UNROCA original report

United Kingdom 2015


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 Jordan 1 Panzer 38t 1941 Museum display
I. Battle tanks Netherlands 1 A34 Comet MK 1 Museum display
I. Battle tanks United States 1 Chieftain Fv 4200 Film Industry
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 1 FMC Lynx Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 1 FV433 Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 1 CVRT Spartan Museum display
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 1 CVRT Sturgeon Museum display
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 1 FV433 Abbot Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 1 FV432 Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles Botswana 10 EPS Springer
II. Armoured combat vehicles Brunei Darussalam 1 Jeep J8
II. Armoured combat vehicles Canada 1 Sabre CVR(T) Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles Canada 1 Spartan CVR(T) Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles Canada 1 LAV III Returned after UK exhibition
II. Armoured combat vehicles Denmark 3 Electronic Counter Measures Vehicle
II. Armoured combat vehicles Denmark 3 Improvised Explosive Device Disposal Vehicle
II. Armoured combat vehicles Denmark 3 Troop Carrying Variant Vehicle
II. Armoured combat vehicles France 28 Saxon Commercial Use
II. Armoured combat vehicles Iceland 1 Toyota Hilux
II. Armoured combat vehicles Indonesia 40 Land Rover Defender
II. Armoured combat vehicles Indonesia 4 Jankel Fox
II. Armoured combat vehicles Jordan 1 Eland Mk7
II. Armoured combat vehicles Jordan 4 Hagglund BV206
II. Armoured combat vehicles Jordan 1 OT810 Museum display
II. Armoured combat vehicles Netherlands 1 M3A1 Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles Spain 1 FV432 APC Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles Spain 1 STUG replica Displays and for Shows
II. Armoured combat vehicles Sweden 1 Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Wheeled Fox Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles Ukraine 1 Springer ATV Collector/Museum
II. Armoured combat vehicles United Arab Emirates 2 Viper
II. Armoured combat vehicles United Arab Emirates 1 Ford F550 Returned to owner after exhibition
II. Armoured combat vehicles United Arab Emirates 1 GX400 Returned to owner after exhibition
II. Armoured combat vehicles United Arab Emirates 1 Ford F550 Returned to owner after exhibition
II. Armoured combat vehicles United Arab Emirates 1 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 GXR Returned to owner after exhibition
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Spartan Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Daimer Ferret Scout Car Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Alvis "Fox" Private use
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 M53/59 Praga Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Alvis Saracen APC Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 4 Ferret Scout Car Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 OT-90 APC Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 3 CVRT Spartan Collector
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Saracen APC Displays and Shows
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 CVR(W) Fox Displays and Shows
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Fox Displays and Shows
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 Saracen Displays and Shows
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 1 BMP 1k APC Collector
III. Large calibre artillery systems Australia 1
III. Large calibre artillery systems Belgium 1
III. Large calibre artillery systems Jordan 2
III. Large calibre artillery systems Oman 2
III. Large calibre artillery systems United States 2
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Italy 2
IV. (a) Combat aircraft New Zealand 1
IV. (a) Combat aircraft Saudi Arabia 12
V. (a) Attack helicopters Algeria 6
V. (a) Attack helicopters Italy 15
V. (a) Attack helicopters Rep. of Korea 8
V. (a) Attack helicopters Netherlands 3
V. (a) Attack helicopters United States 1
VI. Warships Turkey 3 Decommissioned
VI. Warships United States 1
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Indonesia 202
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Italy 10
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Malaysia 120
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Saudi Arabia 173
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers South Africa 62
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers Sweden 142
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). Indonesia 40
VII. (b) Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS). Malaysia 8

