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New KF51 Panther tank is a (potential) replacement for German Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank. Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger presented a tank that is considered to become the successor to the Leopard 2 tank at the arms show in France. It is the first main battle cat entirely developed by Rheinmetall. Firepower Panther will utilize … Continue reading New Rheinmetall Panther Tank
Sometime after 11 PM yesterday, a loud crash was heard on Zagreb's area of Jarun. Soon, a crater was discovered on the Jarun road, close to Student Home Stjepan Radić. Government released information that the cause was an unmanned aerial vehicle of Russian make, which arrived to Zagreb over Hungary. Initial information indicated that the … Continue reading Unmanned Air Vehicle Exposes Lack of Readiness
Russian forces have started their attack on Ukraine at Thursday, about 5 AM local time. It was not unexpected, yet it caught the world apparently by surprise. Attack was opened with cruise and ballistic missiles, with Russia appearing to target infrastructure near major cities such as Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Dnipro. Shelling began near Mariupol, … Continue reading Russia Attacks Ukraine
VHS-2 assault rifle was developed and produced by HS Produkt, a privately owned company best known as a designer and manufacturer of the well-known HS pistol line. The company in fact started with design of the pistol: HS means “Hrvatski Samokres”, which translates into “Croatian Pistol”. But for a long time, the company already had … Continue reading HS Produkt VHS-2 Assault Rifle
Two days ago, Prime Minister Plenković confirmed that Croatia will accept the US offer and buy Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles. This was confirmed yesterday, with a fast-tracked procedure to answer the United States with all necessary documents. Yesterday morning, before the Government session, session of the Parliamentary Defense Committee was held. There was only one … Continue reading Croatia Buys US Bradley IFV
Two F3R Rafales flew over Zagreb after Croatian government had signed the purchase of new fighter jets for Croatian Air Force. This happened after Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and French President Emmanuel Macron had signed new Strategic Partnership Agreement and oversaw signing of the sale agreement for a Rafale squadron, which was signed by … Continue reading Croatia Signs Rafale Purchase
French instructors have finished selection of pilots of Croatian Air Force who will, in a year's time, transfer to France for training on Rafale F3R fighter jets, some of the best in the world. Rafale procurement is the single greatest budgetary item in Croatian defense budget, worth 999 million Euros, and will likely be signed … Continue reading Croatian Pilots to Start Training for Rafales
Croatian Navy, much like the rest of the military, is in need of updating its hardware. Missile gunships in service are not exactly new, even the ones bought from Finland. At this point, thankfully, it looks like the replacement vessels may be built by the Croatian shipyards. The first natively-built Croatian corvette is being pepared … Continue reading Project of New Croatian Corvette
Croatia has decided to buy 12 used French Rafale fighter jets for 999 million Euros / 1,2 billion USD. Contract includes 10 single-seat Rafale C and 2 two-seat Rafale B. The twelve Rafale planes will will replace aging Russian-made MiG-21s which are almost past their service life, with expiry date in 2024. French offer was … Continue reading Croatia to buy 12 used Rafale fighter jets
Croatia has to receive new fighter aircraft by 2023., as by then MiG-21s now in service will not be usable any longer. As process will last for at least two years, possibly longer, it is high time for it to start, yet it did not. Heritage Foundation indicated that USA wants to arm Croatia with … Continue reading USA wants to arm Croatia
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