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Croatia signs EUR 328.089 million Caesar howitzer deal with France's KNDS

Croatia signed an EUR 328.089 million contract with France's KNDS in Paris for 18 Caesar MkII howitzers and 15 Serval vehicles, plus a letter of intent on Rafale F4 upgrades, partly financed through Croatia's EU SAFE loan envelope.

Reported Editor-read Croatia Week, 9 December 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish the exact share of SAFE financing within the price, nor the Rafale upgrade's cost or timeline.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-07. How the record is made

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