Croatia took delivery of its two first PzH 2000 155mm self-propelled howitzers 23107152.

All 12 howitzers should be in full operational condition for 2017, said the Chief of General Staff General Drago Lovric. Croatian Defence Minister Ante Kotromanovic said that Croatia is receiveing "the most powerful artillery weapons, that will significantly raise the level of CAF capabilities".

The price for the 12 howitzers is €12 million, and the remaining €29 million are adjustment costs for use in the Croatian Armed Forces. It includes training of Croatian soldiers, service, equipment, software upgrades, and systems for fire control, etc.

The PzH 2000 is a 155mm self-propelled howiter designed, developped and manufactured by the German Company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) together with Rheinmetall Defence. The main armament consists of a Rheinmetall 155mm 52 cal. gun with a chromium-plated barrel and semi-automatic lifting breech block with integrated 32-round standard primer magazine. The 30 km range requirement with NATO standard shells and the 40 km requirement with base-bleed shells has been met with the development of a new 155 mm 52 cal barrel.