is a Croatian firearms manufacturing company, best known for design and production of the HS2000 and XDM series of semi-automatic pistols,[4][5] which are sold in the United States market by Springfield Armory, Inc., under their XD, XD-S, XD-M, Echelon and Hellcat brandings.

[6] Since company founding its headquarters was situated in the town of Ozalj, Croatia, about 50 kilometers southwest of the capital Zagreb,[7] and its manufacturing facility was relocated to Karlovac in 2000.

[9] HS Produkt is in 2016, one of the suppliers competing for the replacement of French army rifles alongside manufacturers such as Beretta (Italy),[10] FN Herstal (Belgium), Swiss Arms (Switzerland) and Heckler & Koch (Germany).

[25] In an effort to appeal to new military and police tenders as well as introduce a forward-looking new design, the company has brought out a pistol based on a serialized chassis like that of the SIG Sauer P365 and P320.

[28] VHS assault rifle is a 5.56×45mm NATO bullpup select-fire weapon that was first introduced at the 2007 iKA, the annual Croatian innovation display that takes place in the city of Karlovac.

[29] The development was carried on following a request of the Croatian Army for a new infantry rifle to update the individual equipment to NATO standards.

On 12 May 2009, the Croatian Minister of Defence Branko Vukelić confirmed the positive end of a torture test over the rifle and on 15 May officially signed a contract with HS Produkt for the acquisition of 20,000 rifle kits (both versions) for a medium price of 14,503 Croatian kunas each (as of December 8, 2018, approximately 2233.70 USD or 1961.52 EUR).