This map layer shows the recipient countries of German arms export licenses for military equipment of UNODA, category "heavy weapons systems" divided into five classes according to the amount of money granted.
The annual reports of the Informal Council Working group on Arms Control (COARM) document the amount of arms exports licenses for all European countries in various categories of arms. For this map layer, the categories ML4 (heavy weapons), ML6 (ground vehicles), ML9 (vessels of war & special naval equipment) and ML10 (aircraft) have been summarized for 2004–2016.
It must be noted that these are broad categories and thus also include small weapon parts.
German exports of heavy weapons systems; top 5 in billions of euro
The following figures show the number of German arms export licenses in billions of euros in the category of heavy weapons systems for the period 2004 to 2016.
Sources: EU Arms Exports Reports 2007–2018
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German tank exports
Tanks from German producers are used by many armies in the world. The largest and most important producer is the arms producer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann & Co. KG (KMW) in Munich; according to its own reports the market leader in the field of military tracked and wheeled vehicles in Europe.
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German submarine exports
German shipyards are world champions in exporting conventional submarines. No country has ever sold more submarines to other countries than Germany has. So far, more than 120 have been sold to 17 countries on four continents.
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