Croatia Selling 19,000 AK-47 Rifles to USA - Current Events - Croatia

American reasons for this weapons deal are lower price due to friendly relations and the current state of equipment of Afghan troops.

ZAGREB, CROATIA – Croatia is selling 19,000 AK-47 assault rifles to the United States. The deal has been made, only the price has not been set yet, the Vecernji list daily reported.

It is estimated that the price of the weapons could be at least two billion euros, depending on the

Croatia will send to the ISAF Mission in Afghanistan armoured vehicles purchased from the Finnish company Patria to better protect Croatian soldiers there, but this should come about only in a year or two.

state of the rifle and the probably lower price due to good partnership relations between Croatia and the United States.

The American reasons for making this deal are two: the lower price and the current state of equipment of Afghan troops that are mostly armed with various types of Kalashnikovs, which are assault rifles whose resilience and almost perfect performance in all weather conditions are well known.

Croatia is getting rid of excess weapons in accordance with its international commitments. Agreements for the sale of light artillery weapons and various types of handguns are also being prepared.