Recent Arms Transfers

Recent arms transfers for selected countries:

Iran:

800 HS50 sniper rifles sold by Steyr-Mannlicher of Austria, cost not available

86 Mi-35P Hind-F attack helicopters sold by Rosoboronexport of Russia
80,000 AK-47 assault rifles w/ 9 million rounds of ammunition, Rosoboronexport; Package worth reportedly $5 billion

Saudi Arabia:

LaFayette S-3000-class frigate (Mecca/Makkah); 2nd of 3 ordered 1994 project Sawari II, DCN-Lorient of France, cost $3 Billion for 3

Sudan:

12 Mig fighter aircraft by MIG of Russia, cost est. $375 million

Venezuela:

6 Mi-17V5 armored helicopters, 3 Mi-35M attack helicopters, 1 Mi-26T transport helicopter by Rosoboronexport of Russia, cost est. $120 million

Syria:

Various SSMs, WMD material, defense raw materials, etc. Transferred for storage, retained by Syria on Iraqi collapse, shipped by Iraq government (august 2002-March 2003), cost not available