UNROCA original report

Germany 2019


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 Qatar 2 Leopard 2
I. Battle tanks Singapore 2 Leopard 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 3 Boxer
II. Armoured combat vehicles Jordan 9 Marder
II. Armoured combat vehicles Lithuania 4 Boxer
II. Armoured combat vehicles Qatar 1 Fennek
III. Large calibre artillery systems Lithuania 7 Panzerhaubitze 2000
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Rep. of Korea 10 Taurus

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 184 Leopard 1
I. Battle tanks 640 Leopard 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles 777 Marder
II. Armoured combat vehicles 260 Puma
II. Armoured combat vehicles 356 Fuchs
II. Armoured combat vehicles 161 Boxer
II. Armoured combat vehicles 137 Fennek
II. Armoured combat vehicles 92 Wiesel MK
II. Armoured combat vehicles 108 Wiesel TOW
II. Armoured combat vehicles 75 BV 206S
III. Large calibre artillery systems 143 Panzerhaubitze 2000
III. Large calibre artillery systems 118 Mrs. Tampella
III. Large calibre artillery systems 55 MLRS Mars
III. Large calibre artillery systems 10 FH M101
III. Large calibre artillery systems 2 PzH M109
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 8 P-3C Orion
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 93 Tornado
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 143 Eurofighter 2000
V. (a) Attack helicopters 22 Sea Lynx
V. (a) Attack helicopters 5 BO-105 PAH
V. (a) Attack helicopters 60 UH Tiger
VI. Warships 9 Frigates
VI. Warships 5 Corvettes
VI. Warships 12 MCM Boats
VI. Warships 6 Submarines
VI. Warships 13 Auxiliary Ships
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 1438 Missiles
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). 3404 MANPADS

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 64 Puma
II. Armoured combat vehicles 34 Boxer
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 5 Eurofighter
VI. Warships 1 Fregatte F125

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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
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 42
3. Sub-machine guns Canada 2
3. Sub-machine guns Finland 22
3. Sub-machine guns France 15
3. Sub-machine guns Hungary 163
3. Sub-machine guns Iceland 6
3. Sub-machine guns Italy 124
3. Sub-machine guns Latvia 178
3. Sub-machine guns Luxembourg 37
3. Sub-machine guns Netherlands 6
3. Sub-machine guns Poland 45
3. Sub-machine guns Slovakia 6
3. Sub-machine guns Spain 430
3. Sub-machine guns Sweden 812
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 15
3. Sub-machine guns Trinidad and Tobago 80
3. Sub-machine guns United States 28
4. Assault rifles Australia 2
4. Assault rifles Austria 144
4. Assault rifles Canada 14
4. Assault rifles Czech Rep. 16
4. Assault rifles Finland 3
4. Assault rifles France 12654
4. Assault rifles Hungary 4
4. Assault rifles Italy 40
4. Assault rifles Japan 68
4. Assault rifles Rep. of Korea 69
4. Assault rifles Latvia 243
4. Assault rifles Lithuania 6076
4. Assault rifles Netherlands 1748
4. Assault rifles Norway 11008
4. Assault rifles Portugal 48
4. Assault rifles Spain 943
4. Assault rifles Sweden 25
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 2
4. Assault rifles United Kingdom 2
4. Assault rifles United States 6988
5. Light machine guns Australia 15
5. Light machine guns Canada 2
5. Light machine guns Croatia 4
5. Light machine guns Japan 1
5. Light machine guns Norway 2
5. Light machine guns Switzerland 1

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 Australia 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Finland 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers France 1437
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Japan 8
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Latvia 28
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Lithuania 625
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Netherlands 250
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Switzerland 3
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 10
4. Recoilless rifles Singapore 3000
4. Recoilless rifles Slovenia 1300
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Latvia 52

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 210
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 814
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 3 temporary
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 1
2. Rifles and carbines Israel 8 temporary
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 50 temporary
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 1
2. Rifles and carbines United States 4
3. Sub-machine guns Austria 4
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 2
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 2 temporary
3. Sub-machine guns Italy 1 temporary
3. Sub-machine guns Poland 5
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 52
3. Sub-machine guns United Kingdom 1 temporary
3. Sub-machine guns United States 46
4. Assault rifles Austria 39
4. Assault rifles Austria 5 temporary
4. Assault rifles Belgium 50
4. Assault rifles Belgium 28 temporary
4. Assault rifles Israel 10 temporary
4. Assault rifles Italy 2
4. Assault rifles Netherlands 2
4. Assault rifles Poland 9
4. Assault rifles Sweden 11
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 55 temporary
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 9
4. Assault rifles United Kingdom 100000 temporary
4. Assault rifles United Kingdom 22
4. Assault rifles United States 8
5. Light machine guns Austria 2
5. Light machine guns Belgium 8 temporary
5. Light machine guns Belgium 5
5. Light machine guns Canada 2 temporary
5. Light machine guns Netherlands 70 temporary
5. Light machine guns Poland 2
5. Light machine guns Switzerland 52
5. Light machine guns United Kingdom 1 temporary

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 17
1. Heavy machine guns United States 1 MG6
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Austria 2 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Belgium 6 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers France 2 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Ireland 24 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Italy 1 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Netherlands 3
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Poland 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Sweden 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Switzerland 1 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Switzerland 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 1
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Romania 30 temporary
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Spain 2

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