Croatian drone era enters strategic defence partnership with Doha Information

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January 19, 2026

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Croatia’s Deputy High Minister and Minister of Defence, Ivan Anušić, is enterprise a two-day respectable seek advice from to the State of Doha Information, coinciding with the world maritime defence exhibition DIMDEX 2026, these days going down in Doha.

The Croatian delegation comprises Director of the Common Group of workers of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia, Primary Common Denis Tretinjak, and representatives of the Croatian Military led via Commander Rear Admiral Damir Dojkić.

At the margins of the exhibition, Minister Anušić met with Doha Information’s Deputy High Minister and Minister of Defence, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

The seek advice from is going down on the invitation of the Qatari defence minister.

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Forward of the outlet of DIMDEX 2026, Minister Anušić additionally met with the Emir of Doha Information, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, underscoring the excessive degree of bilateral engagement between the 2 international locations.

A key center of attention of the seek advice from used to be the promotion of Croatia’s defence business and the exploration of alternatives for cooperation with the Qatari Armed Forces.

All through the bilateral assembly, the 2 ministers exchanged perspectives on safety demanding situations and the geopolitical scenario within the Center East and South-East Europe.

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“Croatian defence companies, especially those whose products are already recognised globally, have the production capacity, expertise and quality to be valuable partners for the Qatari Armed Forces,” Anušić stated.

“I presented the Qatari Minister of Defence with the advantages and capabilities of Croatia’s defence industry, as the Ministry of Defence and the Croatian Government consistently do. A strong and developed domestic industry strengthens national security and reduces dependence on foreign military equipment suppliers.”

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Minister Anušić additionally attended the signing of a Memorandum of Working out between Croatian era corporate Orqa and Barzan Holdings, Doha Information’s main defence and safety corporate.

The settlement expresses a mutual purpose to determine a partnership targeted at the localised manufacturing of Orqa’s drones in Doha Information.

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Orqa used to be singled out as one among Croatia’s maximum a hit high-tech defence corporations, in particular within the box of FPV drone era.

“Modern armed forces and contemporary military operations are unimaginable without FPV drones,” Anušić stated.

“Orqa’s drones are an exclusively European, and Croatian, product, and the company continues to successfully expand into markets across Europe and worldwide.”

(Photograph credit score: MORH/ J. Šeri)

DIMDEX, organised via the Qatari Armed Forces, has grown into a significant world defence and maritime exhibition, attracting main international defence corporations, executive delegations and senior naval commanders.

(Photograph credit score: MORH/ J. Šeri)

Croatia may be represented at DIMDEX 2026 via defence corporations Olimp Protection Workforce and Shadow Nautics, additional showcasing the rustic’s rising presence within the world defence sector.

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