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Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Exports

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
II. Armoured combat vehicles Finland 8 Finland PATRIA
II. Armoured combat vehicles United Kingdom 163 United Kingdom CVRT
III. Large calibre artillery systems Austria 71 Austria M109 – 8 ea (training) M109 – 11 ea (C2) M109 – 52 (fighting vehicle)

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

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

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Small Arms Exports

Light Weapons Exports

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 25 Austria GLOCK 17T FX (training pistol)
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 35 Germany 7,62MM SNIPER RIFLE HK 417A2;
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 30 United Kingdom 12,7MM SNIPER RIFLE AX50 ELR
2. Rifles and carbines United States 86 United States 12,7MM SNIPER RIFLE M107A1
3. Sub-machine guns Germany 112 Germany 4,6 MM SUBMACHINE GUN 4,6 MM SUBMACHINE GUN MP7A2
4. Assault rifles Germany 680 Germany 5,56 MM CALIBER ASSAULT RIFLE G36 MOD 1.1; 5,56 MM CALIBER ASSAULT RIFLE G36 MOD 4.1 4,6 MM SUBMACHINE GUN MP7A2
5. Light machine guns Belgium 170 Belgium FN MAG

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 284 Belgium .50 M2HB QCB MACHINE GUN
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 208 Germany 40 MM UNDERBARREL GRENADE LAUNCHER AG36; 40 MM AUTOMATIC GRENADE LAUNCGER GMG
3. Portable anti-tank guns Sweden 40 Sweden Carl Gustaf M4 with red dot sight
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Sweden 3000 Sweden 84 MM AT4 CS HP HEAT

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

There no specific national criterion on this.

Source of information

Data reflects actual transfers

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