Croatia
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is visiting Croatia on January 12 as part of an alliance tour, during which Croatian defence industry capabilities will be reviewed. A domestically built combat vessel by Shadows Nautics will be presented to Rutte and allied representatives.
Croatia
Croatia has secured €235.7 million in its 2025 budget to fund advance payments for CAESAR Mk2 self-propelled howitzers and Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks, pushing national defense spending above the NATO benchmark and reinforcing ongoing force modernization efforts.
andrej plenkovic
ZAGREB / BRUSSELS – Croatia plans to use EU-backed defence loans to strengthen Ukraine’s military capabilities, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call on Tuesday evening. According to a statement from the Croatian government, the support will be channelled through the Security Action for Europe