UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

UNROCA original report

Switzerland 2020


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 Belgium 1

Austria

 Pandur Temporary
II. Armoured combat vehicles Botswana 21 Piranha Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Bulgaria 1 Piranha Temporary for exhibition
II. Armoured combat vehicles Denmark 3 Piranha Return after repair
II. Armoured combat vehicles Denmark 106 Piranha Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Germany 1 Duro GMTF Temporary for tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Ireland 18 Piranha Return after repair
II. Armoured combat vehicles Romania 13 Piranha Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Slovakia 6 Piranha Temporary for tests
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Oman 6

Türkiye

 Cobra Mortar System Permanent
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Slovakia 1 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 1266
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 355
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 83
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS) 3 some STINGER

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 China 2 Macau
2. Rifles and carbines Romania 1
3. Sub-machine guns Argentina 182
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 6
3. Sub-machine guns Bosnia and Herzegovina 5
3. Sub-machine guns China 2 Macau
3. Sub-machine guns France 6
3. Sub-machine guns India 2
3. Sub-machine guns Italy 2 Vatican City
3. Sub-machine guns Luxembourg 2
3. Sub-machine guns Malaysia 4
3. Sub-machine guns Malta 2
3. Sub-machine guns Poland 20
3. Sub-machine guns Uruguay 2
3. Sub-machine guns United States 992
3. Sub-machine guns Andorra 2
4. Assault rifles Austria 1
4. Assault rifles Germany 9
4. Assault rifles Italy 2 Vatican City
4. Assault rifles Lithuania 51
4. Assault rifles Luxembourg 2
4. Assault rifles Netherlands 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 Luxembourg 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Sweden 10
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 11

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 1472

Light Weapons Import

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

Departure of equipment from the exporter's territory

Source of information

Data reflects actual transfers

Views on the future operation of the Register

 

© 2025 United Nations