|
Data
about DCS licenses do not necessarily refer to final sales; they indicate
only that the State Department has granted permission for a possible sale.
The State Department estimates that about half of all export licenses
it grants result in actual deliveries.1
Table
1: 2000-2002
| Commodity |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
Quantity |
Lic. Value |
Quantity |
Lic. Value |
Quantity |
Lic. Value |
Quantity |
Lic. Value |
| Agreements, mfg. and tech. assistance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Aircraft attack A-37 spare parts |
|
72,403 |
|
18,604,491 |
|
165,056 |
|
75,109
|
| Aircraft cargo C-130 spare parts |
|
7,087,474 |
|
20,000,000 |
|
2,581 |
|
500,000
|
| Aircraft
ground support equipment |
|
1,048 |
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
| Aircraft spare parts miscellaneous |
|
5,819,976 |
|
608,053 |
|
12,432,503 |
|
4,546,168
|
| Aircraft Stol OV10A spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Aircraft
trainer T-34 spare parts |
600,000 |
15,951 |
|
|
|
87,674 |
|
|
| Aircraft trainer T-37 spare parts |
|
|
|
208,204 |
|
4,279 |
|
|
| Aircraft, unclassifiable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ammunition manufacturing equipment |
|
|
|
170,980 |
|
|
|
|
| Ammunition raw materials |
|
327,043 |
|
114,021 |
|
621,679 |
|
148,762
|
| Antennas (radio and communications types) |
|
|
|
158,635 |
|
|
|
|
| Armor plate |
|
43,000 |
|
225,998 |
|
58,360 |
|
|
| Armored vests (personnel) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Artillery guns all sizes & howitzers |
|
|
|
|
281,200 |
181,093 |
|
|
| Artillery fuzes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Automated teller machines / components |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,694
|
| Auxiliary military equip. and spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Batteries (all types) |
|
|
|
|
978 |
24,509 |
|
|
| Battery chargers (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Binoculars |
|
|
|
|
43 |
140,400 |
|
|
| Bomb detection equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
43,200 |
|
522,376
|
| Bombs practice |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Breathing equip (gas masks etc) |
|
|
|
196,402 |
|
|
|
|
| Carbine (all types) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cartridges .22 cal through .50 cal |
0 |
12,000 |
19,801 |
922,826 |
1,470,000 |
39,424 |
190,200
|
212,175
|
| Cartridges tracer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chemical agent dispensing equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
465,750 |
|
|
| Chemical agents and herbicides |
|
308,910 |
|
117,371 |
|
32,957 |
|
|
| Communications
equipment & component |
12 |
130,975 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
523,020
|
| Crypto equip. components and spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crypto machines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Direction finders (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electronic
equip (misc.) |
0 |
153,220 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
| Electronics
components & spare parts |
2 |
266,125 |
|
17,920 |
|
1,185,377 |
|
11,496,287
|
| Engine
diesel (all models) |
0 |
466,962 |
20 |
447,995 |
33 |
565,890 |
|
|
| Engine
spare parts & components misc |
|
|
|
|
|
1,508,080 |
|
|
| Engine jet J-79 spare parts |
|
12,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Engine
jet T-53 series |
19 |
300,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
| Engine jet T-56 spare parts |
5 |
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Engine
jet T-56 spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Explosives |
|
|
|
176,500 |
|
|
|
128,640
|
| Fire Control System Parts & Components |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,490
|
| Forward looking infrared (FLIR) parts |
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
| Forward looking infrared (FLIR) systems |
|
|
|
|
3 |
2,161,570 |
|
|
| Generators |
|
|
|
|
37 |
129,000 |
|
|
| Grenade launcher (all models) |
|
|
|
127,486 |
|
|
33
|
52,437
|
| Grenades hand and weapon types |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gun, aircraft, .50 cal / 40mm |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gun, machine, M2 series 50 cal |
|
|
|
147,686 |
|
|
|
|
| Helicopter S-70A series |
|
|
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
| Helicopter spare parts, miscellaneous |
|
|
|
33,235 |
|
|
|
|
| Helicopter supp equip spare parts |
16 |
5,280,200 |
|
11,241,000 |
|
5,000,000 |
|
235,325
|
| Helmets pilot (all models) |
0 |
17,271 |
40 |
27,300 |
40 |
39,920 |
|
|
| Helmets protective (all models) |
0 |
4,060 |
112 |
100,806 |
8 |
9,269 |
|
|
| Image intensifiers |
0 |
45,999 |
130 |
919,606 |
92 |
1,212,741 |
18
|
54,259
|
