Transfers of major weapons: Deals with deliveries or orders made for 1950 to

2017
Note: The ‘No. delivered’ and the ‘Year(s) of deliveries’ columns refer to all deliveries since the beginning of the contract. 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
5 conventions, abbreviations and acronyms, can be found at URL <http://www.sipri.org/contents/armstrad/sources-and-methods>.
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Information generated: 17 April 2018

10 Year(s)
Supplier/ No. Weapon Weapon Year of No.
recipient (R) ordered designation description of order delivery delivered Comments

15 Russia
R: Syria (10) T-90S Tank (2015) 2015 (10) Probably second-hand; possibly aid
(25) T-62 Tank 2016 2017 (25) Second-hand; probably aid; T-62M version
(10) BMP-1 IFV 2017 2017 (10) Second-hand; probably aid; BRM-1K version
149 V-46 Diesel engine 1991 1992-1993 139 For 149 T-72M1 tanks from Czechslovakia and (after
20 1992 break-up of Czechoslovakia) from Slovakia;
more delivered from USSR before break-up of
USSR 1992
(1500) 9M119 Svir/AT-11 Anti-tank missile (1998) 2000-2005 (1500) For modernized T-72 tank
(500) 9M131 Metis-M/AT-13 Anti-tank missile (1998) 1999-2001 (500)
25 (1000) 9M133 Kornet/AT-14 Anti-tank missile (1998) 1998-1999 (1000)
(1000) 9M133 Kornet/AT-14 Anti-tank missile 2002 2002-2003 (1000)
(250) 9M133 Kornet/AT-14 Anti-tank missile 2004 2005 (250)
(250) 9M133 Kornet/AT-14 Anti-tank missile 2005 2006 (250)
(200) Igla/SA-18 Portable SAM 2005 2006 (200) For use with Strelets SAM system (not with portable
 launchers after Israeli and US pressure)
(36) 96K9 Pantsyr-S1 Mobile AD system (2006) 2008-2013 (36) Part of $400-730 m deal; no. could be up to 50
(700) 9M311/SA-19 SAM (2006) 2008-2013 (700) Part of $400 m deal; for Pantsyr AD systems
(160) 9M317/SA-17 Grizzly SAM 2007 2010-2013 (160)
5 (8) Buk-M2/SA-17 SAM system 2007 2010-2013 (8)
(2) K-300P Bastion-P Coast defence system 2007 2010-2011 2
(12) S-125 Pechora-2M SAM system (2007) 2011-2013 (12) $200 m deal; Syrian SA-3 SAM systems rebuilt to
Pechora M2 version
(72) Yakhont/SS-N-26 Anti-ship missile 2007 2010-2011 (72) Bastion (SS-C-5) coastal defence version
10 (200) Igla-S/SA-24 Portable SAM (2008) 2008-2010 (200) For use on Strelets SAM system
(87) Kh-31A1/AS-17 Anti-ship missile/ARM(2009) 2009-2010 87 Incl Kh-31P anti-radar version
(100) KAB-500/1500 Guided Bomb (2010) 2012-2013 (100)
(50) RVV-AE/AA-12 Adder BVRAAM (2010) 2012-2013 (50) For MiG-29 combat aircraft
(10) BPM-97 APC (2014) 2014 (10)
15

Soviet Union
R: Syria (100) BTR-152 APC (1954) 1956 (100)
(100) BTR-40 APC (1955) 1955 (100)
(200) M-30 122mm Towed gun (1955) 1955-1957 (200) Probably second-hand; designation uncertain
20 (25) MiG-15 Fighter aircraft 1955 1955-1956 (25) From Czechoslovakian production line
6 MiG-15UTI Trainer aircraft 1955 1955-1956 (6) Probably from Czechoslovakian production line
(100) T-34-85 Tank (1955) 1956-1958 (100) Second-hand
(20) Yak-11 Trainer aircraft (1955) 1955 (20) Possibly from Czechoslovakian production line
