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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = VHS
| image              = VHS-D assault rifle REMOV.jpg
| caption            = HS Produkt VHS-D assault rifle
| origin             = [[Croatia]]
| type               = [[Bullpup]] [[assault rifle]]
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = Yes
<!-- Service history -->| service           = 2009–present
| used_by            = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| wars               = [[Syrian Civil War]]<ref name="ARES">{{cite web|title=Croatian VHS-D1 rifle in Syria|date=October 8, 2015|first=Michael |last=Smallwood|website=[[armamentresearch.com]]|url=http://armamentresearch.com/croatian-vhs-d1-rifle-in-syria/}}</ref><br />[[War in Iraq (2013–2017)]]<ref name="ARES" />
<!-- Production history -->| designer       = Marko Vuković<ref name="Nacional 2009" />
| design_date        = 2003–present
| manufacturer       = [[HS Produkt]]
| unit_cost          = c. €1453<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.poslovni.hr/101601.aspx |title=MORH puške kupuje 2009., nabavka aviona na čekanju |last=Vejnović |first=Saša |newspaper=[[Poslovni dnevnik]] |date=25 November 2008 |access-date=2009-01-18 |language=hr |archive-date=2009-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430103440/http://www.poslovni.hr/101601.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.karlovacki-tjednik.hr/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1975 |title=Nova jurišna puška – HS produkt spreman za serijsku proizvodnju |newspaper=Karlovački tjednik |date=27 November 2008 |access-date=2009-01-18 |language=hr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721101331/http://www.karlovacki-tjednik.hr/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1975 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| production_date    = 2005–present
| number             = 
| variants           = See [[HS Produkt VHS#Variants|Variants]]
<!-- General specifications -->| weight     = VHS-D: {{convert|3.4|kg|lb|2|abbr=on}}<br />VHS-K: {{convert|3.3|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 216">{{cite journal |url=http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/2162008/vehaes.asp |title=Nova hrvatska puška po standardima NATO-a |journal=[[Hrvatski vojnik]] |issue=216 |date=November 2008 |last=Vlahović |first=Domagoj |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Croatia)|Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia]] |location=Zagreb |issn=1333-9036 |language=hr |access-date=2010-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723195730/http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/2162008/vehaes.asp |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| length             = VHS-D: {{convert|765|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />VHS-K: {{convert|665|mm|abbr=on|1}}<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 216"/>
| part_length        = VHS-D: {{convert|500|mm|abbr=on|1}}<br />VHS-K: {{convert|410|mm|abbr=on|1}}<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 216"/>
| width              = {{convert|43|mm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 216"/>
| height             = {{convert|230|mm|abbr=on|1}} (without magazine)<br />{{convert|260|mm|abbr=on|1}} (20-round mag)<br />{{convert|300|mm|abbr=on|1}} (30-round mag)<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 216"/>
| diameter           = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
| cartridge          = [[5.56×45mm NATO]]
| action             = Delayed blowback (prototype)<br />[[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]] (short stroke gas piston), [[rotating bolt]]
| rate               = VHS-D: 850 rounds/min<br />VHS-K: 860 rounds/min<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 216"/>
| velocity           = VHS-D: {{convert|950|m/s|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}<br />VHS-K: {{convert|940|m/s|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 216"/>
| range              = 
| max_range          = 
| feed               = 30-round detachable [[HK G36|G36]] magazine/[[STANAG magazine]]
| sights             = [[Iron sight]]s, laser sights and optical sights
}}

The '''VHS''' ({{langx|hr|Višenamjenska Hrvatska Strojnica}}, {{abbr|lit.|literally}} multifunctional Croatian machine gun) is a [[5.56×45mm NATO]] [[bullpup]] [[assault rifle]] designed and manufactured by [[HS Produkt]] of [[Croatia]]. The VHS rifle was first introduced at the 2007 iKA exhibition, the annual Croatian innovation display that takes place in the city of [[Karlovac]].<ref name="SecurityArms"/> The development began from a [[Croatian Army]] request for a new infantry rifle to meet [[NATO]] standards.

