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Spain 2009


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
II. Armoured combat vehicles Ghana 10 VAMTAC CUD Licence MDDUM004058
VI. Warships Malaysia 1 Submarine Scorpene DUDa Licence MDDUI002954
VI. Warships Norway 1 Frigate CII Licence MDDUI002752

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 South Africa 90 Vehicle RG-31 Licences ESMDDUI002083,
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Germany 10 TAURUS Licence ESMDDUM013499
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). France 12 Mistral Licences ESMDDUM013452

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 456
II. Armoured combat vehicles 2792
III. Large calibre artillery systems 1997
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 192
V. (a) Attack helicopters 63
VI. Warships 46
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 911

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 26 Leopard
II. Armoured combat vehicles 13 VAMTAC
III. Large calibre artillery systems 10 OBUS M110
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 3 EF-2000

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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
2. Rifles and carbines Chile 1 DUD
2. Rifles and carbines Cuba 1 DUD
5. Light machine guns Chile 15 CUD
5. Light machine guns Greece 3 CII

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 Ecuador 6 CUD
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Estonia 203 CII
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Portugal 56 CII
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Switzerland 5 CII
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Chile 18 CUD
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Denmark 1 CII
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm United Kingdom 10 CII

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 France 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 2245
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 12000
2. Rifles and carbines United Kingdom 2
2. Rifles and carbines United States 31
3. Sub-machine guns Germany 23
4. Assault rifles Germany 1229
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 2
5. Light machine guns Belgium 35
5. Light machine guns France 30
5. Light machine guns Germany 170
5. Light machine guns Greece 2
5. Light machine guns Ireland 1
5. Light machine guns United States 16

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
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems Belgium 7
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems France 2

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

  • Departure of equipment from the exporter's territory
  • Arrival of equipment in the importer's territory
  • Transfer of title

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