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Imports

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

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 303 Challenger 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles 895 FV430 Series (Bulldog)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 396 Panther
II. Armoured combat vehicles 0 Viking Front Cab Vking variants reduced in order to rework into the New Viking Regen
II. Armoured combat vehicles 0 Viking TCV Rear Viking variants reduced in order to rework into the New Viking Regen
II. Armoured combat vehicles 0 Viking CV Rear Viking variants reduced in order to rework into the New Viking Regen
II. Armoured combat vehicles 0 Viking RRV Rear Viking variants reduced in order to rework into the New Viking Regen
II. Armoured combat vehicles 99 New Viking Regen Viking variants reduced in order to reowrk into the New Viking Regen
II. Armoured combat vehicles 781 Warrior
II. Armoured combat vehicles 105 Warthog Front Cab
II. Armoured combat vehicles 112 Warthog Rear Cab
II. Armoured combat vehicles 431 Mastiff Reduction in numbers reflect vehicles taken out of service
II. Armoured combat vehicles 168 Ridgeback Reduction in numbers reflect vehicles taken out of service
II. Armoured combat vehicles 125 Wolfhound
II. Armoured combat vehicles 263 CVR(T) Scimitar (Mk1)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 31 CVR(T) Scimitar (Mk2)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 339 CVR(T) Spartan (Mk1)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 17 CVR(T) Spartan (Mk2)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 148 CVR(T) Sultan (Mk1)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 4 CVR(T) Sultan (Mk2)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 3 CVR(T) Salamander
II. Armoured combat vehicles 39 CVR(T) Samson (Mk1)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 5 CVR(T) Samson (Mk2)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 44 CVR(T) Samaritan (Mk1)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 2 CVR(T) Samaritan (Mk2)
III. Large calibre artillery systems 89 AS90 155 mm SP Howitzer
III. Large calibre artillery systems 122 105 mm Light Gun
III. Large calibre artillery systems 35 MLRS launchers
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 79 Tornado GR4
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 0 Tornado F3
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 133 Typhoon
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 10 Reaper UAV
V. (a) Attack helicopters 66 Apache AH1
V. (a) Attack helicopters 0 Lynx AH7 Numbers of Lynx aircraft have reduced as OSD approaches.
V. (a) Attack helicopters 21 Lynx AH9/9A Numbers of Lynx aircraft have reduced as OSD approaches.
V. (a) Attack helicopters 0 Lynx MK3 Numbers of Lynx aircraft have reduced as OSD approaches.
V. (a) Attack helicopters 15 Lynx MK8 Numbers of Lynx aircraft have reduced as OSD approaches.
V. (a) Attack helicopters 31 Wildcat AH Mk1
V. (a) Attack helicopters 20 Wildcat HMA Mk2 20 x Wildcat HMA Mk2 IOC declared on Jan 2015
V. (a) Attack helicopters 12 Merlin MK1 12 x Merlin Mk1 held in long term storage following the Mk1 OSD of 31 December 2014
V. (a) Attack helicopters 30 Merlin MK2
VI. Warships 11 Submarines One submarine taken out of service
VI. Warships 0 Aircraft Carriers
VI. Warships 19 Frigates/Destroyers
VI. Warships 3 Amphibious Ships
VI. Warships 3 Survey Vessels
VI. Warships 4 Offshore Patrol Vessels
VI. Warships 1 Primary Casualty Receiving Facility/Aviation Training Ship
VI. Warships 10 Tanker/Replenishment Ship One Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel taken out of service
VI. Warships 15 Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCM)
VI. Warships 1 Ice Patrol
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers 2353

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 6 Typhoon
V. (a) Attack helicopters 6 Wildcat AH Mk1
V. (a) Attack helicopters 20 Wildcat HMA Mk2