| Interrogator set spares and components |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Laser
components & spare parts |
|
281,600 |
|
|
|
47,003 |
|
|
| Lasers (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Machine gun (all types) |
|
|
39 |
463,298 |
372 |
4,998,954 |
18
|
656,100
|
| Machine gun spares |
|
|
|
307,835 |
|
188,941 |
|
771,268
|
| Missile launchers (excluding tow) |
|
|
4 |
6,607 |
|
|
|
|
| Missile launcher spare parts and sup. equip. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Missile spare parts (non specific type) |
|
|
|
260,000 |
|
|
|
|
| Mortar ammunition (all sizes) |
|
|
|
1,447,610 |
|
|
|
|
| Night vision goggles |
15 |
2,914,483 |
|
404,747 |
|
2,573,610 |
|
6,337,172
|
| Night vision scopes (crew serve weapons) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Night vision scopes (hand held) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Night
vision scopes spares & components |
10 |
771,391 |
|
1,039,793 |
|
7,918,722 |
|
4,258,292
|
| Night vision, AN/PVS-7A/B goggles |
3 |
30,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Parachutes
(cargo) |
0 |
55,409 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Parachutes
(personnel) |
0 |
29,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Patrol
Boat |
|
|
3 |
1,395,000 |
35 |
9,680,000 |
20
|
2,600,000
|
| Pistols
& revolvers |
0 |
2,267 |
50 |
28,081 |
366 |
281,963 |
62
|
284,579
|
| Pistols
& revolvers spare parts |
0 |
311,122 |
|
137,222 |
|
1,653,494 |
|
461,937
|
| Propellants |
|
|
|
52,800 |
|
1,927,771 |
|
632,080
|
| Protective equip (suits, gloves, etc.) |
|
|
|
|
|
234,764 |
|
|
| Protective equip component parts |
2 |
1,080 |
|
83,225 |
|
121,209 |
|
|
| Pyrotechnics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pyrotechnics |
|
34,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Radar systems (airborne models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Radar systems components and spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,000,000
|
| Radio set (components and set) |
|
|
|
18,000 |
|
|
|
5,371
|
| Receiver sets (all models) |
|
|
|
|
1 |
81,045 |
|
|
| Receiver / transmitters (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rifle (non-military, all types) |
0 |
1,775 |
28 |
74,801 |
115 |
406,875 |
283
|
1,690,724
|
| Rifle M-16 (all models) |
|
|
|
|
46 |
61,916 |
|
|
| Rifle M-16 spare parts and components |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Riot control chemicals (anti-pers) |
|
|
|
17,244 |
|
|
|
255,956
|
| Riot control equipment (police type eq) |
|
|
|
|
|
9,930 |
|
|
| Rocket launcher (all models) |
|
|
20 |
279,678 |
15 |
325,000 |
10
|
219,771
|
| Rocket launcher components & spare |
|
|
|
|
|
15,900 |
|
|
| Ship components and spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Shotgun (all types) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Small arms spare parts (rifle and carbine) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
218,190
|
| Speech and voice scramblers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Submachine guns |
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tank components and spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Technical
data cat IV |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
| Technical
data cat IX |
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Technical
data cat V |
|
|
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
1,000
|
| Technical data cat VI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Technical data cat VIII |
|
|
|
100 |
|
6,850,789 |
|
10,785
|
| Technical data cat. XI |
|
|
|
150 |
|
20 |
|
|
| Technical Data Misc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,500
|
| Telephone equipment (all models) |
|
|
|
137,828 |
|
23,123 |
|
|
| Training equipment (all types) |
|
|
|
|
|
441,687 |
|
2,980,000
|
| Training Equipment (Various Types) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Training Equip Components & Spare Parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
404,807
|
| transmitters (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,386
|
| Transponders |
|
|
36 |
544,497 |
|
|
|
|
| Trucks military (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vehicle, AAV7A1/AAVAI assault amphibious |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vehicle Military Components & Spares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
199,736
|
| Vehicles military (miscellaneous types) |
|
|
|
|
|
2,257,120 |
|
650,027
|
| Weapons spare parts and components |
|
|
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
| Total |
|
25,800,944 |
|
66,265,031 |
|
66,572,148 |
|
56,512,443
|
Table 2: 1996-1999
| Commodity |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
|
|
|
Quantity |
Lic.
Value |
Quantity |
Lic.
Value |
Quantity |
Lic.