An improved version of the VHS rifle, known as the {{nowrap|'''VHS-2'''}}, was introduced in April 2013. In January 2022, it was announced that [[Springfield Armory, Inc.]] will be importing the {{nowrap|VHS-2}} into the US as the '''Hellion'''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.gunsweek.com/en/rifles/news/springfield-armory-introduces-hellion-semi-automatic-bull-pup-rifle | title=Springfield Armory introduces the Hellion semi-automatic bull-pup rifle | date=15 January 2022 }}</ref>

==History==

===Development===
During the [[Croatian War of Independence]], HS Produkt (then called IM Metal) created a [[bullpup]] variant of the 7.62&nbsp;mm [[AK-47|Kalashnikov]] assault rifle.<ref name="Nacional 2009">{{cite magazine |url=http://arhiva.nacional.hr/clanak/60205/hrvati-tvorci-najbolje-jurisne-puske-na-svijetu |title=Hrvati tvorci najbolje jurišne puške na svijetu |date=16 June 2009 |magazine=[[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]] |issue=709 |last=Šoštarić |first=Eduard |language=hr |access-date=2018-11-29|trans-title=Croats created the best assault rifle in the world|archive-date=6 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406191649/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/60205/hrvati-tvorci-najbolje-jurisne-puske-na-svijetu}}</ref><ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 244">{{cite journal |url=http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/2442009/vhs.asp |title=Hrvatska jurišna puška VHS |journal=[[Hrvatski vojnik]] |issue=244 |date=June 2009 |last=Vlahović |first=Domagoj |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Croatia)|Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia]] |location=Zagreb |issn=1333-9036 |language=hr |access-date=2010-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141026/http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/2442009/vhs.asp |archive-date=2010-10-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This rifle had a number of flaws, partly caused by limited technological capabilities of IM Metal, but provided a valuable learning experience for the company.<ref name="Nacional 2009" /><ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 244" /> A [[delayed blowback]] model was tested in the mid-1990s, but the results were still not satisfactory, and it was superseded by a design similar to the [[M16 rifle]].<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 244" /> More prototypes followed in 1996, 1999 and 2004.<ref name="Nacional 2009" />

The development cycle that ultimately led to the current version of the VHS rifle started circa 2003.<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 244" /> A new prototype, externally quite similar to the French [[FAMAS]], was publicly announced in 2005 and presented to [[Croatian Ministry of Defence|Croatian Minister of Defense]] [[Berislav Rončević]].<ref name="SecurityArms">{{Cite web|url=http://www.securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/3000/3088.htm|title=A new Croatian Bullpup Assault Rifle by HS Produkt for the Croatian Army: Croatian VHS Assault Rifle |work=securityarms.com |access-date=2010-09-30}}</ref><ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 244"/><ref name="world.guns.ru">{{cite web |url=http://world.guns.ru/assault/as96-e.htm |title=VHS assault rifle (Croatia) |work=world.guns.ru |access-date=2010-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819103819/http://world.guns.ru/assault/as96-e.htm |archive-date=2010-08-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/0302005/vijesti.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304201845/http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/0302005/vijesti.asp|title=Ministar Rončević obišao "HS Produkt"|journal=[[Hrvatski vojnik]] |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Croatia)|Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia]] |location=Zagreb |issn=1333-9036 |language=hr|date=24 February 2012|access-date=25 June 2016|archive-date=4 March 2012}}</ref> However, only 10% of the 2004 prototype was retained in the production model.<ref name="Nacional 2009" />

===Evaluation and adoption===
[[File:Defense.gov photo essay 120529-A-OD503-092.jpg|thumb|left|Croatian soldier armed with a VHS-D rifle during a training exercise]]

