- List
- Wassenaar Arrangement – Munitions List – WA-LIST (25) 1
N.B. For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11.
a. Manned "aircraft" and "lighter-than-air vehicles", and specially designed components therefor;
Note 1 ML10.a. does not apply to "aircraft" and "lighter-than-air vehicles" or variants of those "aircraft", specially designed for military use and which are all of the following:
a. Not a combat "aircraft";
b. Not configured for military use and not fitted with equipment or attachments specially designed or modified for military use; and
c. Certified for civil use by civil aviation authorities of one or more Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States.
Note 2 ML10.a. does not apply to "aircraft" or "lighter-than-air vehicles" that meet all of the following:
a. Were first manufactured before 1946;
b. Do not incorporate items specified in the Munitions List, unless the items are required to meet safety or airworthiness standards of civil aviation authorities of one or more Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States; and
c. Do not incorporate weapons specified in the Munitions List, unless inoperable and incapable of being returned to operation.
b. Not used since 2011
c. Unmanned "aircraft" and "lighter-than-air vehicles", and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
1. "UAVs", Remotely Piloted Air Vehicles (RPVs), autonomous programmable vehicles and unmanned "lighter-than-air vehicles";
2. Launchers, recovery equipment and ground support equipment;
3. Equipment designed for command or control;
d. Propulsion aero-engines and specially designed components therefor;
Note ML10.d. does not apply to:
a. Aero-engines designed or modified for military use which have been certified by civil aviation authorities of one or more Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States for use in "civil aircraft", or specially designed components therefor;
b. Reciprocating engines or specially designed components therefor, except those specially designed for "UAVs";
c. Aero-engines that were first manufactured before 1946.
e. Airborne refuelling equipment specially designed or modified for any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
1. "Aircraft" specified in ML10.a.; or
2. Unmanned "aircraft" specified in ML10.c.;
f. Ground equipment specially designed for "aircraft" specified in ML10.a. or aero-engines specified in ML10.d.;
Note 1 ML10.f. includes pressure refuelling equipment and equipment designed to facilitate operations in confined areas, including equipment located on board a ship.
Note 2 ML10.f. does not apply to:
1. Towbars;
2. Protective mats and covers;
3. Ladders, steps and platforms;
4. Chocks, lashings and tie-down equipment.
g. Aircrew life support equipment, aircrew safety equipment and other devices for emergency escape, not specified in ML10.a., designed for "aircraft" specified in ML10.a. or "sub-orbital craft" specified in ML10.j.;
Note ML10.g. does not apply to aircrew helmets that do not incorporate, or have mountings or fittings for, equipment specified in the Munitions List.
N.B. For helmets, see also ML13.c.
h. Parachutes, paragliders and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
1. Cargo or personnel parachutes;
N.B. For other military parachutes, see the relevant ML entry.
2. Paragliders;
3. Equipment specially designed for high altitude parachutists;
Note ML10.h.3. includes suits, helmets, breathing systems and navigation equipment.
i. Controlled opening equipment or automatic piloting systems, designed for parachuted loads;
j. "Sub-orbital craft" and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed or modified components therefor:
1. "Sub-orbital craft";
2. Launch equipment, recovery equipment and ground support equipment;
3. Equipment designed for command or control.
Note 1 For the purposes of ML10.a., ML10.d. and ML10.j., specially designed components and related equipment for non-military "aircraft", aero-engines or "sub-orbital craft" modified for military use applies only to those military components and to military related equipment required for the modification to military use.
Note 2 For the purposes of ML10.a. and ML10.j., military use includes: combat, military reconnaissance, assault, military training, logistics support, and transporting and airdropping troops or military equipment.
a. Manned "aircraft" and "lighter-than-air vehicles", and specially designed components therefor;
Note 1 ML10.a. does not apply to "aircraft" and "lighter-than-air vehicles" or variants of those "aircraft", specially designed for military use and which are all of the following:
a. Not a combat "aircraft";
b. Not configured for military use and not fitted with equipment or attachments specially designed or modified for military use; and
c. Certified for civil use by civil aviation authorities of one or more Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States.
Note 2 ML10.a. does not apply to "aircraft" or "lighter-than-air vehicles" that meet all of the following:
a. Were first manufactured before 1946;
b. Do not incorporate items specified in the Munitions List, unless the items are required to meet safety or airworthiness standards of civil aviation authorities of one or more Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States; and
c. Do not incorporate weapons specified in the Munitions List, unless inoperable and incapable of being returned to operation.
b. Not used since 2011
c. Unmanned "aircraft" and "lighter-than-air vehicles", and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
1. "UAVs", Remotely Piloted Air Vehicles (RPVs), autonomous programmable vehicles and unmanned "lighter-than-air vehicles";
2. Launchers, recovery equipment and ground support equipment;
3. Equipment designed for command or control;
d. Propulsion aero-engines and specially designed components therefor;
Note ML10.d. does not apply to:
a. Aero-engines designed or modified for military use which have been certified by civil aviation authorities of one or more Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States for use in "civil aircraft", or specially designed components therefor;
b. Reciprocating engines or specially designed components therefor, except those specially designed for "UAVs";
c. Aero-engines that were first manufactured before 1946.
e. Airborne refuelling equipment specially designed or modified for any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
1. "Aircraft" specified in ML10.a.; or
2. Unmanned "aircraft" specified in ML10.c.;
f. Ground equipment specially designed for "aircraft" specified in ML10.a. or aero-engines specified in ML10.d.;
Note 1 ML10.f. includes pressure refuelling equipment and equipment designed to facilitate operations in confined areas, including equipment located on board a ship.
Note 2 ML10.f. does not apply to:
1. Towbars;
2. Protective mats and covers;
3. Ladders, steps and platforms;
4. Chocks, lashings and tie-down equipment.
g. Aircrew life support equipment, aircrew safety equipment and other devices for emergency escape, not specified in ML10.a., designed for "aircraft" specified in ML10.a. or "sub-orbital craft" specified in ML10.j.;
Note ML10.g. does not apply to aircrew helmets that do not incorporate, or have mountings or fittings for, equipment specified in the Munitions List.
N.B. For helmets, see also ML13.c.
h. Parachutes, paragliders and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
1. Cargo or personnel parachutes;
N.B. For other military parachutes, see the relevant ML entry.
2. Paragliders;
3. Equipment specially designed for high altitude parachutists;
Note ML10.h.3. includes suits, helmets, breathing systems and navigation equipment.
i. Controlled opening equipment or automatic piloting systems, designed for parachuted loads;
j. "Sub-orbital craft" and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed or modified components therefor:
1. "Sub-orbital craft";
2. Launch equipment, recovery equipment and ground support equipment;
3. Equipment designed for command or control.
Note 1 For the purposes of ML10.a., ML10.d. and ML10.j., specially designed components and related equipment for non-military "aircraft", aero-engines or "sub-orbital craft" modified for military use applies only to those military components and to military related equipment required for the modification to military use.
Note 2 For the purposes of ML10.a. and ML10.j., military use includes: combat, military reconnaissance, assault, military training, logistics support, and transporting and airdropping troops or military equipment.