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Upgrades and surplus weapons:
Lessons from the UK disposal sales agency

by Ian Davis and Steve Schofield

Ian Davis is affiliated with the Department of Peace Studies at Bradford University, United Kingdom
Steve Schofield is a researcher in Bradford.

An earlier version of this paper was prepared as background paper for the Conversion Survey 1997

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CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

II. DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENT

III. THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS

1. Suppliers
2. Purchasers

IV. UPGRADES OF SURPLUS WEAPONS: SOME EXAMPLES

1. Aerospace
2. Ships
3. Land forces
4. Supplier and purchaser motives

V. CASE STUDY: THE UK DISPOSAL SALES AGENCY (DSA)
AND UPGRADES TO SURPLUS WEAPONS

1. Defining the UK surplus
2. Structure and sales of the DSA
3. DSA policy on surplus equipment

VI. CONCLUSIONS AND EXPORT POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

VII. REFERENCES

APPENDIX I: DEFENSE CONTRACTS AWARDED TO UK-BASED COMPANIES

APPENDIX II: UK SALES OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT

TABLES AND BOXES

• Table 1: Selected Upgrades to Russian MIG-21
• Table 2: Major European Fighter Aircraft Upgrade Programs
• Table 3: UK Government Receipts from the Sale of Surplus Weapons (1987/88-1994/95)
• Table 4: UK DSA Sales of Surplus Weapons by Contract Type (1993/94-1995/96)
• Table 5: UK Government Surplus Weapons Sales (1995/96)
• Table 6: UK Government Gross Receipts from the Sale of Surplus Weapons (1989/90-1995/96) Davidson
• Box 1: DSA Organisational Structure

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