samson (Mk2)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 4 CVR(T) Sultan (Mk2)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 12 CVR(T) Samson (Mk1) 7 vehicles marked for disposal
II. Armoured combat vehicles 58 AJAX 3 prototypes at GDLS MT 12 IOC vehicles delivered to Army 10 awaiting general acceptance testing at MT 5 retained for reliability trials 23 self-to-self delivered by GDLS and held in storage 4 in build for V&V trials 1 in build at GDLS MT 3 prototypes at GDLS MT 12 IOC vehicles delivered to Army 10 awaiting general acceptance testing at MT 5 retained for reliability trials 23 self-to-self delivered by GDLS and held in storage 4 in build for V&V trials 1 in build at GDLS MT
II. Armoured combat vehicles 21 APOLLO 1 prototype vehicle 3 IOC vehicles delivered to Army 4 awaiting general acceptance testing at MT 1 retained for reliability trials 9 self-to-self delivered by GDLS and held in storage 3 in build for V&V trials
II. Armoured combat vehicles 19 ATLAS 1 prototype vehicle 3 IOC vehicles delivered to Army 4 awaiting general acceptance testing at MT 1 retained for reliability trials 7 self-to-self delivered by GDLS and held in storage 3 in build for V&V trials
II. Armoured combat vehicles 25 ATHENA 1 prototype vehicle 5 awaiting general acceptance testing at MT 16 self-to-self delivered by GDLS and held in storage 3 in build for V&V trials
II. Armoured combat vehicles 37 ARES 1 prototype vehicle 6 retrofit vehicles at MT 7 IOC vehicles delivered to Army 18 self-to-self delivered by GDLS and held in storage 2 retained for reliability trials 1 retained for V&V trial 2 in build for V&V trials
II. Armoured combat vehicles 16 ARGUS 2 awaiting general acceptance testing at MT 11 self-to-self delivered by GDLS and held in storage 3 in build for V&V trials
II. Armoured combat vehicles 28 CVR(T) Scimitar (Mk2)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 138 CVR(T) Spartan (Mk1) 50 vehicles marked for disposal
II. Armoured combat vehicles 17 CVR(T) Spartan (Mk2)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 63 CVR(T) Sultan (Mk1) 4 vehicles marked for disposal
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 99 AS90 155mm SP Howitzer 37 vehicles in the disposal process (total fleet is 136)
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 126 105mm Light Gun This includes 4 Light Gun that aren't fitted with the Automatic Pointing System, and are only used as training aids
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 35 MLRS
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 137 Typhoon
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 26 F-35B Lightning 3 remain in the US, 3 in the US awaiting delivery to the UK
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 9 Reaper
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 8 P-8A Poseidon
V. (a) Attack helicopters 38 Merlin HM Mk1/2
V. (a) Attack helicopters 27 Merlin HC Mk4/4A Mk3/3a/3i
V. (a) Attack helicopters 28 Wildcat HMA Mk2
V. (a) Attack helicopters 34 Wildcat AH Mk1
V. (a) Attack helicopters 14 Apache 64E
V. (a) Attack helicopters 22 Apache Mk1
VI. Warships 2 Aircraft Carrier QE Class x2(HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Prince of Wales)
VI. Warships 18 Frigates and Destroyers Type 45 and Type 23 Type 45 x6 (Dragon, Defender, Daring, Dauntless, Duncan, Diamond) Type 23 x12 (Westminster, Lancaster, Kent, Iron Duke, St Albans, Portland, Montrose, Sutherland, Somerset, Richmond, Northumberland, Argyll)
VI. Warships 2 Amphibious ships Landing Platform Dock x2 (Albion, Bulwark)
VI. Warships 11 Mines Countermeasures Vessels Sandown Class x5 (Grimsby, Bangor, Shoreham, Pembroke, Penzance) Hunt Class x6 (Chiddingford, Ledbury, Brocklesby, Cattistock, Hurworth, Middleton)
VI. Warships 8 Offshore Patrol Vessels River class x8 (Tyne, Mersey, Severn, Trent, Tamar, Forth, Medway, Spey)
VI. Warships 1 Primary Casualty Receiving Facility/Aviation Training ship Interpreted as 'Primary Casualty Receiving Ship/Aviation Training Ship' x1 (Argus)
VI. Warships 10 Not Warships Royal Fleet Auxiliaries/Replenishment ships Fleet Tanker x6 (Wave Knight, Wave Ruler, Tidespring, Tiderace, Tidesurge, Tideforce) Fleet Support Ships x1 (Fort Victoria) Landing Ship Dock x3 (Lyme Bay, Mounts Bay, Cardigan Bay)
VI. Warships 3 Not Warships Survey Vessels Ocean Survey Vessel x1 (Scott) Coastal Survey Vessel Echo Class x2 (Echo, Enterprise)
VI. Warships 1 Not warships Ice Patrol Vessel Protector

