Transfers of major conventional weapons: sorted by supplier. Deals with deliveries or orders made for year range 2013 to 2014
Note: The ‘No. delivered/produced’ and the ‘Year(s) of deliveries’ columns refer to all deliveries since the beginning of the contract. Deals in which the recipient was involved in the production of the weapon system are listed separately. The ‘Comments’ column includes publicly reported information on the value of the deal. Information on the sources and methods used in the collection of the data, and explanations of the conventions, abbreviations and acronyms, can be found at URL <
http://www.sipri.org/contents/armstrad/at_data.html>. The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database is continuously updated as new information becomes available.
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Information generated: 20 March 2015
Supplier/ Year Year(s) No.
recipient (R) No. Weapon Weapon of order/ of delivered/
or licenser (L) ordered designation description licence deliveries produced Comments
Bulgaria
R: Iraq 18 D-20 152mm Towed gun 2014 2014 18 Second-hand; aid
Czech Republic
R: Iraq (50) BMP-1 IFV (2014) Second-hand; delivery from 2015
11 L-159A ALCA FGA aircraft (2014) $200 m deal; originally produced for Czech Republic but declared surplus and not used; selected but not yet ordered by end-2014
2 L-159A ALCA FGA aircraft (2014) Second-hand; part of $200 m deal; selected but not yet ordered by end-2014
2 L-159B Trainer/combat ac (2014) Second-hand; part of $200 m deal; selected but not yet ordered by end-2014
(50) T-72 Tank (2014) Second-hand; delivery from 2015
Germany (FRG)
R: Iraq 5 Dingo-2 APC 2014 2014 5 Second-hand; for Kurdish Regional Government to use against Islamic State rebels
500 MILAN Anti-tank missile 2014 2014 (500) Second-hand; for Kurdish Regional Government to use against Islamic State rebels
Iran
R: Iraq (7) Su-25/Frogfoot-A Ground attack ac 2014 2014 (7) Second-hand (originally Iraqi aircraft flown to Iran 1991 to escape destruction in Gulf War and confiscated by Iran as payment for Iraqi war debts from Iran-Iraq War); aid against Islamic State rebels; incl 3 Su-25UBK version
Italy
R: Iraq 2 Assad Corvette 1981 Handed over unfinished to Iraq 1986 but delivery embargoed 1990 (after Iraqi invasion of Kuwait) until order renegotiated 2014 (incl modification of ships) (4 more ordered but confiscated by Italy after 1990 and sold to Malaysia)
Pakistan
R: Iraq 20 MFI-17 Supporter Trainer aircraft 2014 $94 m deal
Russia
R: Iraq (48) 96K9 Pantsyr-S1 Mobile AD system (2012) 2014 (8) $2.3 b deal (part of $4.2-5 b deal)
(500) Igla-S/SA-24 Portable SAM (2012) 2014 (100) For portable and Dzhigit vehicle-mounted launchers
15 Mi-28N/Havoc Combat helicopter (2012) 2014 (3) Part of $4.2-5 b deal; Mi-28NE version
(2000) 9M114 Shturm/AT-6 Anti-tank missile 2013 2013-2014 (750) For Mi-35M and probably Mi-28 combat helicopters
(1200) 9M311/SA-19 SAM 2013 2014 (200) For Pantsyr AD systems
(28) Mi-35M/Hind-E Combat helicopter 2013 2013-2014 (12)
(300) 9M133 Kornet/AT-14 Anti-tank missile (2014) 2014 (300)
(2) Mi-8MT/Mi-17/Hip-H Helicopter 2014 2014 (2)
