UNROCA original report

Germany 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 Poland 1 Leopard 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 3 Boxer / MK30mm
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 1 Boxer troop carrier
II. Armoured combat vehicles Lithuania 2 Boxer / MK30mm
II. Armoured combat vehicles Norway 1 Armoured Combat Support Vehicle
II. Armoured combat vehicles Qatar 7 FlakPz Gepard
III. Large calibre artillery systems Lithuania 1 Panzer-haubitze 2000
V. (a) Attack helicopters Hungary 2 H 145 M
V. (a) Attack helicopters Serbia 2 H 145 M
VI. Warships Egypt 1 U-Boot Kl.209 Typ 1400
VI. Warships Israel 3 MEKO Patrol Corvette IN (without armament)
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Poland 1 LFK RBS15 Mk 3 incl. launcher
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Spain 39 LFK Taurus

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
III. Large calibre artillery systems Italy 1 OTO 76mm Super Rapid manufacturing Corvette K130

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 824 182 Leopard1 642 Leopard 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles 2026 739 Marder 331 Puma 356 Fuchs 305 Boxer 105 Fennek 61 WieselMK 53 Wiesel TOW 76 BV206S
III. Large calibre artillery systems 308 124 PzH2000 113 MrsTampella 58 MLRS Mars 10 FH M101 3 PzH M109 (SPH)
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 234 88 Tornado 138 EF2000 8 P-3C Orion
V. (a) Attack helicopters 87 12 SeaKing MK41 22 SeaLynx MK88A 10 NH90 60 UH Tiger 5 BO-105 PAH-1
VI. Warships 47 11 Frigates 5 Corvettes 12 MCM Boats 6 Submarines 13 Auxiliary Ships
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 1401
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). 3146

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 40 Leopard 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles 23 20 Boxer A2 3 Puma
III. Large calibre artillery systems 6 MLRS II
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 18
3. Sub-machine guns Bulgaria 5
3. Sub-machine guns Czech Rep. 56
3. Sub-machine guns Denmark 100
3. Sub-machine guns Finland 3
3. Sub-machine guns France 3
3. Sub-machine guns Iceland 20
3. Sub-machine guns Italy 87
3. Sub-machine guns Japan 42
3. Sub-machine guns Jordan 6
3. Sub-machine guns Latvia 114
3. Sub-machine guns Luxembourg 256
3. Sub-machine guns Romania 40
3. Sub-machine guns Slovakia 82
3. Sub-machine guns Spain 23
3. Sub-machine guns Sweden 3
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 28
3. Sub-machine guns United Kingdom 3
3. Sub-machine guns United States 112
4. Assault rifles Canada 5
4. Assault rifles France 12374
4. Assault rifles Hungary 23
4. Assault rifles Ireland 30
4. Assault rifles Italy 4
4. Assault rifles Japan 77
4. Assault rifles Latvia 4468
4. Assault rifles Lithuania 25
4. Assault rifles Luxembourg 26
4. Assault rifles Netherlands 13
4. Assault rifles Poland 71
4. Assault rifles Romania 1000
4. Assault rifles Slovenia 40
4. Assault rifles Spain 289
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 34
4. Assault rifles United Kingdom 27
4. Assault rifles United States 144
5. Light machine guns Australia 31
5. Light machine guns Italy 4
5. Light machine guns Japan 6
5. Light machine guns Jordan 29
5. Light machine guns Spain 38
5. Light machine guns Switzerland 2

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 Canada 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Finland 5
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers France 1214
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Japan 4
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Latvia 1312
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Luxembourg 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Netherlands 8
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Poland 107
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Slovakia 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Sweden 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Switzerland 19
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 136
4. Recoilless rifles Luxembourg 15
4. Recoilless rifles Singapore 10
4. Recoilless rifles Slovenia 18
4. Recoilless rifles United States 100
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Australia 4
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Denmark 29
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Estonia 18
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Israel 12
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Slovakia 10

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
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 160 incl.14 temporary
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 1 temporary
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 11 temporary
4. Assault rifles Austria 3
4. Assault rifles Belgium 27 incl. 17 temporary
4. Assault rifles Czech Rep. 2 temporary
4. Assault rifles Israel 5 temporary
4. Assault rifles United Kingdom 2500 temporary
5. Light machine guns Belgium 370 incl. 57 temporary
5. Light machine guns Denmark 2 temporary
5. Light machine guns Estonia 1000 temporary
5. Light machine guns Israel 2 temporary
5. Light machine guns Netherlands 81 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
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Belgium 6 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Israel 1 temporary
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Netherlands 10 temporary
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Israel 27 incl. 15 temporary
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Latvia 52 temporary

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

Major weapons systems : physical transfer SALW : export/import permits issued (see next page)

Source of information

Data reflects actual transfers

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