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Selection of DU weaponry in the:

Registers of the transfers and licensed production of major conventional weapons in the SIPRI yearbooks from 1988 to 1999

Country Source Supplier/Licenser Weapons yr of order yr(s) of nr Recipient delivery

 Australia [6; 514] S: USA 2 Phalanx (CIWS) '85 '92-'93 2

Bahrain [6; 515] S: USA 25 M-60A3 Patton 2 MBT '91 '93 (25)

[9; 250] 27 M-60A3 MBT '90 '90 27

[7; 499] 8 AH-64 Apache '91

[8; 333] S: USA 43 M-60A3 MBT '90 '91 43

[11; 246]S: USA 50 M-60A3 MBT '86 '87-'88 (50)

Bosnia-H. [3; 298] S: USA 45 M-60A3 Patton 2 MBT '96 '96 45

Brazil [3; 299] S: USA 91 M-60A3 Patton 2 MBT '96

[8; 333] S: USA 4 Phalanx (CIWS) '88

[10; 274] 8 Phalanx (CIWS) '88 '89 (2)

Brunei [1; 459] S: Netherlands 3 Goalkeeper (CIWS) '97

Canada [4; 492] S: USA 6 Phalanx (CIWS) '90 '94-'95 (4)

[5; 517] S: USA 4 Phalanx (CIWS) '87 '91-'94 (4)

[5; 517] S: USA 6 Phalanx (CIWS) '86 '91-'94 (6)

China [11;232] S: USA (2) Phalanx (CIWS) ('87) '88 (2)

Egypt [1;464] L: USA 31 M-1A1 Abrams (MBT) '98 '97-'98

[2; 332] S: USA 12 AH-64A Apache '95 '96-'97 (12)

L: USA 499 M-1A1 Abrams (MBT) '88 '92-'97 (499)

31 M-1A1 Abrams (MBT) '96 '97 31

[3; 304] S: USA 24 AH-64A Apache '90 '95-'96 (24)

12 AH-64A Apache '95 '96 (6)

[5; 520] 340 M-60A3 Patton 2 MBT '93

[6; 523] 312 M-60A3 Patton 2 MBT ('90) '90-'93 (312)

[8; 335] 15 M-1 Abrams MBT '88 '90-'91 15

Germany [8; 320] S: Netherlands 3 Goalkeeper (CIWS) '91 '91 3

Greece [2; 335] S: USA 8 Phalanx Mk-15 (CIWS) '88 '92-'96 4

[3; 307] S: USA 20 AH-64A Apache '91 '95-'96 (12)

[7; 487] S: FRG 312 M-60A3 Patton MBT ('90) '90-'92 (253)

[7; 488] S: USA 8 AH-64 Apache ('91)

359 M-60A1 Patton MBT ('90) '91-'92 (359)

[8; 321] 4 Phalanx (CIWS) ('87)

[11, 212] 2 Phalanx (CIWS) '86

Russia [1; 468] S: USA 8 Phalanx Mk-15 (CIWS) '88 '92-'98

India [1; 470] S: Russia T-90 (MBT) '98

Israel [4; 503] S: USA 3 Phalanx (CIWS) ('89) '94-'95 3

[6; 526] 7 AH-64A Apache ('92)

17 AH-64A Apache '92

[8; 339] 18 AH-64 Apache '89 '90-'91 18

Italy [2; 340] S: USA 13 AV-8B Harrier-2 Plus '92 '96-'97 13

[5; 528] S: USA 3 AV-8B Harrier-2 Plus '91 '94 3

[9; 239] 2 AV-8B Harrier 2 '90 '90 2

(UN-F Somalia) [6; 527] 10 M-60A1 Patton MBT '93 '93 10

Japan [1; 474] S: USA 8 Phalanx Mk-15 (CIWS) '88 '93-'96 6

[3; 313] S: USA 2 Phalanx (CIWS) '95

[6; 528] 6 Phalanx (CIWS) '88 '93 (2)

[8; 323] (28) Phalanx (CIWS) '85 '87-'91 20

[11;237] 6 Phalanx (CIWS) '81 '82 (2)

(2) Phalanx (CIWS) ('85) '86-'88 (2)

(8) Phalanx (CIWS) '88 '88 (2)

