With the flyover of nine Rafale fighter jets, the ceremonial military parade through Vukovarska street in Zagreb ended on Thursday, which marks the 30th anniversary of the military police action Storm and the liberation of the occupied territory occupied by rebel Serbs and members of the Yugoslav army during the Homeland War, according to Hina.
The Rafale is a 4.5+ generation twin-engine multipurpose combat aircraft, a product of the French company Dassault Aviation. and is equipped with advanced attack-navigation systems, electronic radar of the latest generation RBE2 with high integration of sensors and self-protection systems.
It has the ability to use a wide range of air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons, which makes it one of the best combat aircraft today.
The largest take-off mass of 24.5 tons enables it to effectively carry out a wide range of combat tasks in a tactical radius of 1,800 kilometers with a wide range of air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons in combination with additional external fuel tanks. The maximum range of the Rafale with external fuel tanks is 3,700 kilometers.
The most ready Croatian soldiers and policemen, the best military weapons were shown on Thursday at the ceremonial military parade in which Zagreb and Croatia marked the upcoming 30th anniversary of the liberation action Storm and the Day of Victory and Homeland Gratitude and the Day of Croatian Veterans.
Active soldiers, war veterans, volunteers, conscripts and cadets marched in an impressive column, longer than three kilometers, and many gathered could see Patria combat vehicles, PuH 2000 howitzers and M-84 and Leopard 2A tanks that have yet to arrive in the Croatian Army.
More than three thousand participants passed through Vukovar Street for two hours
More than three thousand participants and 500 vehicles passed for two hours through Zagreb’s Vukovar Street, from Marin Držić Avenue to Savska cesta. Perfectly trained, motivated, encouraged by the applause of many citizens, they did a great job.
In addition to the Armed Forces, members of the Ministry of the Interior, Directorate of Civil Protection, Croatian Mountain Rescue Service, Judicial Police, Croatian Fire Brigade, Croatian veterans and historical units took part in the parade.
Members of the armed forces from eight countries also took part in the ceremonial parade for the first time. In that formation, members of foreign forces carried the flags of their countries.
41 aircraft from the Croatian Air Force (HRZ) and six helicopters of the MUP of the Republic of Croatia participated in the flight program of the parade. HRZ’s “Wings of the Storm” aerobatic group participated with six Pilatus PC-9M aircraft.
A Croatian Navy (HRM) cruise called “Greetings from the Adriatic” was held in the Adriatic waters. The naval formation consisted of four missile gunboats, two landing minesweepers, four patrol ships and four large rubber boats, on which 211 members of the Croatian Navy were engaged.
As part of the parade, citizens had the opportunity to see a display of new weapons and modern military equipment, such as the Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle and FPV drones, which represented technological progress and the continuous strengthening of the defense capabilities of the Croatian Army.
A rich cultural and artistic program was also held at the ceremonial military parade.
