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Jackal Stone 09 N O 2 Y E A R 1 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 9 INTERVIEW COLONEL GENERAL SLAVKO BARIć DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE CRoatIAN ARMED FoRCES GENERAL StaFF FOR PLANNING AND RESOURCES 23RD NATO SUMMIT IN STRASBOURG AND KEHL CROATIA NATO’S NEWEST MEMBER INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL UNITS EXERCISE JACKAL STONE 09 14TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIGGEST VICtoRY IN THE HOMELAND WaR THE STORM OF ALL STORMS Cover by Davor Kirin IN THIS ISSUE THE GOAL OF THE EXERCISE as to practice hostage situation THE MINISTER BRANKO VUKELI∆ The goal of the exercise was to promote the procedures, to train liaison ““Only top professionals such as yourselves 4 INTERVIEW cooperation of participating countries in officers and to generally raise the can carry out what are probably the most the war against terrorism and to strengthen level of planning ability and the demanding tasks which can be entrusted regional security and stability, as well implementation of such activities to a soldier” COLONEL GENERAL SLAVKO BARIć, DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE military exercise by Leida Parlov, photos by Tomislav Brandt, Davor Kirin croatian military magazine INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL UNITS EXERCISE The Jackal Stone Exercise is the biggest training event since the Republic of Croatia’s entry into NATO and is also this year’s big- CROATIAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL STAFF FOR PLANNING gest special units exercise in Europe. Along with the host country Croatia, members of special units from Albania, Hungary, Lithu- ania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Sweden, the Ukraine and the Unites States participated in the exercise. Altogether there were AND RESOURCES JACKAL STONE 09 nearly 1500 participants. The goal of the exercise was to promote the cooperation of participating countries in the war against ter- rorism and to strengthen regional security and stability, as well as to practice hostage situation procedures, to train liaison of- ficers and to generally raise the level of planning ability and the implementation of such activities. On DV Day which took place in the “Josip Jović” barracks in Udbina on the 15th of September, a small number of the various techniques which are mastered by the highly trained members of special unit forces in hostage crisis situations The hosts and organisers of the Jackal Stone exercise were the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia and the U.S. Special 7 NATO SUMMIT Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). The Special Operations Battalion was the RD technical coordinator. Along with members 23 NATO SUMMIT IN STRASBOURG AND KEHL of the Special Operations Battalion, members of all braches of the CAF and members of the MUP’s Special Police participated in the Jackal Stone exercise which will take place until the 26th of September in many different locations across Croatia were showcased. In attendance were Defence Minis- ter Branko Vukelić, Chief of General Staff of the CAF General Josip Lucić as well as other senior civilian and military officials from the MoD and CAF, the Belgian 10 THE CROATIAN ARMED FORCES Defence Minister Pieter de Crem, Commander of the US Special Operations Command in Europe Major General Frank Kisner, as well representatives from TH countries participating in the exercise 18 ANNUAL CROATIAN ARMED FORCES AND CROATIAN Coordinated work of the special forces Their task was by no means an easy one. Espe- cially if one takes into consideration that these kinds ARMY DAY of operations usually are conducted in the dark and The Jackal Stone Ex- The exercise proved the importance of coordinated work between both military and in poor weather conditions. It all began when a ter- ercise is the biggest civilian Special Forces and why special units, even if they are small, are an important and rorist organisation kidnapped two international training event since key segment of the armed forces of every country. Along with the host country Croatia, diplomats. In exchange for their lives, the kid- the Republic of Croa- members of special units from Albania, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, nappers demanded that all of their members be tia’s entry into NATO Romania, Sweden, the Ukraine and the Unites States participated in the exercise freed from prison and 100 million EUROS. First, and is also this year’s reconnaissance teams for special operations who biggest special units descended in parachutes on the place where the exercise in Europe 12 SEPTEMBER 2009 CROMIL CROMIL SEPTEMBER 2009 13 12 MILITARY EXERCISE PAGE 12 INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL UNITS EXERCISE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PATRIA PRODUCTION HAS ALREDY BEGUN The vehicle is 8 m long, 2,80 m wide and 2,60 meters high. Draft width is 2,4 m and it can