UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

UNROCA original report

Switzerland 2022


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 Austria 5 Eagle Temporary for tests
II. Armoured combat vehicles Belgium 4 Piranha Return after repair
II. Armoured combat vehicles Belgium 18 Pandur For finishing
II. Armoured combat vehicles Botswana 9 Piranha Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Denmark 49 Piranha 47 x permanent; 2 x return after repair
II. Armoured combat vehicles Denmark 37 Eagle Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles France 5 Piranha 2x temporary export for demonstration
II. Armoured combat vehicles France 1 Eagle Temporary for demonstration
II. Armoured combat vehicles France 2 Duro Temporary export for demonstration
II. Armoured combat vehicles Germany 12 Eagle 2x permanent; 4x temporary export for testing; 5x temporary export for demonstration
II. Armoured combat vehicles Germany 1 Yak Return after repair
II. Armoured combat vehicles Ireland 10 Piranha Return after repair
II. Armoured combat vehicles Romania 10 Hull of Piranha Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Slovakia 1 Piranha Temporary export for demonstration
II. Armoured combat vehicles Spain 20 Hull of Piranha Permanent
II. Armoured combat vehicles Sweden 3 Piranha Return after repair
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Slovakia 1 Cobra Mortar System Temporary for testing
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Germany 2 Missiles MK2 (air defence) Decommissioning

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
I. Battle tanks Sweden 2 Switzerland Armored tracked vehicle (CV 9030) Return after upgrade at manufacturer
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Spain 75 81mm mortar

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 1287
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 349
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 55
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 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 Germany 3
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 12
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 4
2. Rifles and carbines Qatar 11
2. Rifles and carbines Romania 1
2. Rifles and carbines United States 2
3. Sub-machine guns Austria 1
3. Sub-machine guns Belgium 17
3. Sub-machine guns Bosnia and Herzegovina 33
3. Sub-machine guns France 20
3. Sub-machine guns Germany 8
3. Sub-machine guns Italy 2
3. Sub-machine guns Romania 5
3. Sub-machine guns Serbia 320
3. Sub-machine guns United Kingdom 600
3. Sub-machine guns United States 704
4. Assault rifles Belgium 1
4. Assault rifles Bosnia and Herzegovina 60
4. Assault rifles Denmark 1
4. Assault rifles Germany 35
4. Assault rifles Romania 3
5. Light machine guns Ireland 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
1. Heavy machine guns Ireland 2
1. Heavy machine guns Norway 4 12.7 mm machine gun Temporary for testing
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Canada 35
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Denmark 2
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers France 11
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Ireland 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Sweden 4
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 467

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
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 1
4. Assault rifles Belgium 2
5. Light machine guns Belgium 120 12.7 mm machine gun

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 Norway 2 12.7 mm machine gun Temporary for testing

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