http://sentinel.janes.comJane's Sentinel Security Assessments - Security.en-gbCopyright: (C) Jane's Information Group. All rights reserved.http://www4.janes.com/public/images/janes_rss.gifhttp://sentinel.janes.comVisit http://sentinel.janes.comhttp://www4.janes.com/subscribe/sentinel/doc_view.jsp?QueryText=&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/sent/balksu/croas100.htm@current&Prod_Name=BALKThe Croatian Armed Forces (Hrvatska vojska: HV) is now probably the best military force in the region, although not the largest. Achieving interoperability through retraining and re-equipping will allow the Croatian forces to remain a significant force in the region. Since its beginnings in the wars of succession from Yugoslavia, the Croatian Armed Forces have been dominated by its land forces branch. - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www4.janes.com/subscribe/sentinel/doc_view.jsp?QueryText=&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/sent/balksu/croas150.htm@current&Prod_Name=BALKA contract was signed in October 2007 with the MoD and Finland's Patria Vehicles and local firm Duro Dakovic Specijalna Vozila (DDSV) for 84 Patria Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8 × 8 wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). Besides acquiring new equipment, the Croatian forces have been upgrading their captured systems, such as equipping anti-tank weapons with thermal sights to provide an all-weather fighting capability. On 5 December 2007, Russia delivered the first two of 10 Mil Mi-171Sh... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www4.janes.com/subscribe/sentinel/doc_view.jsp?QueryText=&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/sent/balksu/balka077.htm@current&Prod_Name=BALKDespite Serbian claims that Croatia acquired 'Scud' missiles, there is no evidence to support the allegations, although it is thought that at least one FROG-7 missile system was captured during Operation 'Storm'. Croatia has no known information warfare capabilities and has no state intent to develop such capabilities. The Republic of Croatia adheres to all major international non-proliferation agreements including the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www4.janes.com/subscribe/sentinel/doc_view.jsp?QueryText=&K2DocKey=/content1/janesdata/sent/balksu/croas090.htm@current&Prod_Name=BALKNATO expects member states to spend a minimum of 2 per cent of GDP on defence, and the Croatian MoD aims to meet this by 2010. Croatia allocates around 70 per cent of the defence budget to personnel related costs and 20 per cent to other operational costs leaving very little for new equipment purchases. The planned pattern of defence spending since the CAF Long-Term Development Plan 2006-2015, was adopted in 2006 and is therefore focused on the reform and modernisation of the armed forces, ... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00