On November 19, 2007, the Croatian Ministry of Defence placed an order for an experimental batch of 50 rifles to be tested by the Croatian contingent then deployed in [[Afghanistan]] within the [[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF). The contract was placed at 4.5&nbsp;million [[Croatian kuna|kuna]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/41108/hrvatski-bum-vojne-industrije |title=Hrvatski bum vojne industrije – Nacional.hr |website=www.nacional.hr |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406191710/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/41108/hrvatski-bum-vojne-industrije |archive-date=6 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/puska-spremna-za-juris.html |title=Predstavljena nova hrvatska jurišna puška |website=dnevnik.hr |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507131015/http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/puska-spremna-za-juris.html |archive-date=7 May 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other nations, including [[Kuwait]]<ref name="50k">[http://www.jutarnji.hr/novih-50-000-jurisnih-pusaka-izbacuje-kalasnjikove-iz-vojske/276867/ Novih 50.000 jurišnih pušaka izbacuje kalašnjikove iz vojske] {{in lang|hr}}</ref> and [[Venezuela]]<ref>[http://www.poslovni.hr/vijesti/hv--kandidat-za-prvoga-kupca-puske-21231.aspx HV - kandidat za prvoga kupca puške] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320062443/http://www.poslovni.hr/vijesti/hv--kandidat-za-prvoga-kupca-puske-21231.aspx |date=2012-03-20 }} {{in lang|hr}}</ref> showed interest in acquiring the rifle.

On November 24, 2008, HS Produkt introduced the final version of the VHS assault rifle.<ref name="HV">{{cite web |url=http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/49968/hrvatske-jurisne-puske-krecu-na-testiranje-u-hv |title=Hrvatske jurišne puške kreću na testiranje u HV – Nacional.hr |website=www.nacional.hr |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613163913/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/49968/hrvatske-jurisne-puske-krecu-na-testiranje-u-hv |archive-date=13 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After an initial testing phase with the first 40 rifles, an order for 1,000 rifles was made. In 2009, an additional order of 2,000 rifles was made to enter service with the Croatian Army. By the end of 2012, and as of 2013, the Croatian army had 3,600 VHS rifles in service. Another order of 2,000 rifles was to be delivered to the Croatian military by the end of 2014.{{update inline|date=March 2022}} A long-term Croatian Army requirement calls for 50,000 assault rifles, ensuring the long-term production of VHS-2. The US Department of Defense also made an order for 500 VHS rifles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zadarskilist.hr/clanci/30032011/amerikanci-hitno-narucili-500-komada-hrvatske-jurisne-puske|title=Amerikanci hitno naručili 500 komada hrvatske jurišne puške - Zadarski list|work=zadarskilist.hr|date=30 March 2011|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>

On May 12, 2009, Croatian Minister of Defence [[Branko Vukelić]] confirmed the positive conclusions of a series of [[torture test]]s and on May 15 officially signed a contract with HS Produkt for the acquisition of 1,000 rifles (both variants). As of 2015, the Croatian Army is using 7,000 VHS rifles.<ref name="VL"/>{{update inline|date=March 2022}}

==Design==
The VHS-D rifle is {{convert|765|mm|in|abbr=on}} long, with a {{convert|500|mm|in|abbr=on}} barrel.<ref name="Hrvatski vojnik 216"/> The whole rifle body is a monoblock construction made from high-impact polymer.<ref name="Jane's">{{Cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Infantry-Weapons/VHS-5-56-mm-assault-rifle-Croatia.html|title=VHS 5.56 mm assault rifle (Croatia), Rifles |date=May 12, 2010 |work=janes.com |publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]] |access-date=2010-10-01}}</ref> Externally, it strongly resembles the French [[FAMAS]] rifle, but its operating mechanism and disassembly procedure are quite different.<ref name="Hs produkt">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkHYpkE_sLw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/SkHYpkE_sLw| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Croatian VHS Assault Rifle by HS Produkt|work=You Tube|date=28 April 2012 |publisher=Fire Arms Guide Online|access-date=25 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The VHS-K is a carbine variant with an overall length of {{convert|665|mm|in|abbr=on}} and a {{convert|410|mm|in|abbr=on}} barrel.