Value |
| Agreements, mfg. and tech. assistance |
2 |
15,000,000 |
1 |
7,427,200 |
|
8,400,000 |
|
|
| Aircraft attack A-37 spare parts |
|
12,500 |
|
119,050 |
|
85,340 |
|
485,950 |
| Aircraft cargo C-130 spare parts |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
3,004,920 |
|
|
| Aircraft
ground support equipment |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Aircraft spare parts miscellaneous |
|
42,244 |
|
285,180 |
|
2,838,837 |
|
10,483,592 |
| Aircraft Stol OV10A spare parts |
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
69,416 |
|
54,530 |
| Aircraft
trainer T-34 spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Aircraft trainer T-37 spare parts |
|
|
|
21,221 |
|
|
|
|
| Aircraft, unclassifiable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
3,347,670 |
| Ammunition manufacturing equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ammunition raw materials |
|
683,389 |
|
915,073 |
|
1,079,853 |
|
2,489,864 |
| Antennas (radio and communications types) |
|
|
|
|
21 |
219,494 |
|
|
| Armor plate |
|
631,038 |
|
1,735,366 |
|
|
|
53,134 |
| Armored vests (personnel) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
55,000 |
| Artillery guns all sizes & howitzers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Artillery fuzes |
|
|
|
|
|
360 |
|
|
| Automated teller machines / components |
|
116,905 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Auxiliary military equip. and spare parts |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
|
| Batteries (all types) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Battery chargers (all models) |
1 |
8,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Binoculars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bomb detection equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bombs practice |
|
|
|
|
|
132,679 |
|
|
| Breathing equip (gas masks etc) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Carbine (all types) |
|
|
|
|
20 |
14,580 |
|
|
| Cartridges .22 cal through .50 cal |
533,880 |
798,535 |
1,210,000 |
54,928 |
440,000 |
14,690 |
|
|
| Cartridges tracer |
|
|
|
|
1,187,000 |
462,930 |
|
|
| Chemical agent dispensing equipment |
|
|
|
106,000 |
|
|
|
274140 |
| Chemical agents and herbicides |
|
61,452 |
|
303,171 |
|
3,644,482 |
|
532,669 |
| Communications
equipment & component |
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
292,146 |
|
|
| Crypto equip. components and spare parts |
|
191,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crypto machines |
64 |
3,469,661 |
|
89,913 |
|
|
|
|
| Direction finders (all models) |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1,740,000 |
|
|
| Electronic
equip (misc.) |
|
300,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electronics
components & spare parts |
|
312,537 |
|
7,558 |
|
584,034 |
|
593,504 |
| Engine
diesel (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Engine
spare parts & components misc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Engine jet J-79 spare parts |
|
3,488 |
|
44,630 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
| Engine
jet T-53 series |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81,900 |
| Engine jet T-56 spare parts |
|
11,086 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Engine
jet T-56 spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Explosives |
|
|
|
|
|
454,000 |
|
|
| Forward looking infrared (FLIR) parts |
|
39,530 |
|
632,000 |
|
15,000 |
|
100,000 |
| Forward looking infrared (FLIR) systems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1,091,925 |
| Generators |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Grenade launcher (all models) |
|
|
3 |
184,606 |
|
55,950 |
|
79,088 |
| Grenades hand and weapon types |
|
|
32,842 |
292,950 |
|
31,416 |
|
|
| Gun, aircraft, .50 cal / 40mm |
|
|
|
6,669,427 |
|
|
|
|
| Gun, machine, M2 series 50 cal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Helicopter S-70A series |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Helicopter spare parts, miscellaneous |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
|
| Helicopter supp equip spare parts |
|
|
|
10,667,084 |
|
18,397,201 |
|
1,646,379 |
| Helmets pilot (all models) |
75 |
47,025 |
259 |
267,311 |
78 |
63,686 |
103 |
91,395 |
| Helmets protective (all models) |
90 |
7,037 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Image intensifiers |
|
|
|
|
21 |
1,337,335 |
241 |
604,469 |
| Interrogator set spares and components |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,250 |
| Laser
components & spare parts |
0 |
|
|
|
|
5,400,722 |
|
|
| Lasers (all models) |
|
|
526 |
630,947 |
62 |
72,172 |
|
|
| Machine gun (all types) |
50 |
66,236 |
131 |
825,300 |
138 |
1,935,191 |
5 |
58,721 |
| Machine gun spares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76,767 |
| Missile launchers (excluding tow) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Missile launcher spare parts and sup. equip. |
