Export licences to Bahrain 2009/10
The licences refered to are Single Individual Export Licences (SIELs) which cover shipments of specified goods to a specified consignee. Other types of licences are not included here, neither are transhipment, incorporation nor temporary SIELs.
Military List: refers to military, security and para-military goods, software and technology and arms, ammunition and related material.*
Dual-use: equipment which is not specifically designed for military purposes but that could be used as such*
* See the Consolidated List of military and dual-use items that require export authorisation.
Approved UK arms export licences are taken from government figures available on the Foreign Office website.
An alternative, and fuller, collation of the Government's data can be found at The Guardian including an extremely useful graphic of arms to the region.
2010 July-September
SIELs
| SIELs | Count | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Military List: | 10 | £451,253 |
| Military List and Dual-use: | 0 | £0 |
| Dual-use: | 1 | £2,715 |
| Total: | 11 | £453,967 |
Military List
- components for combat aircraft (3 licences)
- components for military training aircraft (4 licences)
- equipment for the use of military communications equipment
- military aircraft pressurised breathing equipment
- military communications equipment
- shotguns (2)
Dual-use
- technology for the use of equipment employing cryptography
Refusals
- none
2010 April-June
SIELs
| SIELs | Count | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Military List: | 18 | £1,678,430 |
| Military List and Dual-use: | 0 | £0 |
| Dual-use: | 7 | £1,424,502 |
| Total: | 25 | £3,102,932 |
Military List
- assault rifles (2)
- components for assault rifles
- components for combat aircraft
- components for gun mountings
- components for military training aircraft (3 licences)
- components for submachine guns
- crowd control ammunition
- equipment for the use of aircraft cannons
- equipment for the use of small calibre artillery
- general military aircraft components
- gun mountings
- military improvised explosive device disposal equipment
- non-sporting shotgun ammunition (2 licences)
- shotguns (2)
- small arms ammunition (4 licences)
- software for the use of military aero-engines
- sporting rifles (1)
- sporting rifles (2)
- tear gas/irritant ammunition (2 licences)
- training ammunition for wall and door breaching projectile launchers
- training tear gas/irritant ammunition
- wall and door breaching projectiles
- weapon sight mounts
- weapon sights
Dual-use
- civil explosive detection/identification equipment
- cryptographic software (3 licences)
- equipment employing cryptography (4 licences)
- software for the use of equipment employing cryptography (2 licences)
Refusals
- none
2010 January-March
SIELs
| SIELs | Count | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Military List: | 12 | £594,069 |
| Military List and Dual-use: | 0 | £0 |
| Dual-use: | 5 | £1,580,604 |
| Total: | 17 | £2,174,673 |
Military List
- all-wheel drive vehicles with ballistic protection
- components for all-wheel drive vehicles with ballistic protection
- components for ground based radars
- components for military training aircraft (3 licences)
- components for sniper rifles (2 licences)
- components for submachine guns (2 licences)
- components for weapon sights
- equipment for the use of sniper rifles
- gun mountings
- gun silencers (2 licences)
- rifles (1)
- shotguns (2)
- small arms ammunition (3 licences)
- sniper rifles
- submachine guns (2)
- submachine guns (3)
- technology for the use of sniper rifles
- weapon cleaning equipment (2 licences)
- weapon sight mounts
- weapon sights
Dual-use
- cryptographic software (2 licences)
- equipment employing cryptography (4 licences)
Refusals
- none
2009 total
SIELs
| SIELs | Count | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Military List: | 17 | £618,121 |
| Military List and Dual-use: | 0 | £0 |
| Dual-use: | 17 | £2,254,923 |
| Total: | 34 | £2,873,043 |
Military List
- assault rifles (2)
- assault rifles (100)
- chemical agent detection equipment
- components for assault rifles (2 licences)
- components for chemical agent detection equipment
- components for combat aircraft
- components for ejector seats
- components for military improvised explosive device disposal equipment
- components for military training aircraft (2 licences)
- components for military transport aircraft
- components for semi-automatic pistols (2 licences)
- components for submachine guns (4 licences)
- equipment for the use of assault rifles
- equipment for the use of chemical agent detection equipment
- equipment for the use of test equipment for recognition/identification equipment
- flash suppressors
- gun mountings
- maintenance equipment for sniper rifles
- semi-automatic pistols (3)
- shotguns (1) (2 licences)
- shotguns (3)
- shotguns (5)
- small arms ammunition (6 licences)
- sniper rifles (1)
- sporting rifles (2)
- submachine guns (2)
- submachine guns (50)
- technology for the use of assault rifles
- technology for the use of submachine guns
- test equipment for recognition/identification equipment
- weapon cleaning equipment (4 licences)
- weapon sight mounts
- weapon sights (2 licences)
Dual-use
- equipment employing cryptography (10 licences)
- high performance air traffic control software
- inertial equipment (2 licences)
- software for the use of equipment employing cryptography
- technology for the use of equipment employing cryptography
Refusals
- Military List: Count 1
- Military List and Dual-use: Count 0
- Dual-use: Count 0
- Total: Count 1
Military List: gun mountings
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