UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

UNROCA original report

Germany 2014


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 Canada 4 Leopard 2
I. Battle tanks Indonesia 26 Leopard 2
I. Battle tanks Poland 91 77 Leopard 2 A5 14 Leopard 2 A 4
II. Armoured combat vehicles Algeria 32 TPz Fuchs 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles Brazil 13 FlakPz Gepard
II. Armoured combat vehicles Indonesia 43 Spz Marder
V. (a) Attack helicopters Belgium 2 NH90 NFH
V. (a) Attack helicopters Sweden 1 NH90 NFH
VI. Warships Brunei Darussalam 1 Patrol Boat PV 80 V 2
VI. Warships Israel 1 Submarine Dolphin AIP
VI. Warships United Arab Emirates 2 Floating Platform with torpedo-starting- gear

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 Sweden 92 Leopard 2 A4
I. Battle tanks Switzerland 14 Leopard 2

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 863 149 Leopard 1 714 Leopard 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles 1655 1080 SPz Marder 367 TPz Fuchs 134 GTK Boxer 74 BV 206 S
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 379 10 FH M 101 2 PzH M 109 160 PzH 2000 85 MLRS 122 Mrs Tampella
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 222 107 Tornado 107 EF-2000 8 P-3C Orion
V. (a) Attack helicopters 109 31 UH Tiger 56 BO-105 PAH-1 22 SEA LYNX
VI. Warships 58 11 Frigates 5 Corvettes 8 Fast Patrol Boats 17 MCM Boats 4 Submarines 13 Auxiliary Ships
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 1434
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS) 826 Stinger
IV. (b) Unmanned combat aerial vehicles 0

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 28 19 SPz Puma 9 sgSan Boxer
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 0
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 3 EF 2000
V. (a) Attack helicopters 7 1 UH Tiger
VI. Warships 0
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 0
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS) 0
IV. (b) Unmanned combat aerial vehicles 0

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 Iraq 16000
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 1
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 48000
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 1
3. Sub-machine guns Australia 14
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 39
3. Sub-machine guns Bulgaria 10
3. Sub-machine guns Canada 19
3. Sub-machine guns Czech Rep. 82
3. Sub-machine guns France 77
3. Sub-machine guns Indonesia 414
3. Sub-machine guns Italy 71
3. Sub-machine guns Japan 463
3. Sub-machine guns Jordan 45
3. Sub-machine guns Malaysia 2
3. Sub-machine guns Mali 25 UN-Mission
3. Sub-machine guns Netherlands 129
3. Sub-machine guns Netherlands 2
3. Sub-machine guns Norway 3000
3. Sub-machine guns Norway 15
3. Sub-machine guns Oman 500
3. Sub-machine guns Poland 284
3. Sub-machine guns South Africa 5
3. Sub-machine guns Spain 75
3. Sub-machine guns Sweden 70
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 30
3. Sub-machine guns United Arab Emirates 24
3. Sub-machine guns United Kingdom 22
3. Sub-machine guns United States 259
3. Sub-machine guns Yemen 4 UN-Mission
3. Sub-machine guns Montenegro 30
4. Assault rifles Brazil 55
4. Assault rifles Canada 23
4. Assault rifles Denmark 4
4. Assault rifles Finland 2
4. Assault rifles France 304
4. Assault rifles Indonesia 550
4. Assault rifles Iraq 16000 8000 G 3 8000 G 36
4. Assault rifles Ireland 1
4. Assault rifles Italy 39
4. Assault rifles Japan 120
4. Assault rifles Jordan 1026
4. Assault rifles Luxembourg 4
4. Assault rifles Mali 110 UN-Mission
4. Assault rifles Netherlands 129
4. Assault rifles Poland 540
4. Assault rifles Portugal 78
4. Assault rifles Slovenia 15
4. Assault rifles Spain 83
4. Assault rifles Sweden 515
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 13
4. Assault rifles United Arab Emirates 30
4. Assault rifles United Kingdom 143
4. Assault rifles Uruguay 23
4. Assault rifles United States 726

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 Italy 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Australia 4
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Bulgaria 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Canada 19
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Estonia 4
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers France 3
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Ireland 9
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Italy 4
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Japan 60
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Kuwait 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Netherlands 11
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Poland 89
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Spain 19
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Sweden 26
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Switzerland 6
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Turkey 77
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United Kingdom 1374
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Uruguay 9
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 9849
3. Portable anti-tank guns Belgium 30
3. Portable anti-tank guns Iraq 30
4. Recoilless rifles Brunei Darussalam 1020
4. Recoilless rifles Iraq 240
4. Recoilless rifles Oman 300
4. Recoilless rifles Singapore 2770
4. Recoilless rifles Switzerland 61
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Iraq 270 200 PzFst3, 40 sPzFst 84 mm, 30 PzAbw-Waffe Milan
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Luxembourg 2 NATO

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 82 Glock 17 Gen4
6. Others United States 55 Mehrzweckflinten Remington

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 145 M2HB QCB (MG 12,7 mm)

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

No criterion submitted

Source of information

 

Views on the future operation of the Register

Referring to UNGA Resolution 68/53 "Transparency in Armaments", in particular to the operative paragraph 6.(a) Germany would like to make the following comments: The UN Register of Conventional Arms has proved to be one of the few important global transparency and confidence building measures. Germany strongly supports this instrument and has regularly reported comprehensively to the Secretary General. The register serves as a reference and retains its usefulness even after entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) as long as this treaty is not yet universal in adherence. Potential synergies in reporting for states that are party to both mechanisms could be explored, as proposed in the ATT. Germany has also encouraged states to report in a comprehensive manner, including on Small Arms and Light Weapons. Germany believes that the inclusion of Small Arms and Light Weapons as a mandatory reporting category of the UN Register would enhance in a substantive way the usefulness of this instrument. In many parts of the world, Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) represent the main factor of instability. In general, it is small arms rather than heavy weaponry fueling regional as well as internal conflicts. The Groups of Governmental Experts that convened according to UNGA Resolutions 57/75, 60/226 and 63/69 and 66/39 in 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2013 respectively all debated on the possibility to include SALW into the register. As the ATT includes in its scope small arms and light weapons, their inclusion in the register seems even more pertinent. Germany is concerned about the declining number of reports submitted to the Secretary General since the beginning of the last decade and proposes to start analyzing the reasons for this development. Germany believes that a renewed effort should be made to strengthen the universal use of this instrument of transparency and trust building, including by submitting "NIL" reports. The online reporting mechanism established by UNODA is a very useful tool to that end. In view of the dynamic technological progress and the resulting changes regarding shape, operation and nature of conventional weapons, Germany regards it as essential to allow for a flexible evolution of the Register. Due to the recommendations of the respective Groups of Governmental Experts, the Register has been developed further since the beginning. However, Germany believes that technology has evolved even faster in recent years, allowing for the emergence of new weaponry, potent enough to have an impact on overall military effectiveness, but without being properly reflected in the Register. Therefore, we believe that it is time for a more fundamental debate on the nature of the categories, in particular with regard to continuous technological progress in the future.

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