over- Production of these armoured modular vehicles has al- come water obstacles up to 1,5 m deep and trenches 2 m wide if the rocks are hard, as well as 70 ready begun at “Ðuro ÐakoviÊ-Specialised Vehicles d.d.”, cm high obstacles. Its maximum speed is 100 km/h, and with a full tank of gas it can cross 800 and 15 of them are expected to be produced in Croatia km. In addition to the three permanent Patria crew members, there is room for 7 more soldiers this year croatian military industry by Leida Parlov, photos by Tomislav Brandt croatian military magazine THE MODERNIZATION OF THE CROATIAN ARMED FORCES One of the most important modernisation proj- 16 ANNIVERSARY ects of the Croatian Armed Forces already in progress, is their being equipped with armoured modular vehicles—an 8x8 wheeled vehicle from TH the Finnish company Patria. The procurement Production of contract, we would like to remind you, was a con- 14 ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIGGEST VICTORY IN THE these armoured sortium between Đuro Đaković and the Finnish modular vehicles PATRIA company Patria Vehicles Oy. has already begun Production of these armoured modular vehicles at “Ðuro ÐakoviÊ- a point that Patria intends to incorporate up to 50 IN THE has already begun at “Đuro Đaković-Specialised Specialised Vehi- per cent of the components produced in Croatia, HOMELAND WAR Vehicles d.d.”, and 15 of them are expected to be cles Holding d.d.”, so that this modern armoured modular vehicle produced in Croatia this year. The 6 vehicles pro- and it is planned will have the right to print Made in Croatia on its duced in Finland are already in Croatia. This ar- for 15 of them to wheels. moured modular vehicle meets NATO’s standards be produced in All activities that are related to technology trans- and will be able to be used in all Armed Forces Croatia this year. fer, to the preparation of complete production and ARMY activities. The executives at “Đuro Đaković” made The 6 vehicles to the launching of the project went according to produced in Fin- plan and a framework agreement on the integra- land are already tion of remote arming stations and other weap- in Croatia. onry systems and specialised equipment related to armoured modular vehicles that was struck be- tween the Ministry of Defence and Đuro Đaković and that represents a potential framework for up- coming concrete agreements on the procurement of Patrias. This is an important project for the 20 VOLUNTARY MILITARY SERVICE A NEW WAY TO STAFF THE CROATIAN ARMED FORCES One of the most important modernisation projects of the Croatian Armed Forces already in progress is their being equipped with armoured modular 22 MILITARY EXERCISE vehicles from the Finnish company Patria. “Ðuro ÐakoviÊ-Specialised Vehicles Holding d.d.” has already begun the CROATIAN ARTILLERYMEN TRAIN AMERICAN SOLDIERS production of these armoured modular vehicles… 28 SEPTEMBER 2009 CROMIL CROMIL SEPTEMBER 2009 29 24 CADETS PROJECT PAGE 28 CADETS SPEAKING OUT ON THE “CADETS” PROJECT FULL CAPACITIES NOBLE MIDAS MODERNIZATION For a number o The b Quite some tim the croatian air force and air defense by Leida Parlov, photographs archives of the Krila Oluje croatian military magazine 28 CROATIAN MILITARY INDUSTRY “KRILA OLUJE” ACRO GROUP During the performance of the program, the pilots work to the limits of the airplanes THE MODERNIZATION OF THE CROATIAN ARMED FORCES and of the human organism, in extremely low altitudes. Because of this only the best pilots are chosen to be a part of the acro group. Those are most often the best pi- lots in their generation with a minimum of 600 flight hours, who over the course of their education and training need to show excellent results 31 CROATIAN MILITARY INDUSTRY Almost no significant event takes place without Krila Oluje (wings of the storm), who with their eye-catching acrobatic flying leave no one unmoved. CROATIAN VHS AssAULT RIFLE They have become well-known both at home and throughout the world. They climbed to the top of the World’s elite acrobatic flying very quickly and have stood side by side with world-renown acro groups, Five years ago the “Krila Oluje” acro group per- Some of the ele- over twenty of them were on international aer- some of which that have formed for the first time. That was in 2004 in Zadar ments that they omeetings. Among other places, they have per- traditions which are fifty years during the opening ceremonies of the European perform are formed in Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Belgium, old, as compared to their own Sailing Championships. The first official perfor- originally theirs, the Czech Republic, Romania and Austria, and which is but four years old… mance was a year later in Knin for the commemo- unique and rec- have received invitations to perform out of the Old ration of Victory Day and National Thanksgiving ognizable and Continent. “We already have invitations from sev- Day and the 10th Anniversary of Operation “Oluja”.
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