Croatia to Take Full Control of Its Airspace Protection from January 2026 - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
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Croatia will assume full responsibility for monitoring and protecting its national airspace from January 1, 2026, deploying its Rafale fighter jets within NATO’s integrated air and missile defence framework, NATINAMDS. The announcement was made by the Croatian Ministry of Defence, as cited by HINA.

This is an important achievement and an example to Bulgaria which, despite its president’s past of jet pilot, still struggles to define a timeline for a future self-sufficiency.