(5) Su-25/Frogfoot-A Ground attack ac 2014 2014 (5) Second-hand; for use against Islamic State rebels
(10) TOS-1 Self-propelled MRL 2014 2014 (10) Probably second-hand
South Korea
R: Iraq 24 T-50 Golden Eagle Trainer/combat ac 2013 $1.1 b deal (incl paid with oil; not including $0.9-1 b for 20 years support and training); T-50IQ version; delivery 2015 or 2016-2017
Ukraine
R: Iraq (270) BTR-4 IFV 2009 2011-2013 (89) Part of $427-458 m deal; status uncertain after delivery of 60 (incl APC version; rest possibly cancelled)
(150) BTR-4K APC 2009 2011-2013 (33) Part of $427-458 m deal; incl BTR-4K and BTR-4KSh command post, BMM-4S ambulance and BREM-4 ARV version; status uncertain after delivery of 60 (incl IFV version; rest possibly cancelled)
(2700) R-2 Anti-tank missile (2009) 2011-2013 (900) For BTR-4E IFV
United States
R: Iraq (200) AGM-114L HELLFIRE Anti-tank missile 2008 2012-2013 (200) For Bell-407 helicopters
24 Bell-407 Light helicopter 2009 2012-2013 24 $60 m deal; armed version; option on 26 more
6 C-130J-30 Hercules Transport aircraft 2009 2012-2013 6 $293 m deal
80 ASV-150/M-1117 APC 2010 2011-2013 (80) $85 m deal; incl 8 command post version
(834) M-113 APC 2010 2011-2013 (834) Second-hand; M-113A2 version; modernized before delivery; incl command post, mortar-carrier, ambulance and other versions
120 M-198 155mm Towed gun 2010 2011-2013 (120) Second-hand; aid
18 F-16C Block-50/52 FGA aircraft 2011 2014 (3) Part of $3 b deal; F-16C Block-52 or F-16IQ version; incl 6 F-16D; delivery 2014-2015
3 Swiftships-35 Patrol craft 2011 2013 (3) $42 m deal; option on 3 more
1 TPS-77 Air search radar 2011 2013 (1) $26 m deal; designation uncertain
(20) AAQ-33 Sniper Aircraft EO system 2012 $32 m deal; delivery by 2015
4 APG-68 Combat ac radar 2012 AN/APG-68(V)9 version; spares for F-16 combat aircraft
8 Avenger Mobile AD system (2012) 2013-2014 (8) Part of $105 m deal; 'ISFF' aid
4 DB-110 Aircraft recce system 2012 $71 m deal; for use on F-16 combat aircraft; delivery probably by 2018
(200) FIM-92 Stinger Portable SAM 2012 2013-2014 (200) For Avenger SAM systems
8 M-88A2 HERCULES ARV 2012 2014 (8) $32 m deal
(175) AGM-114L HELLFIRE Anti-tank missile (2013) 2013-2014 175
18 F-16C Block-50/52 FGA aircraft 2013 $830 m deal; F-16C Block-52 or F-16IQ version; delivery by 2017
(24) F404 Turbofan (2013) For 24 T-50 trainer/combat aircraft from South Korea
(24) F404 Turbofan 2013 For 24 T-50 trainer/combat aircraft from South Korea
(13) MPQ-64 Air search radar (2013) 2013-2014 (13)
(10) ScanEagle UAV 2013 2014 (10)
(5000) AGM-114K HELLFIRE Anti-tank missile 2014 AGM-114K, AGM-114N and AGM-114R versions
1500 AGM-114L HELLFIRE Anti-tank missile 2014 2014 1500 Aid against Islamic States rebels
(16) Bell-407 Light helicopter (2014) Delivery 2015
(17) Caiman APC 2014 2014 (10) Second-hand; aid for Iraqi Government and Kurdish Regional Government against Islamic State rebels
250 Caiman APC 2014 2014 (125) Second-hand; aid; delivery 2014-2015
50 HMMWV Up-Armoured APV 2014 Second-hand; aid; delivery 2015
1 King Air Light transport ac 2014 $7.9 m deal; King Air-350ER version; delivery 2015
6 M-1A1 Abrams Tank 2014 Second-hand; aid; delivery 2015
8 M-88A2 HERCULES ARV 2014 Second-hand; aid; delivery 2015