Bulgaria will join a multinational purchase of French CAESAR self-propelled howitzers together with Croatia, Estonia, Portugal and Slovenia, a move coordinated by France’s DGA procurement agency, according to a statement from Croatia’s defence ministry. The contract targets the modern Caesar MK2 variant on a 6x6 wheeled chassis, the configuration that has seen extensive use in Ukraine. Croatia plans to buy 18 Caesar guns, roughly one artillery division, with deliveries expected between 2026 and