GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS:
A. IMPORTERS/RECIPIENTS
- SMARMS (Small Arms)
- ILLEGAL (Illegal imports)
There are/can be A files for all countries/other actors listed in the main country/actor code list.
The coding sequence is A.country/actor code (e.g. A.ALB = imports by Albania)
B. EXPORTERS/SUPPLIERS
There are/can be B files for all countries/other actors listed in the main country/actor code list.
The coding sequence is B.country/actor code (e.g. B.ALB = exports by Albania)
C1. DEFENCE POLICY
There are/can be C1 files for all countries/other actors listed in the main country/actor code list.
The coding sequence is C1.country/actor code (e.g. C1.ALB = defence policy of Albania).
C2. ARMS PROCUREMENT POLICY
There are/can be C2 files for all countries/other actors listed in the main country/actor code list.
The coding sequence is C2.country/actor code (e.g. C2.ALB = arms procurement policy by Albania).
D. (formerly ILLEGAL file) Arms-debt related articles.
(D. code not in use anymore use A.country code–ILLEGAL or B.Country code-ILLEGAL instead).
E. MILITARY AID
- E1. MILITARY AID DONORS
- E2. MILITARY AID RECIPIENTS
There are/can be E1 and E2 files for all countries/other actors listed in the main country/actor code list.
The coding sequence is E1.country/actor code or E2.country/actor code (e.g. E1.ALB = military aid given by Albania; E2.ALB = military aid given to Albania).
F. REGULATIONS
- DM (Decision Making; process of decision making
- ENF (Enforcement)
- GL (Guidelines; non-legal official rules regulating arms exports)
- PL (Principal Legislation; actual laws regulating arms exports)
- PS (Policy Statement; official statements on arms export regulation/control)
There are/can be F files for all countries/other actors listed in the main country/actor code list.
The coding sequence is A.country/actor code-sub F code (e.g. F.ALB-DM = Albania export regulations – decision making).
G. COMPANIES
H. COUNTRIES AND WEAPONS
- General (overviews or weapons not covered by sub codes below))
- AC (Aircraft – everything manned that flies)
- AD (Air Defence systems – SAMS, AD guns)
- AR (Artillery – land-based artillery)
- AV (Armoured Vehicles)
- Electronics
- Engines
- Ammunition
- GR (Radar & other sensors)
- MI (Missiles – all guided weapons incl. bombs + torpedoes)
- NW (Naval Weapons – all guns + sensors + launchers for use on ships)
- SH (Ships)
- SMARMS (Small arms and light weapons; SALW)
- Satellites
- Space
- UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicles – all unmanned aircraft)
- UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicles – all unmanned land vehicles; incl unmanned armoured vehicles)
- UMS (Unmanned Maritime Vehicles – all unmanned ships; incl unmanned underwater systems)
There are/can be H files for all countries/other actors listed in the main country/actor code list.
The coding sequence is A.country/actor code-sub H code (e.g. H.ALB-AC = aircraft production/development in Albania)
H.WEAPONS
H.COOP (cooperative development/production weapon programmes)
I.STATISTICS on ARMS EXPORT and IMPORTS
There are/can be I files for all countries/other actors listed in the main country/actor code list.
The coding sequence is I.country/actor code (e.g. I.ALB = statistics on arms exports and/or imports from/to Albania)
M. MILEX
- OFF (off-budget military spending)
There are/can be M files for all countries/other actors listed in the main country/actor code list.
The coding sequence is A.country/actor code (e.g. M.ALB = military spending by Albania) or M.country/actor code-sub M code (e.g. H.ALB-OFF = off-budget military spending by Albania)
(Please note – it is possible to find country studies under M code which cover background; after 2014 these are in the C1 – defence policy – files.)
P. PROBLEMS
Formerly S. SMALL ARMS (in paper files; not in RALPH – use country code–SMARMS instead)
X FILES
We would have to terminate you if we told you what this is!
Z FILES
SIPRI documents (historical documents/papers of SIPRI programmes; incl. documents explaining SIPRI estimates).