[12; 213] 6 Phalanx (CIWS) '86

4 Phalanx (CIWS) '87

Jordan [3; 314] S: USA 50 M-60A3 Patton-2 (MBT) '95 '96 50

Korea, S. [1; 476] S: Netherlands 2 Goalkeeper (CIWS) ('91) '98 (2)

4 Goalkeeper (CIWS) '95

        [6; 529] S: USA 37 AH-64A Apache '92 
Kuwait [1; 478] S: USA 16 AH-64D Apache '97

[2; 344] S: USA 218 M-1A2 Abrams (MBT) '92 '95-'97 (218)

[7; 508] S: Netherlands 4 Goalkeeper (CIWS) '92

Morocco [5; 534] S: USA 120 M-60A3 Patton 2 MBT '94 '94 120

[9; 263] 200 M-60A1 MBT '90

Netherlands [1; 481] S: USA 30 AH-64D Apache '95 '98 (4)

Oman [1; 483] S: UK 20 Challenger-2 (MBT) '97

[3; 321] S: UK 18 Challenger-2 (MBT) '93 '95-'96 (18)

[8; 343] S: USA .. M-60A3 MBT '91 '91 27

Pakistan [10; 289]S: USA 4 Phalanx (CIWS) '89

[11; 260] 6 Phalanx (CIWS) ('87) '87-'88 (6)

Portugal [8; 326] S: USA 80 M-60A3 (MBT) '91 '91 80

3 Phalanx (CIWS) '86 '91 2

Qatar [2; 352] S: Netherlands 4 Goalkeeper (CIWS) '92 '96-'97 4

Saudi Arabia [4; 517] S: USA 150 M-60A3 Patton 2 (MBT)'90 '94-'95 150

[8; 346] 150 M-1 Abrams MBT '90

[5; 541] 315 M-1A2 Abrams MBT '90 '93-'94 315

150 M-1 Abrams MBT '90 (second order)

400 M-2 Bradley AIFV '90 '92-'94 (400)

[6; 538] 12 AH-64A Apache '90 '93 12

[11; 262] 100 M-60A3 MBT '83 '88 100

Singapore [10;292] S: USA 6 Phalanx (CIWS) ('86) '88 1

Spain [2; 356] S: USA 8 AV-8B Harrier 2 Plus '92 '96-'97 8

[8; 327] S: USA 5 AV-8B Harrier 2 '90 '91 5

[4; 520] 1 TAV-8B Harrier 2 '92

[6; 540] 260 M-60A3 Patton MBT '91 '92-'93 (260)

[7; 494] 160 M-60A1 Patton MBT '91 '92 (133)

[11;240] 12 AV-8B Harrier '83 '87-'88 12

Taiwan [1; 491] S: USA 160 M-60A3 Patton-2 (MBT)'94 '95-'98 (160)

[6; 542] 200 M-60A3 Patton 2 MBT '91

[3; 331] S: USA 160 M-60A3 Patton-2 (MBT)'91 '95-'96 (160)

[7; 515] 8 Phalanx (CIWS) ('89) '89-'92 8

[10;307] L: USA 470 M-60H MBT ('84) '85-'89 (470)

[12; 245]S: USA (75) M-60A3 MBT '84

(140)M-60A3 MBT ('85)

Thailand [2; 360] S: USA (101) M-60A3 Patton-2 (MBT) '95 '95-'97 (101)

[7; 516] 300 M-60A1 Patton MBT '90 '91-'92 (300)

[6; 543] (300) M-60A1 Patton MBT '90 '93 (53)

[11; 266] (3) Phalanx (CIWS) '87 '87 2

Turkey [6; 545] 600 M-60A3 Patton MBT ('90) '92-'93 (600)

[5; 549] (658) M-60A3 Patton 2 MBT ('91) '93-'94 (658)

[7; 496] (164) M-60A1 Patton MBT ('91)

[6; 544] 50 A-10A Thunderbolt II '93 '93 (15)

[6; 545] 164 M-60A1 Patton MBT ('91) '92-'93 (109)

[11;242] 8 Phalanx (CIWS) ('82) `87-'88

UAE [1;495] S: France 390 Leclerc (MBT) '93 '94-'98 (211)

[1; 496] S: Netherlands 2 Goalkeeper (CIWS) '96 '97-'98 2

[3; 338] S: USA 10 AH-64A Apache '94 '96 (6)