8 Il-14 Transport aircraft (1956) 1957 8
25 (250) M-43 120mm Mortar (1956) 1956-1960 (250) Aid
7 Mi-1 Light helicopter (1956) 1957 7
(40) MiG-17 Fighter aircraft 1956 1957 (40)
(20) MiG-17PF Fighter aircraft 1956 1957 (20)
16 Project-123/P-4 FAC (1956) 1957-1961 16 Second-hand
30 (150) T-54 Tank (1956) 1957-1958 (150)
10 Mi-4A Helicopter (1957) 1958 10
(20) Yak-18A Trainer aircraft (1957) 1957 (20)
35 IS-3 Tank (1958) 1959-1960 (35) Second-hand
80 SU-100 Self-propelled gun (1958) 1959-1960 (80) Second-hand
 2 Project-254/T-43 Minesweeper (1959) 1962 2 Second-hand; Syrian designation Yarmuk
(25) M-1943 160mm Mortar (1960) 1960 (25) Second-hand
(50) P-12/Spoon Rest Air search radar (1960) 1963-1972 (50)
(5) P-15/Flat Face Air search radar (1960) 1963-1965 (5)
5 (5) PRV-11/Side Net Height-finding radar (1960) 1963-1965 (5)
(5) PRV-9/Thin Skin Height-finding radar (1960) 1963-1965 (5)
(20) P-15/SS-N-2A Anti-ship missile (1962) 1963 (20) For Project-183 (Komar) FAC
(4) Project-183/Komar FAC (1962) 1963 4 Second-hand
(7) Il-28 Bomber aircraft (1964) 1965 7 Second-hand
10 (500) 3M6 Shmel/AT-1 Anti-tank missile (1965) 1966 (500)
(25) M-160 160mm Mortar (1965) 1966-1970 (25)
(300) M-30 122mm Towed gun (1965) 1966-1969 (300) Second-hand; aid
(20) P-14/Tall King Air search radar (1965) 1966-1970 (20)
(75) P-15/SS-N-2A Anti-ship missile (1965) 1966 (75) For Project-205 (Osa-1) and Project-183 (Komar)
15 FAC
8 Project-205/Osa FAC (1965) 1966 8 Possibly Second-hand (but maxiumum only few
years old)
(300) A-19 122mm Towed gun (1966) 1967-1969 (300) Second-hand
(250) BTR-152 APC (1966) 1967 (250) Second-hand
20 (150) BTR-50 APC (1966) 1966-1967 (150)
(50) ISU-122 122mm Self-propelled gun (1966) 1967 (50) Second-hand
(50) ISU-152 152mm Self-propelled gun (1966) 1967 (50) Second-hand
(200) ML-20 152mm Towed gun (1966) 1967-1968 (200) Second-hand; aid
2 Project-183/Komar FAC (1966) 1966 2 Second-hand
25 (250) ZSU-57-2 SPAAG (1966) 1967-1973 (250)
(200) BM-14 140mm Self-propelled MRL (1967) 1967-1969 (200) Second-hand
(100) BM-21 Grad 122mm Self-propelled MRL (1967) 1968-1969 (100)
(300) BM-24 240mm Self-propelled MRL (1967) 1967-1969 (300) Probably Second-hand
(300) BS-3 100mm Towed gun 1967 1967-1970 (300) Second-hand
30 (1200) K-13A/AA-2 SRAAM (1967) 1967-1972 (1200) For Su-7 and MiG-21 combat aircraft
(12) Luna/FROG Mobile SSM launcher (1967) 1969-1970 (12)
(20) Mi-4A Helicopter (1967) 1967 (20)
(50) MiG-17 Fighter aircraft (1967) 1967-1968 (50) Second-hand
(135) MiG-21F-13 Fighter aircraft (1967) 1967-1971 (135) Incl some 25 MiG-21U trainer version
 (40) S-75 Dvina/SA-2 SAM system (1967) 1967-1971 (40)
(40) Su-7B FGA aircraft (1967) 1968-1971 (40) Incl some Su-7U trainer version
(300) T-54 Tank (1967) 1967-1972 (300) Second-hand
(75) T-55 Tank (1967) 1967-1968 (75)
5 (1000) V-750/SA-2 SAM (1967) 1967-1971 (1000)
(10000) 9M14M/AT-3 Anti-tank missile (1968) 1969-1978 (10000) Incl for BRDM-2 Sagger tank destroyers
