UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

UNROCA original report

Romania 2023


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
III. Large-calibre artillery systems United Kingdom 33 Bulgaria 120mm cal. mortar launcher
V. (a) Attack helicopters Pakistan 2 Medium helicopter IAR 330 Puma Return to MoD Pakistan
VI. Warships Norway 1 Coast Guard Ship

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 United States 33 Light armoured tactical vehicles
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Bulgaria 33 120mm cal. mortar
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Norway 3 United States F-16 fighter aircraft Romanian Ministry of Defense
V. (a) Attack helicopters Poland 7 S-70M Black Hawk, not equipped with weapons, used for search and rescue missions Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, General Inspectorate for Aviation
VI. Warships United Kingdom 1 Minesweeper Ship Sandown Class Romanian Ministry of Defense
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers United States 18 HIMARS Systems M142 Romanian Ministry of Defense

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 627
II. Armoured combat vehicles 1177
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 2414
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 114
V. (a) Attack helicopters 22
VI. Warships 16
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS) 282

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

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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 Czechia 2500 7,62 mm cal. pistols For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 1 Italy 9mm cal. pistols For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Poland 10 Various types of calibers For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 22875 Various types of calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 1 Austria 9mm cal. pistol For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Bulgaria 472 7,62x51mm semi-automatic rifle with scope
2. Rifles and carbines France 1 France 9mm cal. pistol For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 12 State of origin: 4 - Belgium; 6 - Germany; 2 - United States. Various types of calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 14 State of origin: 12 - Italy; 1 - Sweden; 1 - United Kingdom. Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Poland 25 Various types of calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Slovenia 1 Germany 9mm cal. pistol For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines United States 10301 Various types of calibers For civil use
3. Sub-machine guns Bulgaria 200 7,62mm
4. Assault rifles United States 36 7,62mm
5. Light machine guns Czechia 1492 Various types and calibers 7,92mm cal. - 1330 pcs. for civil use

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 United Kingdom 25 14,5mm cal. two barrel machine gun
1. Heavy machine guns United States 44 12,7mm cal.
4. Recoilless rifles Czechia 100 rocket propelled anti-tank grenade launcher
4. Recoilless rifles Israel 1 rocket propelled anti-tank grenade launcher Industry

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 818 State of origin: 35 from Turkiye. Various types and calibers 38 pcs. for civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Brazil 73 United States Various types and calibers For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czechia 338 State of origin: 80 from the USA. Various types and calibers For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 730 State of origin: 341 - Austria; 4 - Czech Republic; 9 - Italy; 105 - Turkiye; 6 - Belgium; 7 - Spain; 2 - Russian Federation; 66 - USA. Various types and calibers For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 73 State of origin: 2 - USA; 1 - Austria; 1 - Germany. Various types and calibers For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Slovakia 3 Various types and calibers For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Slovenia 8 Various types and calibers For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 22 Various types and calibers For civil use
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Türkiye 10 Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 120 State of origin: 11 - Turkiye. Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 363 State of origin: 2 - Japan; 163 - USA. Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Brazil 2 United States Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 52 7,62x51mm cal. sniper riffle Romanian law enforcement
2. Rifles and carbines Czechia 355 State of origin: 6 - USA. Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines France 107 Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 2106 State of origin: 33 - Austria; 226 - Belgium; 30 - Czech Republic; 4 - Finland; 3 - France; 3 - Hungary; 114 - Italy; 11 - Japan; 1 - UK; 19 - Russian Federation; 1 - Serbia; 13 - Spain; 2 - Sweden; 332 - USA. Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Hungary 365 State of origin: 95 - Finland; 194 - Italy; 67 - USA; 9 - Russian Federation. Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 3240 State of origin: 1 - Austria; 8 - Belgium; 420 - Finland; 3 - France; 41 - Germany; 3 - Spain; 6 - Turkiye; 1 - UK; 25 - USA. Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 60 State of origin: 30 - Belgium; 30 - USA. Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 137 Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines Türkiye 239 Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 42 State of origin: 17 - Japan. Various types and calibers For civil use
2. Rifles and carbines United States 2 Various types and calibers For civil use
3. Sub-machine guns Czechia 100 9x19mm cal. sub-machine guns Romanian law enforcement
4. Assault rifles Germany 619 94 - 9x19mm cal. and 525 - 5,56x45mm cal. Romanian law enforcement
4. Assault rifles Italy 20 12mm cal. Romanian law enforcement
5. Light machine guns Israel 88 United States 7,62mm

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 United States 84 12,7x99mm cal. heavy machine gun Romanian Ministry of Defense
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 50 40mm cal. grenade launcher Romanian Ministry of Defense
4. Recoilless rifles Bulgaria 600 rocket propelled antitank grenade launcher Romanian Ministry of Defense
7. Others United States 88 30mm cal. cannon for armoured vehicles Industry

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