Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia Croatian Defence Industry Catalog 2013 Publisher Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia Public Relations and Publishing Department Division of the Croatian Millitary Press and Publishing Editor in Chief Æeljko StipanoviÊ Editor Toma VlaπiÊ Layout Editor Zvonimir Frank Proof-Reader Jasmina Peπek Approved by Mislav ŠimatoviÊ Print Tiskara Zelina d.d. www.morh.hr www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the National and University Library in Zagreb under 836360 ISBN 978-953-193-136-6 Data and materials in the catalog were obtained from the manufacturers and the publisher does not guarantee for their accuracy. 2 CROATIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY Introduction Dear readers, you have in front of you the fourth, supplemented edition of the catalog Croatian Defence Industry. We would like to inform you about the current state in Croatian defence industry. That is an industrial sector that has developed slowly but in continuity, companies have been given a pro- file, they have adopted new technologies and offer products that can meet demands of the buyers. The catalog represents manufacturers of different defence equipment, from apparel to footwear to complex simula- tors and combat systems. Meeting domestic requirements is evidence that many companies are ready to offer their products on global market too. One of the indicators that Croatian companies are capable of fulfilling the most difficult demands is that they manufac- tured appropriate equipment for different climatic and geo- graphical conditions for requirements of Croatian soldiers who are deployed in peace missions and operations abroad. Croatian soldiers who are equipped with products of Croatian manufacturers take part in peace missions and operations in Afghanistan and other states. The companies in the catalog are listed in alphabetical order, basic contact data are stated for each company and a part of their products is represented. We hope you will read the catalog with interest since we tried to make it well laid out and user friendly as much as possible. Our goal is to show, in a simple and interesting manner, the capacities and attainments of Croatian defence production. Croatian defence industry developed during the Homeland War 1991- 1995, mostly from the existing civilian compa- nies and in minor part from companies that dealt with defence production within the former state. At that time, the aim of that young, newly established industry was to manufacture weapons, ammunition and equipment for defence of freedom and independence. Today's capacities have been adjusted to peacetime requirements. One of the important directions of the devel- opment is fostering cooperation with foreign partners, especially in the programme of modernizing the CAF. We hope that this catalog will be useful to all those who want to come to know Croatian defence industry and to establish contacts for possible business cooperation. Editorial Board CROATIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY 3 CROATIA AREA: 56 538 sq.km TERRITORIAL WATERS: 31 900 sq.km POPULATION (2011): 4 284 889 LANGUAGE: Croatian CURRENCY: kuna (HRK) Croatia is a Central European and a Mediterranean country, consisting of three natural geographical entities: continental, mountainous and coastal Croatia (with 1185 islands, islets and rocks). The capital of Croatia is Zagreb, a city of some 800 000 inhabitants, more than 900 years old, the hub of Croatian trade and education. HISTORY During the time of the general migra- Croatian Parliament elected the Habsburgs as tion of nations in the early Middle Ages, Croats Croatia’s rulers, keeping the political associa- settled along the Adriatic Sea and the rivers tion with Hungary within the Habsburg Empire. Drava and Danube, where they founded their In the 16th century the Ottoman Empire con- state. After settling in between powerful quered a great part of Croatia, then named “a nations and states with conquering aspirations stronghold and the ramparts of Christianity” by for the area, the Croatian homeland was con- the rest of Europe. Substantial parts of Croatia stantly exposed to armed attacks for more were liberated in the late 17th and early 18th than a thousand years. From the 9th century, century. At the same time, in 15th century the along with political independence and interna- Venetian Republic occupied Dalmatia and Istria, tional recognition (879), Croats were already which were (with the exception of the completely included into the Christian commu- Dubrovnik Republic) Venice’s subjects until nity and cultural life of Western Europe, build- 1797. It was du ring the 19th century when all ing churches and establishing abbeys and Croats found themselves in the same - schools. Numerous preserved written docu- Habsburg Monarchy. Throughout all the long ments and stone monuments are the evidence gone centuries, Croats had followed and adopt- of the Croatian statehood and the feature of ed the general social development of the the Croatian ethnic being. European nations. It