(200) BRDM-2 Tank destroyer (1968) 1969-1972 (200) 9P133 version (with AT-3 missiles)
(1000) BRDM-2 Reconnaissance AV (1968) 1969-1975 (1000)
(300) BTR-152 APC (1968) 1969-1971 (300) Second-hand
10 (300) T-55 Tank (1968) 1969-1972 (300)
(30) Mi-8T Transport helicopter (1969) 1971-1972 (30)
(10) MiG-17 Fighter aircraft (1969) 1972 (10) Second-hand
(25) MTU-20 ABL (1969) 1970 (25)
(20) P-35/Bar Lock Air search radar (1969) 1970-1973 (20)
15 (15000) Strela-2/SA-7 Portable SAM (1969) 1970-1983 (15000) Incl some SA-N-5 naval version
(100) BRDM-1 Reconnaissance AV (1970) 1970-1971 (100) Second-hand
(150) BTR-60PB APC (1970) 1970-1971 (150)
2 Mi-4A Helicopter (1970) 1971 2 Second-hand
(25) MiG-21PFM Fighter aircraft (1970) 1972 (25) Possibly Second-hand
20 (80) PT-76 Light tank (1971) 1972-1973 (80) Second-hand
(200) BM-21 Grad 122mm Self-propelled MRL (1972) 1972-1973 (200)
(300) D-30 122mm Towed gun (1972) 1973-1976 (300)
(6) Luna-M/FROG-7 Mobile SSM launcher (1972) 1973 (6)
(10) Mi-6T Transport helicopter (1972) 1972-1973 (10)
25 2 Project-257/Vanya MCM ship (1972) 1973 2 Probably Second-hand
(30) S-125M/SA-3B SAM system (1972) 1972-1975 (30)
(30) Su-20 FGA aircraft (1972) 1973-1974 (30)
(500) T-62 Tank (1972) 1972-1974 (500) Possibly incl from Czechoslovakian production line
(1100) V-601/SA-3B SAM (1972) 1972-1975 (1100)
30 (400) ZSU-23-4 Shilka SPAAG (1972) 1972-1978 (400)
(20) 2K12 Kvadrat/SA-6A SAM system (1973) 1973 (20)
(200) 3M11/AT-2a Anti-tank missile (1973) 1973-1974 (200)
(2000) 3M9/SA-6 SAM (1973) 1973-1974 (2000) Incl replacement for missiles used in 1973 October
War
 (18) 9P117/Scud-B TEL Mobile SSM launcher (1973) 1974 (18)
(2) An-24 Transport aircraft (1973) 1974 (2)
(20) APR-1 ASW torpedo (1973) 1974 (20) For Ka-25 ASW helicopters
(400) BTR-50 APC (1973) 1973-1975 (400) Possibly Second-hand
5 (500) BTR-60PB APC (1973) 1973-1975 (500)
(200) D-1 152mm Towed gun (1973) 1974-1976 (200) Second-hand
(800) K-13M/AA-2C SRAAM (1973) 1973-1974 (800) For MiG-21 combat aircraft
9 Ka-25 ASW helicopter (1973) 1974 9
6 Luna-M/FROG-7 Mobile SSM launcher (1973) 1973 6
10 (650) M-46 130mm Towed gun (1973) 1973-1975 (650) Second-hand
(15) Mi-8T Transport helicopter (1973) 1973 (15)
(86) MiG-21MF Fighter aircraft (1973) 1973-1974 (86) Possibly Second-hand; replacing losses during 1973
October War
(50) MiG-21PFM Fighter aircraft (1973) 1974 (50) Possibly Second-hand; replacing losses during 1973
15 October War
(52) MiG-23MS Fighter aircraft (1973) 1974-1975 (52)
1 Project-123/P-4 FAC (1973) 1974 1 Second-hand
(75) R-17 Elbrus/Scud-B SSM 1973 1973-1974 (75) No. could be over 200
(200) R-23/AA-7 BVRAAM (1973) 1974-1975 (200) R-23R and R-23T versions for MiG-23MF combat
20 aircraft
(25) S-23 180mm Towed gun (1973) 1974 (25) Second-hand
(36) SM-4-1B 130mm Towed gun (1973) 1974-1975 (36) Second-hand
(25) Su-7B FGA aircraft (1973) 1973 (25) Second-hand; possibly incl some Su-7U trainer
version
25 (100) T-34-85 Tank 1973 1973-1974 (100) Second-hand
(400) T-54 Tank 1973 1973-1978 (400) Second-hand
