(Boursier.com) — Following the acquisition in November 2021 of twelve Rafales from the Air and Space Force, the first six Rafales from the Croatian Air Force – Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo i protuzra?na obrana (HRZ i PZO) – operated by its pilots trained in France, arrived today at operational base 91, near Zagreb, where they were welcomed by the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanovi?, the Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi? and Defense Minister Ivan Anuši?, during a ceremony.
Coming from the Dassault Aviation site in Mérignac, these six Rafales will join Squadron 191 of the Croatian Air Force. The next Rafales will arrive from the end of 2024 to form a complete squadron by mid-2025.
“The mastery with which the Croatian Air Force carried out this first delivery attests to the excellence of its pilots and personnel, and brilliantly illustrates the quality of Croatia’s cooperation with France. Dassault Aviation is fully mobilized to support the integration and logistical support of the Rafale in the Croatian Air Force, which will contribute to guaranteeing Croatia’s sovereignty and enabling it to successfully fulfill its operational missions within NATO.” , declared Éric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation.
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