Transfers of major conventional weapons to Sri Lanka - 1983 - 2006

By: TamilCanadianCourtesy: SIRPI - June 2007

Transfers of major conventional weapons: sorted by supplier. Deals with deliveries or orders made for year range 1983 to 2006

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 . The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database is continuously updated as new information becomes available.Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseInformation generated: 13 June 2007

Supplier/ Year Year(s) No. recipient (R) No. Weapon Weapon of order/ of delivered/ or licenser (L) ordered designation description licence deliveries produced Comments

Canada
R: Sri Lanka (1) HS-748 Transport aircraft (1984) 1984 1 Second-hand

China
R: Sri Lanka 6 Y-12 Transport aircraft 1986 1986-1989 (6) Incl for use as bomber against LTTE rebels2 Y-8 Transport aircraft (1987) 1987 2 Incl for use as combat aircraft against LTTE rebels5 F-7B Fighter aircraft 1990 1991 5 Incl 1 FT-7 version; mainly for use against LTTE rebels2 FT-5 Trainer aircraft 1990 1991 2 (12) Type-59-1 130mm Towed gun (1990) 1991 (12) 3 Y-12 Transport aircraft 1990 1991 3 Incl for use as bomber against LTTE rebels(35) YW-531H/Type-85 APC (1990) 1991-1992 (35) Designation uncertain (possibly YW-531/Type-63)3 Type-062/Shanghai Patrol craft 1991 1991-1992 3 Modified Shanghai-2 version; Sri Lankese designation Rana(10) YW-309/Type-85 IFV 1991 1991 (10) (1) Y-8 Transport aircraft 1992 1994 1 Possibly second-hand; possibly incl for use as combat aircraft against LTTE rebels1 Haiqing/Type-037-1 Patrol craft 1994 1996 1 Sri Lankese designation Parakramabahu3 Haizhui/Type-062-1 Patrol craft 1994 1996 3 Sri Lankese designation Ranajaya1 Yuhai/Type-074 Landing ship 1994 1995 1 3 Type-062/Shanghai Patrol craft (1996) 1998 (3) Shanghai-2 version; Sri Lankese designation Rana2 Lushun Patrol craft (1997) 1998 2 Sri Lankese designation Prathpa36 D-20 152mm Towed gun 1998 1999 (36) Type-66 version10 BT-6A/CJ-6A Trainer aircraft 2000 2000 10 BT-6A/CJ-6A version6 K-8 Karakorum-8 Trainer/combat ac (2000) 2001 6 (3) CEIEC-408C Air surv radar 2004 2004-2006 (3) Designation uncertain; incl for civilian air traffic control

France
R: Sri Lanka 8 Astazou Turboprop 1990 1993-1994 8 For 4 IA-58 combat aircraft from ArgentinaIndiaR: Sri Lanka 1 Sukanya OPV 2000 2000 1 Ex-Indian; for use against LTTE rebels; plan for 1 more cancelled after Indian change in policy towards Sri Lanka-LTTE conflict; Sri Lankan designation Sayura2 Indra Air-surv radar 2005 2006 2 Possibly ex-Indian; aid against LTTE rebels

Israel
R: Sri Lanka 3 Kfir C-2 FGA aircraft (1995) 1996 3 Ex-Israeli; mainly for use against LTTE rebels(4) Kfir C-2 FGA aircraft (1995) 1996 (4) Ex-Israeli; incl 1 Kfir TC-2 version; mainly for use against LTTE rebels(6) Scout UAV (1995) 1998 (6) Second-hand; $4.3 m deal; Super Scout version; modernized before delivery; for use against LTTE rebels(16) Gabriel-2 Anti-ship missile (1999) 2000 (16) For Reshef (Nandimithra) FAC2 Reshef/Saar-4 FAC(M) (1999) 2000 2 Ex-Israeli; $26 m deal; for use against LTTE rebels; Sri Lankese designation Nandimithra(4) Kfir C-2 FGA aircraft 2000 2000 (4) Ex-Israeli; mainly for use against LTTE rebels4 Kfir C-7 FGA aircraft 2000 2000 4 Ex-Israeli; mainly for use against LTTE rebels(2) Scout UAV (2000) 2001 (2) Super Scout version; for use against LTTE rebels(2) Searcher UAV UAV (2000) 2001 (2) For use against LTTE rebels1 Kfir C-7 FGA aircraft (2004) 2005 1 Ex-Israeli; part of $25 m deal; probably modernized before deliveryPakistanR: Sri Lanka (6) Azar 122mm MRL 2000 2000 (6) Possibly ex-Pakistani; aid; for use against LTTE rebelsRussiaR: Sri Lanka 3 Mi-8/Mi-17/Hip-H Helicopter 1992 1993 3 6 Mi-8/Mi-17/Hip-H Helicopter (1994) 1994 6 (30) BTR-80 APC (1997) 1998 30 Possibly second-hand6 Mi-24P/Mi-35P/Hind-F Combat helicopter (1998) 1998-1999 (6) Ex-Russian; modernized before delivery; for use against LTTE rebels3 An-32/Cline Transport aircraft (2000) 2001 (3) Probably second-hand(19) BTR-80A IFV (2000) 2001 (19) Designation uncertain(36) BMP-2 IFV (2001) 2001 (36) Designation uncertain

South Africa
R: Sri Lanka (47) Buffel APC/ISV (1985) 1987 (47) Probably ex-South African; Sri Lankese designation Unicorn; for use against LTTE rebels50 Buffel APC/ISV (1987) 1988 (50) Probably ex-South African; Sri Lankese designation Unicorn; for use against LTTE rebels

UK
R: Sri Lanka 1 HS-748 Transport aircraft (1985) 1986 1 Second-hand9 Hussar APC/ISV (1986) 1987-1988 (9) (12) Ferret Reconnaissance veh (1989) 1990 (12) Ex-UK(35) FV-603 Saracen APC (1989) 1990 (35) Ex-UK2 HS-748 Transport aircraft 1991 1991 2 Second-hand(2) C-130H Hercules Transport aircraft (1998) 2000 2 Ex-UK; C-130K version; modernized before delivery