(400) T-55 Tank 1973 1973-1978 (400) Probably Second-hand
(12) Top Bow Fire control radar (1973) 1974-1975 (12) For use with 50 SM-4-1 130mm guns
(4) 9K31/SA-9 Mobile SAM system 1974 1975 (4)
30 (300) K-13M/AA-2C SRAAM (1974) 1974-1975 (300) For MiG-23 combat aircraft
2 Project-159/Petya Corvette (1974) 1975 2 Project-159AE (Petya-3) version
3 Project-183/Komar FAC 1974 1974 3 Second-hand
(10) SAET-60 AS torpedo (1974) 1975 (10) For Project-159 (Petya) corvettes
(60) Strela-1/SA-9 SAM 1974 1975 (60)
 (30) MiG-21MF Fighter aircraft 1975 1977 (30)
(20) 9K33 Osa/SA-8 Mobile SAM system 1977 1979-1981 (20)
4 An-26 Transport aircraft (1977) 1979-1980 (4)
(2300) BMP-1 IFV 1977 1977-1989 (2300) possibly from Czechoslovakian production line
5 (650) K-13M/AA-2C SRAAM (1977) 1977-1981 (650) For MiG-23BN, Su-20 and MiG-21MF combat
aircraft
(50) P-15M/SS-N-2C Anti-ship missile (1977) 1978-1979 (50) For Project-205 (Osa-2) FAC
6 Project-205/Osa FAC (1977) 1978-1979 6 Second-hand; Project-205M (Osa-2) version
(30) 2K12 Kvadrat/SA-6A SAM system 1978 1978-1981 (30)
10 (1800) 3M9/SA-6 SAM 1978 1978-1981 (1800)
(36) 9K31/SA-9 Mobile SAM system 1978 1980-1985 (36)
(600) 9M33/SA-8 SAM 1978 1979-1981 (600)
6 Luna-M/FROG-7 Mobile SSM launcher (1978) 1978 6
(25) Mi-8T Transport helicopter (1978) 1979-1983 (25)
15 (45) MiG-23BN FGA aircraft (1978) 1979-1981 (45)
(550) Strela-1/SA-9 SAM 1978 1980-1987 (550)
(600) T-55 Tank (1978) 1979-1981 (600)
(1250) T-72 Tank (1978) 1979-1989 (1250)
(250) 3M11/AT-2a Anti-tank missile (1979) 1982-1983 (250) For Mi-25 combat helicopters
20 99 AI-25 Turbofan (1979) 1980-1986 99 For 99 L-39ZA and L-39ZO trainer/combat aircraft
from Czechoslovakia; Titan (AI-25TL) version
produced in Czechoslovakia
(150) BM-21 Grad 122mm Self-propelled MRL (1979) 1980-1982 (150)
(12) Mi-24D/Mi-25 Combat helicopter (1979) 1982 (12) Mi-25 version
25 (20) MiG-25P Fighter aircraft (1979) 1979-1980 (20) Incl some MiG-25PU version
(250) R-40/AA-6 BVRAAM (1979) 1980-1985 (250) For MiG-25 combat aircraft
(60) Su-22 FGA aircraft (1979) 1979-1985 (60) Incl some Su-22U/UM version
(2000) 9M111 Fagot/AT-4 Anti-tank missile (1980) 1981-1989 (2000) Incl for BRDM-2 tank destroyers
(8) M-240 240mm Mortar (1980) 1981 (8) Possibly second-hand
30 (5) Tu-143 Reys UAV (1980) 1981-1983 (5)
(290) 2S1 122mm Self-propelled gun 1981 1982-1986 (290) No. could be up to 400
(55) 2S3 152mm Self-propelled gun 1981 1982-1985 (55)
(20) Mi-2 Light helicopter (1981) 1981-1982 (20) From Polish production line
(8) MiG-25RB Reconnaissance ac 1981 1982-1983 (8) Incl 2 MiG-25PU/RU version
 (10) S-125M/SA-3B SAM system (1981) 1982 (10)
(350) V-601/SA-3B SAM (1981) 1982 (350)
(43) 9K33 Osa/SA-8 Mobile SAM system (1982) 1982-1988 (43)
(1500) 9M33/SA-8 SAM 1982 1982-1988 (1500) Incl replacing missiles used in Lebabon 1982 against
5 Israel
(50) 9M79/SS-21 SSM (1982) 1983 (50)
4 Big Back Air search radar 1982 1982-1985 (4) For usw with 8 SA-5c SAM systems
