CROATIAN AIR FORCE AT 20

摘要

Turning 20 years old on December 13, 2011, today's Croation AF (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo, HRZ) can look back on an eventful history, ranging from a practically empty-handed start and foundation, via a bloody civil war, before finally becoming a NATO member. Today, the nation's economic situation means the Croatian AF faces a future of severe financial constraint. The Homeland War, as the Croatian War of Independence is know locally, broke out in August 1990 around the Serb-dominated city of Knin, well before the official foundation of the Croatian AF in December 1991.