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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 20 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Austria 2 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Barbados 6 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Brazil 1 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Canada 2 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Comoros 110 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Czech Rep. 10 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Egypt 30 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols France 4 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Italy 1 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Kenya 55 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Luxembourg 1 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Malaysia 101 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Maldives 310 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Malta 30 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Mauritius 160 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols New Zealand 23 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Oman 4341 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Saudi Arabia 4 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Seychelles 30 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols South Africa 516 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Spain 1 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Sri Lanka 190 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Switzerland 4 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Turkey 15 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United Arab Emirates 9 Pistols
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols United States 41 Pistols
2. Rifles and carbines Algeria 18 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 32 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Australia 1905 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Austria 13 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Azerbaijan 4 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Bahrain 16 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Barbados 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 19 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Belgium 3 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Botswana 5 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Botswana 2 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Brazil 1 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Brazil 4 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Bulgaria 5 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Canada 116 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Chile 1 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Comoros 100 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Comoros 300 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Comoros 500 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Croatia 1 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Cyprus 4 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 45 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 20 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Czech Rep. 8 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 15 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Denmark 17 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Egypt 150 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Egypt 200 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Estonia 1 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ethiopia 2 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 7 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Finland 1 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines France 6 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines France 15 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines France 12 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Georgia 5 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 5 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Germany 26 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Greece 2 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Hungary 54 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Iceland 3 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Iceland 1 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Iceland 13 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines India 1 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Indonesia 185 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Iraq 550 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 3 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ireland 1 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Israel 2 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 29 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Italy 55 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Japan 63 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Japan 4 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Japan 5 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Japan 6 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Jordan 10 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kazakhstan 2 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kazakhstan 1 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kenya 100 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kenya 2 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Rep. of Korea 4 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kuwait 1 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Kyrgyzstan 1 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Latvia 9 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Lebanon 48 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Lebanon 48 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Luxembourg 3 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Luxembourg 2 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines North Macedonia 12 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Malawi 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Malawi 1 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Malaysia 200 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Malaysia 3 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Maldives 300 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Maldives 600 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Maldives 500 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Malta 150 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Malta 213 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Malta 2 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Mauritius 200 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Mauritius 300 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Mauritius 500 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Mexico 550 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Monaco 3 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 3 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Netherlands 1 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 1 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 41 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines New Zealand 19 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 5 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Norway 8 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Oman 600 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Oman 900 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Pakistan 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Pakistan 4 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Pakistan 15 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Poland 6 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Portugal 20 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Qatar 5 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Serbia 110 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Seychelles 200 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Seychelles 150 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Singapore 2 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Slovenia 1 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 100 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 450 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 1077 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines South Africa 113 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 18 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Spain 14 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Sri Lanka 300 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Sri Lanka 600 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Sri Lanka 500 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Sweden 2 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Sweden 8 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 9 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Switzerland 29 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United Rep. of Tanzania 2 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Thailand 51 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Thailand 21 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Turkey 259 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 10 Shotguns
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 19 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Ukraine 7 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United Arab Emirates 14 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United Arab Emirates 24 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United Arab Emirates 3 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United States 212 Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United States 125 Sporting Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines United States 51747 Sniper Rifles
2. Rifles and carbines Zambia 28 Sporting Rifles
3. Sub-machine guns Brazil 133
3. Sub-machine guns Czech Rep. 2
3. Sub-machine guns Germany 20
3. Sub-machine guns Japan 84
3. Sub-machine guns Jordan 33
3. Sub-machine guns Kuwait 500
3. Sub-machine guns Luxembourg 20
3. Sub-machine guns Malaysia 40
3. Sub-machine guns New Zealand 50
3. Sub-machine guns Oman 550
3. Sub-machine guns South Africa 60
3. Sub-machine guns Switzerland 4
3. Sub-machine guns Trinidad and Tobago 400
3. Sub-machine guns United Arab Emirates 64
4. Assault rifles Afghanistan 18
4. Assault rifles Austria 4
4. Assault rifles Bahrain 5000
4. Assault rifles Barbados 7
4. Assault rifles Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
4. Assault rifles Brazil 351
4. Assault rifles Bulgaria 1
4. Assault rifles Canada 1
4. Assault rifles Comoros 1400
4. Assault rifles Czech Rep. 3
4. Assault rifles Denmark 24
4. Assault rifles Egypt 805
4. Assault rifles Germany 25
4. Assault rifles Israel 2
4. Assault rifles Japan 344
4. Assault rifles Jordan 549
4. Assault rifles Kenya 200
4. Assault rifles Malaysia 415
4. Assault rifles Maldives 2200
4. Assault rifles Malta 600
4. Assault rifles Mauritius 1920
4. Assault rifles New Zealand 44
4. Assault rifles Norway 1
4. Assault rifles Oman 4200
4. Assault rifles Pakistan 40
4. Assault rifles Romania 1
4. Assault rifles Seychelles 632
4. Assault rifles Slovenia 3
4. Assault rifles South Africa 2874
4. Assault rifles Sri Lanka 2000
4. Assault rifles Switzerland 5
4. Assault rifles Turkey 10
4. Assault rifles United Arab Emirates 97
4. Assault rifles United States 560
5. Light machine guns Afghanistan 4
5. Light machine guns Austria 5
5. Light machine guns Bahrain 344
5. Light machine guns Belgium 1
5. Light machine guns Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
5. Light machine guns Denmark 10
5. Light machine guns Egypt 27
5. Light machine guns France 2
5. Light machine guns Germany 35
5. Light machine guns Iraq 800
5. Light machine guns Japan 44
5. Light machine guns Luxembourg 1
5. Light machine guns Malaysia 1
5. Light machine guns New Zealand 68
5. Light machine guns Oman 1561
5. Light machine guns Saudi Arabia 60
5. Light machine guns Seychelles 48
5. Light machine guns Switzerland 3
5. Light machine guns Turkey 14
5. Light machine guns United States 30

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 Czech Rep. 1
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Germany 11
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Malaysia 3
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers New Zealand 3
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers Oman 48
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United Arab Emirates 4
2. Hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers United States 2
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Germany 4
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Japan 1
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Netherlands 3
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Thailand 1
6. Mortars of calibres less than 75 mm Trinidad and Tobago 1

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