Some characteristics of the rifle were not revealed to the public and provoked rumours during the development period. One involved a hypothesized venting system which recovered part of the gases generated from firing the weapon to cushion the bolt and dramatically buffer recoil. The production-stage VHS operated in a much more conventional manner, not utilizing this buffering system.<ref name="world.guns.ru"/> According to the schematic filed at the [[European Patent Office]] (EPO) the misconception may have come from combining two different features: a forced air ventilation system similar to the one in [[Pecheneg machine gun]] and a mechanical buffer reducer, similar in conception to the one used in [[Ultimax 100]], a weapon Croatia used in the [[Croatian War of Independence]] and retains in its reserve inventory. The same patent states that the VHS works neither through [[direct gas impingement]] nor through a short- or long-stroke piston, but through a 'tappet' type of closed gas system much like the [[FN SCAR]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} There may have also been confusion with another prototype which did not go into production.

Confusion on the VHS's operating system was from several changes to the type of system used through its development. The first models used a Kalashnikov-style [[Gas-operated reloading#Long-stroke|long-stroke piston]], which was changed in 1999 to a [[Blowback (firearms)#Lever-delayed|lever delayed blowback]] system from the FAMAS. The next year, it was changed to a [[direct gas impingement]] system with a forced ventilation feature that formed a pneumatic cushion behind the bolt. The VHS was patented in that form in 2000 giving the impression of a "gas cushion" feature. That model was publicly known up to 2005. In 2004, the final and current operating system of the VHS was changed to a gas-operated, [[Gas-operated reloading#Short-stroke fixed|short-stroke piston]] system.<ref name="sadj">[http://sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=1481 Croatian VHS] - SAdefensejournal.com, 4 January 2013</ref>

When the VHS went through service life testing it fired 50,000 rounds without suffering any main part failures. The barrel has a birdcage flash suppressor and can fire [[rifle grenade]]s.  Like the FAMAS, it has a sliding grenade boom guide and grenade high-angle launching sight to aim when the rifle is turned on its side, but the sight is mounted on the underside of the carrying handle on the VHS instead of under it.{{clarify|date=March 2022}} The rifle and carbine have different gas regulators, both with three settings changed by pushing in and turning 120 degrees: normal; high (larger opening for weak ammunition); and cut-off (for rifle grenades).<ref name="sadj" />

One drawback of the VHS is its poor ergonomics. The fire selector has three positions for safe, semi, and automatic fire with no 3-round burst option. Production model rifles have the selector inside the trigger guard. Changing firing modes is difficult as the crank must be rotated a long distance before either firing mode is selected. It is also for right-handed use only; the receiver can only eject shells out the right side and cases leave sharply toward the rear, with a chance of hitting an extended elbow. This is unfortunate, as the non-reciprocating cocking handle is located centrally under the carrying handle and can be pulled from either side.<ref name="sadj" />

Models presented in 2008 showed the VHS being [[STANAG magazine]] compatible. This was changed shortly after to accept [[HK G36]] magazines. The reason was because the Croatian military has more G36s (which the VHS will replace) than [[M16 rifle|M16]]-type rifles.<ref name="sadj" />

==Variants==
[[File:Croatian Army Soldiers - 210119-A-DQ632-003.jpg|thumb|A Croatian soldier firing a VHS-2 rifle.]]

===VHS-D===
The first VHS rifle made by HS Produkt, outfitted with  rifle grenade discharging adapters and bayonet lugs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/croatia-assault-rifles/vhs-eng/|title = VHS|date = 27 October 2010}}</ref>