[5; 551] S: USA 20 AH-64A Apache '91 '93-'94 20

10 AH-64A Apache '91 (for Abu Dhabi)

[9; 272] S: Netherlands 2 Goalkeeper (CIWS) '86 '90 2

UK [1;497] S: Netherlands 2 Goalkeeper (CIWS) ('96)

S: USA 8 AH-64D Apache '95

L: USA 59 AH-64D Apache '95

[10;269] S: Netherlands 9 Goalkeeper (CIWS) '85 '87-'88 6

S: USA 24 Phalanx (CIWS) ('85) '85-'89 (24)

[11;242] S: Netherlands (24) Goalkeeper (CIWS) '85 '87-'88 7
 
 

    Notes: All orders of the Phalanx (CIWS) from 1990 are not mentioned. Since 1988 the production of DU rounds used by this weaponry has been stopped. 

    There is no hard evidence about the use of DU rounds by the Apache attack helicopters. 

    [1] Register of the transfers and licensed production of major conventional weapons, 1998; Bjoern Hagelin, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman; Appendix 11B in SIPRI yearbook 1999 - armaments, disarmament & International Security, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1999. 

    [2] Register of the transfers and licensed production of major conventional weapons, 1997; Ian Anthony, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman; Appendix 8B in SIPRI yearbook 1998 - armaments, disarmament & International Security, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1998. 

    [3] Register of the trade in and licensed production of major conventional weapons, 1996; Ian Anthony, Gerd Hagmeyer-Gaverus, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman; Appendix 9B in SIPRI yearbook 1997 - armaments, disarmament & International Security, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1997. 

    [4] Register of the trade in and licensed production of major conventional weapons, 1995; Ian 

    Anthony, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman; Appendix 11B in SIPRI yearbook 1996 - armaments, disarmaments & International Security, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1996. 

    [5] Register of the trade in and licensed production of major conventional weapons, 1994; Ian Anthony, Gerd Hagemeyer-Gaverus, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman; Appendix 14B in SIPRI yearbook 1995 - Armaments, disarmament and International Security, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1995. 

    [6] Register of the trade in and licensed production of major conventional weapons in industrialized and developing countries, 1993; Ian Anthony, Paul Claesson, Gerd Hagemeyer-Gaverus, Elisabeth Skoens and Siemon T. Wezeman; Appendix 13C in SIPRI yearbook 1994 - Armaments, disarmament and International Security, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1994. 

    [7] Register of the trade in and licensed production of major conventional weapons in industrialized and developing countries, 1992; Ian Anthony, Paul Claesson, Gerd Hagemeyer-Gaverus, Elisabeth Skoens, and Siemon T. Wezeman; Appendix 10C in SIPRI yearbook 1993 - World armaments and disarmament, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1993. 

    [8] Register of the trade in and licensed production of major conventional weapons in industrialized and developing countries, 1991; Ian Anthony, Agnes Courades Allebeck, Gerd Hagemeyer-Gaverus, Paolo Miggiano, Elisabeth Skoens and Herbert Wulf; Appendix 8C in SIPRI yearbook 1992 - World armaments and disarmament, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1992. 

    [9] Register of the trade in and licensed production of major conventional weapons in industrialized and Third World countries, 1990; Ian Anthony, Agnes Courades Allebeck, Gerd Hagemeyer-Gaverus, Paolo Miggiano and Herbert Wulf; Appendix 7B in SIPRI yearbook 1991 - World Armaments and Disarmament, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1991. 

    [10] Register of the trade in and licensed production of major conventional weapons in industrialized and Third World countries, 1989; Ian Anthony, Agnes Courades Allebeck, Espen Gullikstad, Gerd Hagemeyer-Gaverus, Evamaria Loose-Weintraub and Herbert Wulf; Appendix 7B in SIPRI yearbook 1990 - World Armaments and Disarmament, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1990. 

    [11] Register of the trade in and licensed production of major conventional weapons in industrialized and Third World countries, 1988; Ian Anthony, Agnes Courades Allebeck, Espen Gullikstad, Aaron Karp; Appendix 6B in SIPRI yearbook 1989 - World Armaments and Disarmament, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1989. 

    [12] Register of the trade in major conventional weapons with industrialized and Third World countries, 1987. Appendix 7B in SIPRI yearbook 1988 - World Armaments and Disarmament, Oxford University Press Inc., NY 1988.