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 Afghanistan 128
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Australia 22
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Bahrain 3
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Canada 3
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 550
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Finland 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols France 10
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Iceland 117
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Indonesia 481
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Kuwait 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Malta 27
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols New Zealand 11
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Pakistan 55
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Portugal 2
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Serbia 2
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols South Africa 6
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Spain 3
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Sweden 2
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 15
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Thailand 25
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 60
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 9 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 3 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 248 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 34 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 3 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 18 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 33 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Bahrain 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Bahrain 15 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Bahrain 7 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Bangladesh 10 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 3 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 17 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 11 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 109 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Bhutan 1 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Botswana 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Bulgaria 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Bulgaria 65 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Bulgaria 55 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 8 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 1503 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 55 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 38 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Chile 16 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Croatia 10 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Croatia 4 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Cyprus 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Cyprus 350 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 1 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 9 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 105 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 29 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Estonia 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 3 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 24 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 8 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines France 27 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines France 87 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines France 516 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines France 298 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 855 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 2918 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 25 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Greece 16 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Greece 2 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Hungary 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Hungary 2 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Hungary 1 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Iceland 9 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Iceland 22 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Iceland 3 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines India 3 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Indonesia 59 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Indonesia 2 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 21 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 3394 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 976 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 55 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 15 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 183 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Japan 2 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Japan 1 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Jordan 4 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Jordan 25 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Kazakhstan 5 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kenya 7 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Rep. of Korea 24 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kuwait 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kuwait 16 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Lithuania 1 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Lithuania 1 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Luxembourg 1 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Malawi 6 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Malawi 1 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Malaysia 12 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Malta 4 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Mongolia 2 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Namibia 1 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 6 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 18 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 22 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 19 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 42 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 6 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 13 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Oman 5 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Pakistan 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Pakistan 11 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Pakistan 19 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Poland 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Poland 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Poland 20 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 3 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 59 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 64 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Qatar 2 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Romania 2 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Romania 32 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 13 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 16 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 64 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Singapore 25 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Slovenia 4 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 200 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 45 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 12 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 48 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 9 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 1 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Sweden 13 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Sweden 2 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Sweden 21 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 5 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 16 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 24 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Thailand 9 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Thailand 45 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Tunisia 1 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Turkey 5 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Turkey 189 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 1 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 7 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 1 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines United Arab Emirates 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United Arab Emirates 31 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines United Arab Emirates 8 Sporting shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines United States 23 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United States 2 Sniper rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United States 1202 Sporting guns
2. Rifles and carbines United States 2225 Sporting shotguns
3. Sub-machine guns Bahrain 2
3. Sub-machine guns Czech Rep. 300
3. Sub-machine guns Iceland 4
3. Sub-machine guns Indonesia 3
3. Sub-machine guns Kuwait 4
3. Sub-machine guns New Zealand 14
3. Sub-machine guns South Africa 20
3. Sub-machine guns Spain 1
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 60
3. Sub-machine guns United States 1
4. Assault rifles Afghanistan 272
4. Assault rifles Bahrain 2
4. Assault rifles Canada 1
4. Assault rifles Czech Rep. 101
4. Assault rifles Denmark 20
4. Assault rifles Finland 2
4. Assault rifles France 102
4. Assault rifles Germany 1697
4. Assault rifles Iceland 1
4. Assault rifles Indonesia 12
4. Assault rifles Kuwait 5
4. Assault rifles Malaysia 1
4. Assault rifles New Zealand 3
4. Assault rifles Oman 2
4. Assault rifles Pakistan 1
4. Assault rifles Poland 4
4. Assault rifles South Africa 152
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 63
4. Assault rifles Thailand 30
4. Assault rifles United States 3
5. Light machine guns Afghanistan 11
5. Light machine guns France 6
5. Light machine guns Iceland 7
5. Light machine guns Malawi 10
5. Light machine guns Malta 15
5. Light machine guns New Zealand 2
5. Light machine guns United States 40
6. Others Belgium 2 Heavy Machine guns
6. Others Kuwait 2 Heavy machine guns
6. Others Spain 20 Heavy machine guns
6. Others United Arab Emirates 58 Heavy machine guns

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
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 1 grenade lauchers commercial
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Israel 10 grenade lauchers Armed Forces
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Kuwait 2 grenade lauchers Government
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers New Zealand 1 grenade launchers commercial
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Denmark 3 mortars Armed Forces
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Indonesia 21 mortars Air Force
7. Others Bahrain 1 naval guns Armed Forces
7. Others Belgium 1 artillery Returned to the owner
7. Others Belgium 1 artillery Returned to the owner
7. Others Italy 1 artillery Private collection
7. Others New Zealand 2 artillery Public display
7. Others Nigeria 4 artillery Navy
7. Others Qatar 1 aircraft cannons Air Force
7. Others Saudi Arabia 1 naval guns Security Forces
7. Others Togo 1 artillery Armed Forces
7. Others United Arab Emirates 1 naval guns Navy

Small Arms Imports

Light Weapons Import

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