ZAGREB, March 28, 2018 - Commenting on Croatia's decision to buy Israeli fighter aircraft, Defence Minister Damir Krstičević said on Wednesday that this project would guarantee the country's security and sovereignty and would help maintain its capability of monitoring its own airspace.

ZAGREB, March 28, 2018 - Croatia's Council for Defence, at its meeting on Tuesday evening, accepted Israel's offer of multipurpose fighter jets as the most favourable one and recommended to the government to decide accordingly, a government statement said.

ZAGREB, March 22 , 2018 - The Centre for Peace Studies (CMS) on Thursday called on lawmakers not to adopt the proposed amendments to the defence law and the law on military service, claiming that the amendments would constitute "a dangerous precedent" of introducing a new form of conscription through the term "military training".

ZAGREB, March 20, 2018 - A commemoration was held at the Croatian Defence Ministry for General Petar Stipetić who died last Wednesday, with speakers describing him as an exceptional man who gave an invaluable contribution to the establishment of the Croatian Army and the defence and establishment of Croatia's independence and freedom.

ZAGREB, March 14, 2018 - The former Chief of Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, General of the Army Petar Stipetić, died in Zagreb on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry said. He was 80.

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ZAGREB, February 4, 2018 - The Croatian Armed Forces and the national firefighting service are the winners of the national "Pride of Croatia" award for 2017 for their outstanding efforts in fire and flood protection.

ZAGREB, February 2, 2018 - Thirty-five contracts worth over 280 million kuna were signed on Friday with 26 Croatian manufacturers of military equipment, and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, who attended the signing ceremony, said that the contracts evidenced the synergy of activities by the Defence Ministry, the Armed Forces, the Croatian business sector and the country's export-oriented defence industry.

ZAGREB, January 25, 2018 - Defence Minister Damir Krstičević, who on Thursday informed lawmakers of the proposed amendments to the Law on Defence, said that the changes were aimed at upgrading and enhancing the defence system and at making Croatia's armed forces stronger and ready for future challenges, whereas a part of the opposition expressed suspicion that the changes would actually usher in conscription.

ZAGREB, January 20, 2018 - Ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of Operation Maslenica started on Saturday in Zadar with the displaying of a huge Croatian flag at the Cathedral of St. Anastasia, a landmark of that Dalmatian city.