|
92,803 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Missile spare parts (non specific type) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mortar ammunition (all sizes) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Night vision goggles |
6 |
3,092,545 |
25 |
570,950 |
143 |
8,236,791 |
2 |
170,081 |
| Night vision scopes (crew serve weapons) |
|
|
87 |
288,627 |
72 |
647,141 |
4 |
23,579 |
| Night vision scopes (hand held) |
|
|
1 |
6,394 |
135 |
749,709 |
|
|
| Night
vision scopes spares & components |
|
|
|
1,389,428 |
|
163,872 |
|
72,037 |
| Night vision, AN/PVS-7A/B goggles |
|
|
|
|
2,215 |
6,864,285 |
|
|
| Parachutes
(cargo) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Parachutes
(personnel) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Patrol
Boat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pistols
& revolvers |
69 |
33,795 |
309 |
150,336 |
5,574 |
1,800,029 |
516 |
214,494 |
| Pistols
& revolvers spare parts |
|
375,336 |
|
5,753 |
|
350 |
|
521,410 |
| Propellants |
|
|
|
0 |
|
55,000 |
|
568,500 |
| Protective equip (suits, gloves, etc.) |
|
|
|
2,165,000 |
|
|
|
|
| Protective equip component parts |
|
78,450 |
|
6,880 |
|
58,250 |
|
32,803 |
| Pyrotechnics |
|
675,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pyrotechnics |
|
|
|
1,168,917 |
|
986,360 |
|
809,076 |
| Radar systems (airborne models) |
|
|
|
|
1 |
6,900,000 |
|
|
| Radar systems components and spare parts |
|
|
|
98,360 |
|
|
|
|
| Radio set (components and set) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Receiver sets (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Receiver / transmitters (all models) |
|
|
|
110,592 |
4 |
51,179 |
|
|
| Rifle (non-military, all types) |
|
|
|
|
51 |
6,175 |
5 |
46,600 |
| Rifle M-16 (all models) |
|
|
7,010 |
5,178,618 |
|
|
|
|
| Rifle M-16 spare parts and components |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,050 |
| Riot control chemicals (anti-pers) |
|
|
|
1,317,379 |
|
51,439 |
|
54,204 |
| Riot control equipment (police type eq) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rocket launcher (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rocket launcher components & spare |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ship components and spare parts |
|
|
|
|
|
806,484 |
|
|
| Shotgun (all types) |
|
|
192 |
60,494 |
|
|
|
|
| Small arms spare parts (rifle and carbine) |
|
190,774 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
750 |
| Speech and voice scramblers |
14 |
31,136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Submachine guns |
300 |
260,125 |
375 |
326,825 |
|
|
|
|
| Tank components and spare parts |
|
|
|
183,972 |
|
|
|
|
| Technical
data cat IX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Technical
data cat V |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Technical data cat VI |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
| Technical data cat VIII |
|
|
|
|
|
990 |
|
50 |
| Technical data cat. XI |
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Telephone equipment (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Training equipment (all types) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| transmitters (all models) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,700 |
| Transponders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trucks military (all models) |
|
|
8 |
793,696 |
|
|
|
|
| Vehicle, AAV7A1/AAVAI assault amphibious |
|
|
|
|
1 |
53,500 |
|
|
| Vehicles military (miscellaneous types) |
|
|
|
|
5 |
1,218,000 |
|
|
| Weapons spare parts and components |
|
|
|
|
|
297,937 |
|
38,596 |
| Total |
|
27,934,542 |
|
46,661,336 |
|
79,808,925 |
|
24,776,877 |
Sources:
1
United States, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, “Article: Revision
of US Arms Exports Data Series,” World Military Expenditures and Arms
Transfers 1997 (Washington: ACDA, 1997, revised January 1999) <http://www.acda.gov/wmeat97/commerce.pdf>.
2
United States, Department of State, Department of Defense, Foreign
Military Assistance Act Report To Congress, Fiscal Year 1996 (Washington:
September 1997).
3
United States, Department of State, Department of Defense, U.S. Arms
Exports: Direct Commercial Sales Authorizations for Fiscal Year 97
(Washington: August 1998): 1.
4
United States, Department of State, U.S. Arms Exports: Direct Commercial
Sales Authorizations for Fiscal Year 98 (Washington: July 1999): 20-2.
5
United States, Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls,
Report by the Department of State Pursuant to Sec. 655 of the Foreign
Assistance Act (Washington: 2000) <http://www.pmdtc.org/docs/rpt655_9_99.pdf>.
6
United States, Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls,
Report by the Department of State Pursuant to Sec. 655 of the Foreign
Assistance Act (Washington: 2002) <http://www.pmdtc.org/docs/rpt655_2000.pdf>.
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