UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

UNROCA original report

United Kingdom 1996


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 Oman 6 Challenger 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles Botswana 10 Scorpion
II. Armoured combat vehicles Finland 2 CAV100 Light Armoured LR Defender For use on IFOR duties
II. Armoured combat vehicles Indonesia 7 Armoured Personnel Carriers
II. Armoured combat vehicles Indonesia 9 Scorpion
II. Armoured combat vehicles Kuwait 116 Warrior
II. Armoured combat vehicles Oman 50 Piranha
II. Armoured combat vehicles Oman 1 Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV)
II. Armoured combat vehicles Papua New Guinea 1 CAV100 Protected Armoured Vehicle
II. Armoured combat vehicles Papua New Guinea 2 Land Rover Defender (Cash in transit)
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Alvis&Mine Clearance Vehicle
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Botswana 12 105mm Light Gun (L118)
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Brazil 18 105mm Light Gun (L118)
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Spain 23 105mm Light Gun (L118)
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Indonesia 7 Hawk MK109
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Indonesia 10 Hawk MK209
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Saudi Arabia 6 Tornado IDS
V. (a) Attack helicopters Brazil 1 Super Lynx Mk21A
VI. Warships Brazil 2 Type 22 frigates (Brazen, Brilliant) Second-hand
VI. Warships Oman 1 83m Corvette
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Chile 8 France Second-hand exported to France for refurbishment
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Saudi Arabia 48
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers United Arab Emirates 168

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
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers France 1 For re-export as part of Cat. VI item to Qatar
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers United States 110

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 527
II. Armoured combat vehicles 3902
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 461
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 653
V. (a) Attack helicopters 426
VI. Warships 95
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 50298

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 classified
II. Armoured combat vehicles 17 Stormer
III. Large-calibre artillery systems classified
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 12 8 Hawk; 4 Sea Harrier Upgrade
V. (a) Attack helicopters classified
VI. Warships 2 1 "HMS Vigilant" submarine; 1 "HMS Grafton" Type 23 frigate
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 1104

Related policies

United Kingdom Defence equipment procurement, import and export policies.

National criterion to determine when a transfer takes effect

  • Transfer of title
  • Transfer of control

Source of information

 

Views on the future operation of the Register

Note: Information about small arms and light weapons was not requested before 2006