Croatia is the latest nation to pen a procurement deal for the German-designed Leopard 2A8 main battle tank (MBT) series. As part of the whopping $1.48 billion deal to purchase nearly four dozen armored vehicles from Berlin, Zagreb is displaying its desire to revamp its largely Yugoslav-era military arsenal. “Croatia is gradually abandoning eastern military technology and moving to Western technology, and the partnership with Germany is one of the ways we continuously strengthen cooperation in the field of defense,” Croatian defense minister Ivan Anusic said. 

Croatia, a NATO member, has ramped up its defense spending recently, with a recent 18.2 percent rise........

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