especially came to light in 1848 when in association with other Slavs within the Habsburg Monarchy, being between a “Greater Hungary” and “All German” ideas, Croatia fought for equal rights of all nations and for the reform of the Monarchy on a fed- eral basis. Soon, the Yugoslav idea spread out from the field of culture into that of politics, focusing on the union of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs in a federal state. But, in 1918 the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was established (later Yugoslavia) and Croats found themselves in a Greater Serbia, thus remained The oldest preserved and the most valuable stone administratively fragmented and subject to monument written in Croatian language and Croatian Serbian hegemony. In 1941 the Independent script Glagolitic is Baπka Stone Tablet, dated 11th century. State of Croatia was set up, politically struc- tured under the auspices of Germany and Italy, In the 12th century, after the Croatian ruling and it lasted until May 1945. Parallel to that, house died out, the Kingdom of Croatia was a strong antifascist movement developed in annexed to the Kingdom of Hungary, retaining Croatia, that later on participated in the form- special statutory and legal status. In 1527 ing of the communist Yugoslavia, in which after 4 CROATIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY CULTURAL HERITAGE The most interesting dimension of Croatia is its urban culture: towns are more numerous here than in any other part of the Southeastern Europe. Most of them were founded in ancient or medieval times, and four of them have already been included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List: the historical core of the City of Dubrovnik dating from 7th century and still inhabited; the historical core of Split - Diocletian’s Palace - built about 300 A.D. for the Roman emperor Diocletian close to his native place; the Basilica Euphrasiana in PoreË, a complex of sacral buildings dating from the 6th century; and the historical nucleus of Trogir, one of the best pre- served Romanesque-Gothic urban 1945 Croatia was a federal unit but again subject to strong centralistic pressures and the hegemony of Serbs. After the death of President Tito, the eighties saw the strength- ening of Greater Serbian idea and the Serbs assumed complete control over the armed forces and the police. After the first multi- party elections in Croatia in 1990 Yugoslav Army attacked Croatia, after which the Croatian Parliament proclaimed independ- ence. The resistance soon took the form of an organized Homeland War and ended in 1995, when almost all of the occupied areas were liberated. Croatia achieved full sovereignty over the entire territory with peaceful reinte- gration of the demolished town Vukovar, even though it was recognized internationally on 15th January 1992, when it was also accept- ed into the UN. The policy focused on Euro- Atlantic integrations is being systematically pursued, Croatia joined NATO in 2009. CROATIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY 5 ensembles, in the city founded by Greek colonists in the 3rd century B.C. In the Croatian hinterlands, particular mention ought to be made of the historical centres of the cities such as Zagreb (free royal city since 1242), Karlovac (with its hexagonal star shaped fortress), Sisak (originally the Illyrian- Celtic Segestica and later Roman Siscia), Varaædin (its Baroque centre), Slavonski Brod (former Roman minicipium of Marsonia), Osijek (with its Fortress), Vinkovci and Vukovar (set- tled already in prehistory, an Eneolitic culture site). Near the city of Krapina is a well-known cave where the remains of the Krapina Neanderthal Man were found, who lived there 100 000 years ago. The Islands of Brijuni, with their ancient temples, were also settled already in prehistoric times. Besides all that, there are hundreds of picturesque castles, for- NATURAL HERITAGE Croatia has eight national tifications and manor houses strung out across parks, many nature parks, strictly protected entire Croatia. The tradition of pharmacies, reserves, special reserves, protected land- schools, almshouses and public baths, printed scapes etc. Clean and well-kept beaches, gor- literary works (1483) and theatre goes from geous landscapes, thousands of coves and the Middle Ages (14th century). islets, thermal and mineral springs, unpolluted waters and sea make Croatia an attractive tourist destination. The ski centres of Gorski Kotar only a couple of dozen miles away from the sea, hunting grounds, rivers and lakes for angling, untouched environment and deserted islets ideal for diving and yachting are current- ly Croatia’s trademark worldwide. ECONOMY In the last decade of the 20th cen- tury our national economy was faced with prob- lems of transition from planned socialist to market economy, with the consequences of several years of war. Croatia is rich in natural resources, and is determined to build its future on services and high technology. Its priority is the utilization of its maritime potential: above all tourism, shipping and ship building.