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MONT-DE-MARSAN (BGM) - More than 1,500 military personnel, 60 fighter jets and 13 helicopters are practicing their flying skills from 13 to 24 May at the 2019 NATO Tiger Meet at the French Air Base at Mont-de-Marsan, learned…

DUBAI (BGM) - Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it launched a drone attack on a Patriot missile battery in the airport of the Saudi city of Najran near the Yemeni border, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. The…

WALTHAM (BGM) - Raytheon Company successfully tested an advanced warhead for the new DeepStrike surface-to-surface missile, moving the weapon closer to its first flight test planned for later this year, learned BulgarianMilitary.com,…

SOFIA (BGM) - Three important things happened a week ago in the defence policy: from the US came the news that the negotiations for the acquisition of a new combat aircraft continued, amendments to the Defence and Armed Forces Act were…

MADRID (BGM) - At Feindef 2019, Rafael will exhibit its solutions, with its local Spanish subsidiary PAP Tecnos, for Spain’s planned 8X8 combat vehicle program, offering a complete package of systems to enable and enhance full ground…

WASHINGTON (BGM) - The F-35 and F-15EX fighter jets could get drone wingmen in the coming years, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense News. The service is exploring ways to team Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Boeing’s new F-15EX…

SOFIA (BGM) - General Andrey Botsev, the Bulgarian Chief of Defence, and General Christos Christodoulou, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, will watch today, May 23, in the region of Cheshnegirovo Air Base, Sadovo…

NICOSIA (BGM) - The air forces of Israel and Cyprus are conducting a joint exercise in the area of Nicosia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Israel Defense. The drills, which began on Monday, are scheduled to last until May 29,…

EDINBURGH (BGM) - In a burst of fire and smoke, Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has tested her world-beating missile system off the coast of Scotland, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Navy Recognition. Blasting from the Type 45…

WASHINGTON, (BGN) - According official statement of U.S. DoD, the signed contracts by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on May 22, 2019 are as follows: NAVY - Raytheon Co., Fullerton, California, is awarded a $234,640,402…