(1250) K-13M/AA-2C SRAAM (1982) 1982-1985 (1250) For MiG-23, MiG-21 and Su-22 combat aircraft
(45) MiG-23ML Fighter aircraft 1982 1982-1983 (45) Probably incl some MiG-23UB version
10 (50) MiG-23ML Fighter aircraft 1982 1983-1985 (50) MiG-23MLD version
6 OTR-21/SS-21 Scarab Mobile SSM launcher (1982) 1983 (6)
(30) P-15M/SS-N-2C Anti-ship missile (1982) 1982-1984 (30) For Project-205 (Osa-2) FAC
4 P-40/Long Track Air search radar 1982 1983-1984 (4)
4 Project-205/Osa FAC (1982) 1982-1984 4 Second-hand; Project-205M (Osa-2) version
15 (2) PRV-9/Thin Skin Height-finding radar 1982 1983-1984 (2)
(400) R-23/AA-7 BVRAAM (1982) 1982-1985 (400) R-23R and R-23T versions for MiG-23MF/MLD
combat aircraft
(11) S-200 Angara/SA-5 SAM system 1982 1982-1986 (11) Delivered in reaction to Israeli success in attacks on
Syrian forces in Lebanon; manned by Soviet troops
20 until 1985
(200) S-200/SA-5 SAM 1982 1982-1986 (200)
(300) T-62 Tank 1982 1982-1984 (300) Second-hand
6 140mm RL Naval MRL (1983) 1984-1985 6 On 3 Second-hand Navy Polnocny B Type landing
ships
25 (1000) 3M11/AT-2a Anti-tank missile (1983) 1983-1989 (1000) For Mi-25 combat helicopters
(4) 9K37 Buk-1M/SA-11 SAM system 1983 1986 (4)
(400) 9M38/SA-11 SAM 1983 1986 (400)
(38) Mi-24D/Mi-25 Combat helicopter 1983 1983-1989 (38) Mi-25 version
(20) MiG-21bis Fighter aircraft (1983) 1983 (20)
30 (15) MiG-25PD Fighter aircraft (1983) 1984-1985 (15)
(400) 9M113 Konkurs/AT-5 Anti-tank missile (1984) 1984-1987 (400)
(50) APR-1 ASW torpedo (1984) 1984-1985 (50) For Mi-14 ASW helicopters
(15) Mi-14PL ASW helicopter (1984) 1984-1985 (15)
(5) Mi-14PS Transport helicopter (1984) 1984 (5)
 (48) MiG-29 Fighter aircraft (1984) 1987-1988 (48) Incl some MiG-29UB
(150) P-15M/SS-N-2C Anti-ship missile (1984) 1985-1986 (150) P-20 (SS-C-3) version for coast defence systems
1 Project-226E/Natya SIGINT ship (1984) 1985 1
3 Project-633/Romeo Submarine (1984) 1986 3 Second-hand
5 (6) Rubezh/SS-C-3 Coast defence system (1984) 1985-1986 (6)
(1500) Strela-10/SA-13 SAM (1984) 1985-1986 (1500)
(60) Strela-10/SA-13 Mobile SAM system (1984) 1985-1986 (60)
1 Project-12650/Sonya Minehunter (1985) 1986 1
(1500) Strela-3/SA-14 Portable SAM (1985) 1987-1989 (1500)
10 (36) BM-22/9P140 Uragan Self-propelled MRL (1986) 1987-1988 (36)
(90) P-35/SS-C-1 Anti-ship missile 1986 1987 (90)
(200) R-27/AA-10 BVRAAM (1986) 1987-1988 (200) For MiG-29 combat aircraft
(1000) R-60/AA-8 SRAAM (1986) 1987-1988 (1000) For MiG-23MF/BN and MiG-29 combat aircraft
6 SS-C-1 Sepal Coast defence system 1986 1987 (6)
15 (50) 9M79/SS-21 SSM (1987) 1988 (50)
100 BMP-2 IFV (1987) 1987-1988 (100)
(100) Kh-25MP/AS-12 ARM (1987) 1988-1991 (100)
(6) OTR-21/SS-21 Scarab Mobile SSM launcher (1987) 1988 (6)
(20) Su-24/Fencer Bomber aircraft (1988) 1990 (20) Su-24MK version; possibly more ordered but
20 cancelled
(2) Ka-27PL ASW helicopter (1989) 1990 2 Ka-28 version
(113) V-46 Diesel engine 1991 1991 (113) For 113 T-72M1 tanks from Czechslovakia; more
delivered from Russia after break-up of USSR
1992; V-46-6 version
25