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United Kingdom 2010


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 Finland 1 T-55AM2
I. Battle tanks France 1 Chieftain
I. Battle tanks Netherlands 1 Charioteer
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 1 Ferret
II. Armoured combat vehicles Greece 1 Fv433
II. Armoured combat vehicles Netherlands 1 Fv439
II. Armoured combat vehicles Sweden 3 Fv439
II. Armoured combat vehicles United Kingdom 1 Morris Recce
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 5 CV90
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 4 Ferret
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Scorpion
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 2 Sabre CVR(T)
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Canada 1 Hawk Hunter
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Greece 1 Sea Harrier
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Malta 1 Canberra T4
IV. (a) Combat aircraft United States 1 Spitfire
V. (a) Attack helicopters Algeria 4 Lynx 300
V. (a) Attack helicopters Greece 6 EH101
V. (a) Attack helicopters Netherlands 1 Westland Wessex
V. (a) Attack helicopters New Zealand 1 Mi-24D
V. (a) Attack helicopters New Zealand 1 Westland Scout
V. (a) Attack helicopters New Zealand 1 Saunders Roe
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers France 3 Storm shadow
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Germany 1 Alarm
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers South Africa 49 Starstreak

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 Singapore 22 Viking Mk2 Rear Car (TCV)
II. Armoured combat vehicles Sweden 24 Viking Mk2 Front Car
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 10 Wolfhound vehicles
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 2 Viking Mk2 Rear Car (CV)
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 63 Warthog Front Car
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 63 Warthog Rear Car
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 11 Mastiff EOD
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers United States 204 Hellfire, missile
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). Ukraine 18 9M313 Igla-1, missile
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). Ukraine 5 9P519, Igla-1, launcher
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). Ukraine 7 9M36-1, Strela-3, missile
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). Ukraine 1 9P58M, Strela-3, launcher
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). Ukraine 31 9M39, Igla, missile
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). Ukraine 5 9P516, Igla

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 345 Chalenger 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles 140 Viking front car
II. Armoured combat vehicles 91 Viking TCV Rear (6 fitted with ambulance modification)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 14 Viking RRV Rear
II. Armoured combat vehicles 34 Viking CV Rear (2 fitted with ambulance modification)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 1215 FV 430 Series
II. Armoured combat vehicles 316 CVR(T) Scimitar
II. Armoured combat vehicles 476 CVR(T) Spartan
II. Armoured combat vehicles 203 CVR(T) Sultan
II. Armoured combat vehicles 35 CVR(T) Sturgeon
II. Armoured combat vehicles 32 CVR(T) Salamander
II. Armoured combat vehicles 1 Saxon
II. Armoured combat vehicles 792 Warrior
II. Armoured combat vehicles 386 Panther
II. Armoured combat vehicles 49 CVR(T) Samson
II. Armoured combat vehicles 50 CVR(T) Samaritan
II. Armoured combat vehicles 60 HVM (SP)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 28 TRV
II. Armoured combat vehicles 11 Mastiff EOD
II. Armoured combat vehicles 10 Wolfhound
III. Large calibre artillery systems 126 105mm Lt Gun
III. Large calibre artillery systems 141 AS90 SP howitzer
III. Large calibre artillery systems 36 MLTR launchers
III. Large calibre artillery systems 4 MLRS RRV
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 137 Tornado GR4
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 40 Tornado F3
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 2 Nimrod R1
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 7 Sentry
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 70 Typhoon
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 5 Reaper
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 5 Sentinel
V. (a) Attack helicopters 35 Gazelle
V. (a) Attack helicopters 54 Lynx AH7
V. (a) Attack helicopters 22 Lynx AH9/9A
V. (a) Attack helicopters 67 Apache AH1
V. (a) Attack helicopters 37 Sea King HC4
V. (a) Attack helicopters 6 Sea King HAS 6 (CR)
V. (a) Attack helicopters 34 Puma HC1
V. (a) Attack helicopters 28 Merlin HC3/3A
V. (a) Attack helicopters 38 Chinook HC2/2a
V. (a) Attack helicopters 8 Chinook HC3
V. (a) Attack helicopters 27 Lynx Mk3
V. (a) Attack helicopters 33 Lynx Mk8
V. (a) Attack helicopters 42 Merlin Mk1
V. (a) Attack helicopters 13 Sea King Mk7
VI. Warships 10 Submarines
VI. Warships 2 Aircraft carriers
VI. Warships 24 Frigates/destroyers
VI. Warships 3 Amphibious ships
VI. Warships 4 Survey vessels
VI. Warships 4 Offshore patrol vessels
VI. Warships 1 Aviation training ship
VI. Warships 1 Repair and maintenance ship
VI. Warships 14 Tanker/replenishment ship
VI. Warships 15 Mine countermeasures vessels (MCMV)

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 9 Typhoon Tranche 2
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 250 HVM Starstreak missiles

