Transfers of major weapons: Deals with deliveries or orders made for 1976 to

2022
Note: The ‘No. delivered’ and the ‘Year(s) of deliveries’ columns refer to all deliveries since the beginning of the contract. 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 <http://www.sipri.org/contents/armstrad/sources-and-methods>.
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Information generated: 11 August 2023

Year(s)
Supplier/ No. Weapon Weapon Year of No.
recipient (R) ordered designation description of order delivery delivered Comments

United States
R: Peru (8) aircraft engine aircraft engine (2013) 2015-2017 (8) Allison AE-2100D3 (5000hp) turboprop for 4 C-27J
transport aircraft from Italy
1 BD-4 light aircraft (2009) 2009 (1) BD-4C (BD-4LSA) version;
for training; Peruvian designation Kuntur
(29) Bell-212/UH-1N helicopter(1972) 1972-1986 (29)
36 A-37B Dragonfly ground attack aircraft 1973 1975-1976 36 'MAP' aid
(18) J85 turbojet (1973) 1975-1976 (18) Spares for A-37B combat aircraft
(24) M-106 self-propelled mortar 1973 1974-1976 (24)
(140) M-113 APC (1973) 1974-1976 (140) M-113A1 version
4 EDO-610 ASW sonar 1974 1979-1987 4 For 4 Lupo frigates from
Italy; EDO-610E version
8 LM-2500 gas turbine 1974 1979-1987 8 For 4 Lupo (Carjaval)
frigates from Italy; produced in Italy
12 M-109A1 155mm self-propelled gun (1974) 1978 12 M-109A1B version
3 C-130H Hercules transport aircraft (1975) 1976-1977 3 L-100-20 version
6 S-2A Special light aircraft (1975) 1976 6
40 M-101A1 105mm towed gun (1976) 1977-1978 (40) Second-hand
9 S-2E Tracker ASW aircraft (1976) 1976 9 Second-hand but modernized
before delivery
(6) T-34C Turbo Mentor trainer aircraft 1977 1978 (6) No. could be 5
2 C-130H Hercules transport aircraft 1979 1980 2 $20 m deal; L-100-20
version
3 M-578 ARV (1979) 1979 3
3 T-37B trainer aircraft 1980 1981 3 Second-hand
1 YO tanker (1980) 1981 1 Second-hand
(3) King Air light transport aircraft (1982) 1983 3 King Air-200C and King
Air-200CT versions
3 King Air Maritime maritime patrol aircraft (1982) 1983 (3) King Air B-200CT version
4 S-2E Tracker ASW aircraft 1982 1983 (4) Second-hand but modernized
before delivery; incl 3 S-2G version
(6) Bell-214ST helicopter1983 1983-1984 (6) No could be 9 or 11
1 Cessna-180 Skywagon light aircraft (1983) 1983 1 Cessna-182D version
2 Learjet-35/36 light transport aircraft (1983) 1983 2 For reconnaissance and
survey; Learjet-36A version
1 Queen Air light transport aircraft (1983) 1983 1 For VIP transport
4 Terrebonne Parish landing ship 1984 1985 4 Second-hand; loan (until
permanent transfer 1999 as aid); Peruvian
designation Paita
1 Boeing-707 transport aircraft (1986) 1987 1 Second-hand;
Boeing-737-320C(K) version; modified to
tanker/transport aircraft in Israel before delivery
9 Bell-205/UH-1H helicopter(1987) 1988 9
(6) Bell-412 helicopter(1987) 1988 (6)
1 C-123K Provider transport aircraft (1987) 1987 1 Second-hand; aid; for Police
anti-narcotics operations
6 C-130B Hercules transport aircraft (1987) 1988 6 Second-hand; aid; C-130A
version
(2) King Air Maritime maritime patrol aircraft (1990) 1991 (2)
10 F-28 light helicopter 1991 1993 10 F-28F version; for training
6 A-37B Dragonfly ground attack aircraft 1992 1992 6 Second-hand
11 A-37B Dragonfly ground attack aircraft (1995) 1996 11 Second-hand; aid; for
anti-narcotics operations
1 Taxiarchos tanker 1995 1996 1 Second-hand; Peruvian designation Supe
4 Metro-3/C-26 transport aircraft 1996 1997 4 Second-hand; aid; C-26
version
6 Model-300 light helicopter (1998) 1999 6 Schweizer-300C version
1 Sealift Pacific tanker 1998 1998 1 Second-hand; Peruvian designation Lobitos
1 Cessna-208 Caravan light transport aircraft (2001) 2001 1
2 A-37B Dragonfly ground attack aircraft 2002 2002 2 Second-hand; loan; for
anti-narcotics operations; OA-37B version
(2) Citation-2 SIGINT aircraft 2002 2002 (2) Second-hand; loan for
anti-narcotics operations
14 UH-1H Huey-2 helicopter2002 2003-2004 (14) $21 m deal; Peruvian police UH-1H
rebuilt to Huey-2; aid
16 UH-1H Huey-2 helicopter(2004) 2004-2005 (16) Second-hand UH-1H rebuilt to
Huey-2; aid for police anti-narcotics operations
(7) UH-1H Huey-2 helicopter(2004) 2006 (7) Second-hand UH-1H rebuilt to Huey-2; aid for
police anti-narcotics operations
6 F-28 light helicopter 2008 2009 6 F-28F version
1 Cessna-208 Caravan light transport aircraft 2009 2009 1 Second-hand
(4) S-61/H-3A Sea King transport helicopter 2009 2010-2011 (4) Second-hand; $6 m deal;
UH-3H version
1 Beech-1900 light transport aircraft (2010) 2011 1 Second-hand, Beech-1900D
version
2 Cessna-172 trainer/light aircraft (2010) 2011 2
(2) R-44 light helicopter 2010 2011 (2) For training
1 Learjet-45 light transport aircraft (2013) 2013 1 Second-hand; Learjet-45XR
version
(32) vehicle engine vehicle engine 2014 2015-2016 (32) Detroit Diesel 6V-53T
(275hp) diesel engine for 32 Piranha/LAV-2 APC
from Canada
7 Cessna-172 trainer/light aircraft (2015) 2015 7 Cessna-172SP version
2 F-28 light helicopter (2015) 2015 2 F280FX version
(1) PA-44 Seminole light aircraft (2015) 2015 1
(18) CH-2000 light aircraft (2019) 2019-2022 (10) Sold via Canadian company;
assembled/produced under licence in Peru as
Antarqui; for training
2 F-28 light helicopter 2020 2020 (2) $2.3 m deal; F-280FX
version; for training
2 F-28 light helicopter (2020) 2021 2 F-280FX version; for training
1 Boeing-737 Classic transport aircraft 2021 2022 1 Second-hand;
Boeing-737-33A version
1 King Air light transport aircraft (2022) $13.4 m deal; King Air-360 version
1 T-34C Turbo Mentor trainer aircraft 2022 2022 1 Second-hand; T-34C-1
version