UNROCA original report

Switzerland 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 Germany 2 Return after repair
II. Armoured combat vehicles Austria 1 DURO Temporary for tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Belgium 1 Pandur Return after tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Botswana 1 Piranha Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Canada 1 EAGLE Temporary for tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Czech Rep. 1 EAGLE Temporary for exhibition
II. Armoured combat vehicles Denmark 36 EAGLE Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Denmark 56 Piranha Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Germany 2 DURO Temporary for tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Ireland 16 Piranha Return after repair
II. Armoured combat vehicles Norway 1 Piranha Temporary for tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Portugal 1 Piranha Temporary for tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Romania 26 Piranha Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Slovakia 3 Piranha Temporary for tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Slovakia 1 Piranha Temporary for tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Sweden 1 Piranha Temporary for exhibition
II. Armoured combat vehicles United Kingdom 1 EAGLE Temporary for exhibition (DSEI)
III. Large calibre artillery systems Germany 1 Cobra Mortar System Temporary for tests
III. Large calibre artillery systems Oman 6

Turkey

Cobra Mortar System Permanent
III. Large calibre artillery systems Portugal 1 Cobra Mortar System Temporary for tests
III. Large calibre artillery systems Slovakia 3 Cobra Mortar System Temporary for tests

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 Spain 6 81mm Mortar Import for tests

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 134
II. Armoured combat vehicles 1245
III. Large calibre artillery systems 437
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 83
V. (a) Attack helicopters 0
VI. Warships 0
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 3 some STINGERS

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

Related policies

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 Oman 3
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 12
2. Rifles and carbines Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 8
2. Rifles and carbines United States 6
3. Sub-machine guns Bosnia and Herzegovina 5
3. Sub-machine guns France 8
3. Sub-machine guns Jordan 4
3. Sub-machine guns Lithuania 58
3. Sub-machine guns Poland 40
3. Sub-machine guns South Africa 3
3. Sub-machine guns United States 1374
4. Assault rifles Germany 3
4. Assault rifles Lithuania 243
4. Assault rifles United States 24
5. Light machine guns Romania 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
1. Heavy machine guns Romania 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Canada 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Lithuania 3
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Sweden 14
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 12

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
5. Light machine guns Belgium 600

Light Weapons Import

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

Source of information

Data reflects actual transfers

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