Premier's adviser: Croatia needs 12 combat jets

Robert Kopal, a special adviser and analyst of Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, said on Monday that the government's aim would be to to conclude contracts on the purchase of 12 fourth-generation jet fighters, and that both brand new and used aircraft would be considered as options.

"It is our aim to have the contracts signed until the end of next year," Kopal said today adding that analyses have shown that Croatian needs now 12 combat planes.

Kopal said that one of many parameters included in decision-making would be the date of delivery of the jets which Croatia needed.

There are currently speculations that Croatia is interested in obtaining U.S. F-16 C/D Block 50/52, Swedish JAS-39 Gripen and French Mirage 2000 jets.

Text: Hina

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