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 Afghanistan 15 Semi-automatic pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Austria 11 Pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Austria 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Barbados 25
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Barbados 30 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Belgium 40
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Belgium 128 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Brazil 6
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Canada 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Canada 1 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols France 4 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols India 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Iraq 50
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 2 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Jordan 500
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Jordan 64
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Kenya 6
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Kenya 27
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Lesotho 55
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Malta 30
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Malta 1 Sporting pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Malta 26 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Mauritius 25
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Netherlands 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Netherlands 1 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols New Zealand 8
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols New Zealand 11
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols New Zealand 1 Sporting pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols New Zealand 2 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Norway 10
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Norway 4 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Oman 20
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Pakistan 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Pakistan 4 Semi-automatic pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Panama 5 Semi-automatic pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Poland 1 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Seychelles 28 Semi-automatic pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Spain 3
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 1
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 29 Semi-automatic pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Trinidad and Tobago 3 Semi-automatic pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United Arab Emirates 10
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 81
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 1301 Semi-automatic pistol
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 1 Revolver
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Zambia 4 Semi-automatic pistol
2. Rifles and carbines Afghanistan 120 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Argentina 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Argentina 27 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 6 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 5 Combination rifle shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 12 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 29 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 58 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 3 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 3 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 2 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Bahrain 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Bahrain 6 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Bahrain 10 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Barbados 2 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Barbados 2 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Barbados 3 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Belarus 1 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 3 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 43 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 5
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 4 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Botswana 1 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Brazil 1 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Brazil 8 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Bulgaria 5 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 110 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 2 Combination rifle shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 16782 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 9 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 27 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Chile 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Cyprus 1 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Cyprus 41 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Cyprus 4 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 2 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 2 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 19 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 6 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Djibouti 12 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Djibouti 12 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Djibouti 11 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Djibouti 10 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Dominican Rep. 20 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Estonia 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 5 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 1 Combination rifle shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 7 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines France 17 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines France 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Georgia 14 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 6 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 6 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 65 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Ghana 10 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Greece 3 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Greece 5 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Haiti 15 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines India 5 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Indonesia 10 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Indonesia 31 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 17 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 60 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 6 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 13 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 25 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 25 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 1 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 1 Combination rifle shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 35 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Jamaica 13 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Japan 202 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Jordan 135 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Jordan 14 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Jordan 50 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Kazakhstan 1 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Kenya 3 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kyrgyzstan 12 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Libya 1 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Luxembourg 2 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Luxembourg 2 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Malawi 2 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Mauritius 4 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Mauritius 8 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Mexico 8 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Rep. of Moldova 6 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Rep. of Moldova 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Rep. of Moldova 4 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Mozambique 3 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Nepal 1 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 10 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 67 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 15 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 30 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 99 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 257 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 1 Combination rifle shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 19 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 7 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 5 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 10 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 130 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Oman 4 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Oman 94 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Pakistan 1 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Pakistan 70 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Paraguay 7 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Peru 139 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Poland 12 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 1 Combination rifle shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 10 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Qatar 2 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Qatar 2 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Russian Federation 530 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Russian Federation 15 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Russian Federation 13 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Saudi Arabia 1 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Saudi Arabia 5 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Saudi Arabia 6 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 46 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 1 Combination rifle shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 56 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Singapore 3 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Slovakia 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Slovenia 1 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 1103 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 31 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 40
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 18 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 1 Combination rifle shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 38 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 7 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Sweden 1 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Sweden 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Sweden 9
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 10 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 1 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 14 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines United Rep. of Tanzania 5 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines United Rep. of Tanzania 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United Rep. of Tanzania 4 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Thailand 1 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Thailand 2 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Thailand 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 150 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 6 Sniper rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines United Arab Emirates 6 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines United Arab Emirates 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines United States 3545 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines United States 2 Combination rifle shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines United States 6006 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United States 68 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Uzbekistan 2 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Zambia 3 Sporting rifle
2. Rifles and carbines Zambia 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines San Marino 1 Shotguns
3. Sub-machine guns Bahrain 5 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Brazil 23 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Brunei Darussalam 255 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Ghana 250 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Japan 114 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Jordan 5 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Malta 2 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Mauritius 25 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns New Zealand 25 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Oman 11 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Panama 4 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns South Africa 600 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns Spain 39 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns United Arab Emirates 26 Sub-machine guns
3. Sub-machine guns United States 2 Sub-machine guns
4. Assault rifles Afghanistan 49
4. Assault rifles Austria 4
4. Assault rifles Bahrain 2
4. Assault rifles Brazil 7
4. Assault rifles Brunei Darussalam 3
4. Assault rifles Canada 717
4. Assault rifles Czech Rep. 50
4. Assault rifles Djibouti 141
4. Assault rifles France 60
4. Assault rifles Germany 143
4. Assault rifles Ireland 1
4. Assault rifles Jordan 450
4. Assault rifles Kazakhstan 1
4. Assault rifles Rep. of Korea 74
4. Assault rifles Lesotho 1
4. Assault rifles Liberia 133
4. Assault rifles Malta 8
4. Assault rifles Netherlands 2
4. Assault rifles New Zealand 36
4. Assault rifles Oman 4
4. Assault rifles Pakistan 10
4. Assault rifles Peru 5
4. Assault rifles Seychelles 27
4. Assault rifles South Africa 3
4. Assault rifles Spain 24
4. Assault rifles Trinidad and Tobago 6
4. Assault rifles Ukraine 18
4. Assault rifles United Arab Emirates 2
4. Assault rifles United States 30003

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 Australia 5 General-purpose machine gun
1. Heavy machine guns Belgium 30
1. Heavy machine guns Brazil 2
1. Heavy machine guns Canada 2
1. Heavy machine guns China 3 Heavy Machine guns
1. Heavy machine guns Djibouti 6
1. Heavy machine guns Finland 1
1. Heavy machine guns Germany 0
1. Heavy machine guns Israel 1
1. Heavy machine guns Japan 111
1. Heavy machine guns Kuwait 5
1. Heavy machine guns Liberia 38
1. Heavy machine guns Liberia 20
1. Heavy machine guns Malta 1
1. Heavy machine guns Netherlands 1
1. Heavy machine guns New Zealand 33
1. Heavy machine guns Oman 11
1. Heavy machine guns Pakistan 1
1. Heavy machine guns Seychelles 15
1. Heavy machine guns Spain 13
1. Heavy machine guns United Arab Emirates 3
1. Heavy machine guns United States 1500

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 402 FN Hostal LMGs

Light Weapons Import

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No criterion submitted

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