===VHS-K===
A carbine version of the VHS rifle.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altair.com.pl/start-1334 |title=Altair - Premiera chorwackiego VHS |website=www.altair.com.pl |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719123242/http://www.altair.com.pl/start-1334 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===VHS-2===
The VHS-2 was shown to the public for the first time in April 2013, during the Adriatic Sea Defense & Aerospace (ASDA) exhibition in [[Split, Croatia]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/asda-2013-hs-produckt-vhs-2-xds/ | title=ASDA 2013 – HS Produkt VHS-2 & XDS – Small Arms Defense Journal }}</ref> Its improvements include a more conventional fire selector, a redesigned carrying handle, an adjustable-length buttstock, and an ambidextrous cartridge casing ejection system that can be reconfigured in less than a minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obris.org/hrvatska/intervju-zeljko-pavlin-vhs-2-je-neusporediva-s-postojecim-puskama/|title=Intervju: Željko Pavlin: "VHS-2 je neusporediva s postojećim puškama"|last=Tabak|first=Igor|date=20 May 2013|work=obris.org|language=hr|access-date=2013-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defender.hr/republika-hrvatska/vojna-industrija/otklonjene-sve-djecje-bolesti-jurisne-puske-vhs.php|title=Pojavom VHS-2 otklonjene "dječje bolesti" dosadašnjih modela puške|date=26 April 2013|work=defender.hr|language=hr|access-date=2013-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430034407/http://www.defender.hr/republika-hrvatska/vojna-industrija/otklonjene-sve-djecje-bolesti-jurisne-puske-vhs.php|archive-date=30 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/4222013/vhs2.asp|title=VHS2 - evolucijski iskorak za bullpup|journal=[[Hrvatski vojnik]]|issue=422|date=May 2013|language=hr|access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="jutarnji.hr"/>

The VHS-2 line consists of the VHS-D2 assault rifle and the VHS-K2 carbine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/assault-rifles/croatia-assault-rifles/vhs-2-eng/|title=VHS-2 Assault Rifle|date=19 December 2015}}</ref>

===Springfield Hellion===
A semi-automatic version of the VHS-2 was made for [[Springfield Armory, Inc.]], which was unveiled in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/springfield-armory-releases-hellion-bullpup-rifle-199568|title = Springfield Armory Releases Hellion Bullpup Rifle|date = 18 January 2022}}</ref>

==Users==
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* {{flagcountry|Albania}}: Used by the Albanian State Police.<ref name="VL2" />
* {{flagcountry|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}: Bosnian federal special police are armed with VHS-K2 rifles.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
* {{flagcountry|Cameroon}}: Used by the military.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burton|first=Billy|date=2020-04-01|title=Cameroon Receives New Croatian Rifles|url=https://anglophonecrisis.org/2020/04/01/cameroon-receives-new-croatian-rifles/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=The Anglophone Crisis Monitoring Project|language=en}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|date=April 2021}}
* {{flagcountry|Croatia}}: Standard weapon of the Croatian Army, replacing older VHS model.<ref name="VL">{{cite web|url=http://www.vecernji.hr/hrvatska/morh-nabavlja-opremu-od-hrvatskih-proizvodaca-vrijednu-50-milijuna-kuna-983903|title=HV nabavlja 20.000 novih pušaka, ugovor vrijedan 50 milijuna kuna|work=vecernji.hr|access-date=25 June 2016|language=hr|publisher=[[Večernji list]]|first1=Davor|last1=Ivanković|trans-title=HV acquires 20,000 new rifles, a contract worth 50 million kuna}}</ref> Also used by the police.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MUP-u isporučeno 1000 jurišnih puški VHS-K2|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/hs-produkt-strojnica-mup-u-isporuceno-1000-jurisnih-puski-vhs-k2-1214113|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.vecernji.hr|language=hr}}</ref>
* {{flagcountry|Iraq}}: About 100,000 in service with the Iraqi Federal Police and Iraqi Ground and Special Forces, including the Emergency Response Division.<ref name="WIB">{{cite web|title=The Assault on Albu Saif|url=https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-assault-on-albu-saif-d2589bd30953|access-date=24 May 2019|work=War is Boring|date=2 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="jutarnji.hr">{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/veliki-izvozni-posao--vlada-irackoj-vojsci-prodaje-oruzje-i-opremu-vrijednu-700-milijuna-kuna-/1219539/|title=ZARADA U RATU S ISLAMISTIMA Vlada iračkoj vojsci prodaje oružjei opremu vrijednu 700 milijuna kn|work=jutarnji.hr|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="VL2" />
* {{flagcountry|Syria}}: In service with the [[Syrian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Croatian VHS-D1 rifle in Syria|date=October 8, 2015|first=Michael |last=Smallwood|website=armamentresearch.com|url=http://armamentresearch.com/croatian-vhs-d1-rifle-in-syria/}}</ref> Supplied by Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hrvatska puška slama kalifat: 'Svaki vojnik odmah se fotografira i hvali na društvenim mrežama'|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/kljucna-bitka-za-mosul-hrvatska-puska-slama-kalifat-1152270|access-date=25 June 2016|work=armamentresearch.com|language=Croatian}}</ref>
* {{flagcountry|Togo}}: Togolese Army acquired 3,000 VHS-2 for peacekeeping missions.<ref name="VL2">{{cite web|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/hs-produkt-u-bagdad-poslao-tri-aviona-krcata-vhs-2-1255791|title=HS Produkt u Bagdad poslao tri aviona krcata VHS-2|work=vecernji.hr|trans-title=HS Produkt in Baghdad sent three VHS-2 aircraft|access-date=4 July 2018|language=hr|first1=Davor|last1=Ivanković|date=2018-07-04|publisher=[[Večernji list]]}}</ref> VHS-2 seen with the rest of Togolese Army.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.military.africa/2022/05/togolese-army-displays-croatian-5-56x45mm-vhs-2-bullpup-assault-rifles/|title=Togolese Army displays Croatian 5.56×45mm VHS-2 bullpup assault rifles|author=Ekene Lionel|publisher=Military Africa|date=2022-05-03}}</ref>

