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# Croatia’s Defence Industry 2025 Conference to Gather Key Leaders in Zagreb
- URL: https://www.adriadefense.com/croatias-defence-industry-2025-conference-to-gather-key-leaders-in-zagreb/
- Published: 2025-11-05T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-05T10:05:04.000Z
- Description: Croatia’s Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić opens the Croatia’s Defence Industry 2025 conference in Zagreb, highlighting the nation’s growing role in EU defence programs and new investments in counter-drone technologies.
- Author: AdriaDefense Desk
- Tags: Croatia, Events, Industry, Ivan Anušić, Defence Industry, #Croatia’s Defence Industry 2025, DOK-ING, Valhalla Turrets, Orqa, Zagreb, Osijek, Slovenia, SIDEC 2025

**Zagreb, November 5, 2025 —** Croatia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, **Ivan Anušić**, will officially open the high-profile conference *“Croatia’s Defence Industry 2025 – European Opportunities, Dual-Use Technologies and Global Security”* today at the **Westin Hotel in Zagreb**, starting at 9:00 a.m.

Organized by *Jutarnji List*, the conference brings together leading experts and industry representatives at a pivotal moment for Croatia’s growing defense sector — as the country strengthens its role in the European Union’s long-term plan to boost collective defense capabilities by 2027.

The EU initiative encompasses four flagship programs: a European drone-defense initiative, eastern-flank surveillance, the European air shield, and the defense space shield. Croatia has emerged as one of the three leading nations in developing the drone-defence network, informally dubbed the *“drone wall.”*

To demonstrate Croatia’s commitment beyond rhetoric, Minister Anusic recently announced that the Ministry of Defence has signed a €115-million contract with a domestic company for the development and deployment of counter-drone defense systems.

At the same time, Croatian company **DOK-ING** and Slovenia’s **Valhalla Turrets** jointly unveiled their **Komodo-Mangart 25 unmanned air-defense and counter-drone system** at the SIDEC defense exhibition in Celje, Slovenia— underlining the region’s growing industrial cooperation and innovation capacity.

In recent years, several Croatian defence companies have quietly shifted focus toward **high-tech and dual-use systems development**. One notable example is **Osijek-based Orqa**, which has demonstrated significant progress in FPV “loitering” drones, marking the start of a new generation of locally engineered unmanned technologies.

The *Croatia’s Defence Industry 2025* conference thus represents both a strategic showcase and a reflection of Croatia’s accelerating defence-industrial evolution — from component manufacturing to sophisticated integrated systems.

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