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France 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 Chad 1 Char de bataille Cessions
II. Armoured combat vehicles Bahrain 2 Véhicule blindé de combat
II. Armoured combat vehicles Cameroon 21 Véhicule blindé de combat
II. Armoured combat vehicles Czech Rep. 7 Véhicule blindé de combat
II. Armoured combat vehicles Kuwait 2 Véhicule blindé de combat
II. Armoured combat vehicles Qatar 20 Véhicule blindé de combat
II. Armoured combat vehicles Romania 1 Véhicule blindé de combat
II. Armoured combat vehicles Saudi Arabia 1 Véhicule blindé de combat
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Véhicule blindé de combat
III. Large calibre artillery systems Belgium 1 Canon de 105 mm
III. Large calibre artillery systems Djibouti 6 Mortier de 120 mm
III. Large calibre artillery systems Saudi Arabia 18 Canon de 105 mm
III. Large calibre artillery systems Sweden 1 Mortier de 120 mm
IV. (a) Combat aircraft India 25 Avion de combat
IV. (a) Combat aircraft India 6 Avion de combat Cessions
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Qatar 7 Avion de combat
IV. (a) Combat aircraft South Africa 1 Avion de combat Cessions
IV. (a) Combat aircraft United States 17 Avion de combat Cessions
V. (a) Attack helicopters Belgium 7 Hélicoptère de combat Cessions
V. (a) Attack helicopters Kuwait 22 Hélicoptère de combat
V. (a) Attack helicopters Qatar 2 Hélicoptère de combat
V. (a) Attack helicopters Saudi Arabia 5 Hélicoptère de combat
V. (a) Attack helicopters Singapore 3 Hélicoptère de combat
V. (a) Attack helicopters Spain 3 Hélicoptère de combat
V. (a) Attack helicopters United Rep. of Tanzania 5 Hélicoptère de combat
V. (a) Attack helicopters Thailand 4 Hélicoptère de combat
V. (a) Attack helicopters United States 2 Hélicoptère de combat Cession
V. (a) Attack helicopters Uzbekistan 2 Hélicoptère de combat
VI. Warships Argentina 2 Corvette
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Botswana 16 Missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Botswana 1 Lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Egypt 62 Missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Egypt 1 Installations de tir
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Egypt 4 Lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Germany 4 Lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Greece 9 Lance-missile Cessions
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Hungary 1 Lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers India 88 Missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers India 101 Lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Indonesia 4 Installations de tir
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Italy 2 Lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Kuwait 6 Missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Peru 1 Lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Philippines 17 Missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Qatar 107 Missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Qatar 2 Installations de tir
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Qatar 22 Lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Saudi Arabia 3 Installations de tir
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Saudi Arabia 4 Lanceurs de missiles
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Spain 1 Installations de tir
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Spain 3 Lanceurs de 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 252 Parcs XL et 30B2 en service
II. Armoured combat vehicles 6377 Parcs 10RC, ERC90, VAB, GRIFFON, VBCI, VBL, PVP en service
III. Large calibre artillery systems 134 Parcs LRM, TRF1, AUF1 et CAESAR en service
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 275 211 AAE (RAFALE, M2000) + 64 MN (RAFALE MARINE, ATL2)
V. (a) Attack helicopters 196 153 (TIGRE, GAZELLE) + 43 (PANTHER + NH 90)
VI. Warships 63

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 0
II. Armoured combat vehicles 168 157 VBMR Griffon et 11 EBRC Jaguar
III. Large calibre artillery systems 0
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 9 M2000D rénovés
V. (a) Attack helicopters 4 1 NH90 NFH et 3 NH90 TTH
VI. Warships 2 1 FREMM DA et 1 FLF rénovée

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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 Australia 58 Révolver tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Burkina Faso 210 Pistolet automatique
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Canada 4 Révolver tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Chad 203 Pistolet automatique
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Chad 4 Révolver tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols India 1 Révolver tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols New Zealand 1 Révolver tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Norway 2 Révolver tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 1 Pistolet automatique
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 592 Révolver tir sportif
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 395 Révolver tir sportif
2. Rifles and carbines Cameroon 100 Fusils de précision
2. Rifles and carbines Lebanon 24 Fusils Cessions
2. Rifles and carbines Saudi Arabia 100 Fusils
3. Sub-machine guns Djibouti 1 Pistolet mitrailleur
4. Assault rifles United States 1650 Fusils d'assaut Cessions
5. Light machine guns Cameroon 30 Mitrailleuses
5. Light machine guns Czech Rep. 8 Mitrailleuses 7,62 mm
5. Light machine guns Mali 4 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 Chad 6 Mitrailleuses 12,7 mm Cessions
1. Heavy machine guns Côte d'Ivoire 6 Mitrailleuses 12,7 mm Cessions
1. Heavy machine guns Niger 71 Mitrailleuses 12,7 mm Cessions
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Lebanon 50 Lance-missile antichar portatif Cessions
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Saudi Arabia 28 Lance-missile antichar portatif
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Sweden 3 Lance-missile antichar portatif

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 35657 Pistolet automatique
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 1410 Fusil de précision
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 15 Fusil
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 134 Fusil à pompe
4. Assault rifles Germany 12130 Fusil d'assaut
4. Assault rifles Poland 199 Fusil d'assaut
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 623 Fusil d'assaut
5. Light machine guns Belgium 252 Mitrailleuses 7.62 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
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 1200 Lance-grenades
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 237 Lance-grenades

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

Departure of equipment from the exporter's territory

Source of information

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