===Evaluation===
* {{flagcountry|France}}: The VHS-F2 variant was specifically produced for French military trials, with a magazine well accommodating the FAMAS magazine. It was shortlisted for a purchase order of 100,000 assault rifles<ref name="forgottenweapons">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/2A-1lBWqHrw Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210709124108/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-1lBWqHrw Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-1lBWqHrw| title = French Trials VHS-F2 Croatian Bullpup | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 9 July 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> but the bid was ultimately won by the HK416.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bforborde.com/2195/remplacement-du-famas-le-vhs-2-croate-meme-pas-peur-des-grands|title=Remplacement du Famas ? Le VHS-2 (croate) : Même pas peur des grands ! - BforBORDE - Le Blog RetEx de Jacques Borde|work=bforborde.com|access-date=25 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707150005/http://www.bforborde.com/2195/remplacement-du-famas-le-vhs-2-croate-meme-pas-peur-des-grands|archive-date=7 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagcountry|Romania}}: Ongoing negotiations about local production and technology transfer.<ref name="VL2" />
* {{flagcountry|USA}}: Purchased 500 VHS-1 for testing and training in 2012, and 250 VHS-2 for testing and training in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amerikanci hitno naručili 500 komada hrvatske jurišne puške|url=http://www.zadarskilist.hr/clanci/30032011/amerikanci-hitno-narucili-500-komada-hrvatske-jurisne-puske|website=Zadarski List|date=30 March 2011|language=Croatian}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.aalan.hr/assault-rifle-type-vhs-cal-5-56x45-mm Agencija Alan—Croatian arms exporter]
* [http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2006120487&recNum=1&docAn=HR2006000010&queryString=EN_ALLTXT:%28vhs%20rifle%29&maxRec=1 VHS RIFLE] ([[WIPO]] patent search)
* [http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2009087427&recNum=1&docAn=HR2009000001&queryString=EN_ALLTXT:%28vhs%20rifle%29&maxRec=1 VHS ASSAULT RIFLE] ([[WIPO]] patent search)
* {{YouTube|iCRqY9CEujE|HS Produkt VHS 2}} {{in lang|hr}}

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