The Croatian Navy is the naval force branch of the Armed Forces of Croatia. It was formed in 1991, following the independence of Croatia, to secure its territorial waters and 1,778-kilometer coastline
First Croatian flag ever hoisted on a naval ship, Pula, October 31st, 1918, with the crews saluting the flag
The Croatian Navy in 2025
Croatian territorial waters and Exclusive economic zone of Croatia (blue)
NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) ships with Croatian missile boats Šibenik and Zvonimir during an exercise
The RBS 15 is a long-range fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface anti-ship missile. The later version Mk. IV has the ability to attack land targets as well. The missile was developed b
Croatian Navy
…around 30 vessels, some of which alongside the Croatian Coast Guard. Its main offensive capabilities center on its coastal missile launcher network (RBS 15), six armed patrol boats, and five missile cutter warships. Since the 2020s, the Navy has seen resurgent defence spending in order to enable blue-water…
HSwMS Småland, radar and two RB 08 missiles
RBS 15 Mk 1 on Swedish missile boat HSwMS Västervik