Tuesday, 21. May 2013 - 11:05
:: Home > General News > Croatia looking to give military jets facelift
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
Today
Videos
Polls
RSS Feed General News04. 02. 11. - 18:00
Croatia looking to give military jets facelift
Croatian Times
The Croatian Ministry of Defence has invited representatives from Russian fighter aircraft manufacturers to evaluate whether any of Croatia's fighter planes could be modernized.
Representatives of the Russian company MiG and Rosoboronexport agency will be coming to Croatia to evaluate the condition of several 20-year-old planes that they manufactured. Croatia is looking to either modernize its current stock or buy some new or used planes.
Eight planes should be modernized according to the Ministry of Defense's plan, costing the state some 20 million dollars. Considering that these planes are more than 30 years old, only the manufacturer can decide whether they can be "refurbished." If the Russian experts say this is not possible, Croatia might look to purchases several used jet fighter planes from India.
These planes cost three million Euros and can be used for another 10 years.
Currently Croatia has eight planes that should be taken out of commission this year according to the plan, but force commander Vlado Bagaric claims that they are usable until the end of 2013.
Tag cloud manufacturers Currently Ministry commission usable Euros modernized Russian Vlado condition experts India commander Croatia Defence Bagaric purchases aircraft fighter planes
Croatian cities to get 30 million Euro from EU
Croatian cities will receive 30 million Euro per year from the European Union for a project called "sustainable city", an expert for energetic efficiency Ana Pavicic Kaselj has told to business daily Poslovni Dnevnik.
Serbian tycoon wants to invest in Croatian hotels
Serbian tycoon Miodrag Kostic has revealed his intention to invest in Croatian hotels.
Gibonni to perform in Viennas Chaya Fuera
Croatian singer and songwriter Gibonni will peform in Vienna on 20 June.
Lightning kills a man in Veliko Vukovje
A lightning strike has killed a man in Croatia who went to hide from rain under an oak tree.
Croat accused for insurance fraud in Germany
A Croat is in court in Wandsbek, Germany accused of insurance fraud.
Croatian companies consider to move their production towards east
Some of the biggest Croatian companies could move their production out of the EU when the country joins the European Union on 1 July.
Eliademy spreads to Croatia from next week
Finland based global company Eliademy will launch their project in Croatia starting from next week.
EBRD supports Croatian pharmaceutical packaging producer
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will support Croatian pharmaceutical packaging producer Piramida with 3.6 million Euro.
Germany ratifies Croatian agreement to join EU
Germany has been the last EU country to ratify Croatian agreement to join the European Union.
Smoker ends up in flames
Doctors in Croatia are fighting for the life of a peasant that tried to light up a cigarette when pouring fuel into his chainsaw.
The most popular stories –
last 7 days
Ivan Juric wrote on 04. 02. 2011 from Melbourne Australia
Considering Croatias ecenomic strenght and the cost of these planes I think it would make more sense to scrap them altogether and spend the money on securing borders improving land forces and purchasing surface to air missiles to counter any hostile air forces
Reply