The Croatian companies exhibiting at the world's largest defence industry show are Sestan Busch, Galeb, Agencija Alan, DOK-ING, Odjeca and Cateks.
One of the novelties of the exhibition is that it includes more and more dual-purpose products, or those that can be used for both civilian and military purposes, the HGK said.
The HGK vice-president for industry and energy, Tomislav Rados, said that Croatian defence companies are known as reliable suppliers of high quality products and that their exports exceed EUR 100 million.
"Imports of goods designed for military use and non-military ordnance were reduced from EUR 70 million in 2016 to EUR 27 million in 2017. Recently, 34 domestic producers signed HRK 314 million (EUR 42.4 million) worth of military equipment procurement agreements for the Croatian armed forces. This speaks enough of the quality and standards that our producers have reached," Rados said.
The IDEX show is expected to attract 1,200 exhibitors, 170 official delegations and over 100,000 visitors from some 60 countries.