Bulgaria

SOFIA, (BM) - The US wants BGN 2.2 billion ($1.28) to deliver eight F-16 fighter aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. This was announced yesterday in Brussels by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio. Bulgaria plans to pay the full amount. Part of the money will be issued as a state loan. Read more:…

SOFIA, (BGM) - Servicemen from the 10th Mechanized Battalion of the Brigade Command take part in the international joint exercise Platinum Wolf 2019 in the Republic of Serbia, Military Base South, located near the town of Bujanovac, from 3 to 18 June 2019, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Commander of the Bulgarian platoon is Captain Miroslav…

WASHINGTON, (BGM) - An announcement was published on the website of the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) stating that the US Congress has allowed Bulgaria to be given the opportunity to purchase a complete package for eight F-16 Block 70 multirole fighter aircrafts worth $ 1.6 billion, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more:…

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 Municipality, the final stage of the joint preparation of the Special Operations Forces, learned…

SOFIA (BM) - Belgium has declared that it wants to participate in the project for the modernization of our Land Forces, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The largest Belgian company in the defence industry, John Cockerill Defense, has officially announced that it will be involved in the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence’s competition for the project…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - A joint preparation of formations of the 68th Special Forces Brigade and the Special Operations Forces of the Hellenic Republic started on May 16 and will take place on the territory of Bulgaria, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Until May 23, the Bulgarian and Greek servicemen will work on special…

BRUSSELS, Belgium (BulgarianMilitary.com) - In the margins of May 14 EDA Steering Board, Bulgaria and 21 more member States (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden) and EDA signed a new…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Bulgarian Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov gave an interview on the Horizont radio channel, part of the Bulgarian National Radio, speaking in details on the topic of acquiring a new Bulgarian F-16 fighter aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: A Bulgarian Delegation Leaves For…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - A series of exercises for improvement the capabilities of the armed forces at national and allied levels will be held in May and June in a number of countries, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Bulgaria is one of them, and the rest are Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia and North Macedonia. According to…

NOVO SELO, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The international exercise Beyond the Horizon 2019 of the Military Police Service will be held from today (May 13th) to May 16th, 2019 at Novo Selo Training Area. Servicemen and personnel from Bulgaria (Military Police Service and National Service for Protection), the National Guard of the United…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - A Bulgarian delegation is leaving on May 7, 2019, for Washington to negotiate the acquisition of a new type of combat aircraft for the Bulgarian army, the Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov announced, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The delegation will be led by the Deputy Minister of Defence…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - 23% of the armoured vehicles (48% of which are tanks), 80% of the aviation equipment and 10% of the ships that are in service at the Bulgarian army are malfunctioning, learned BulgarianMilitary.com on the basis of the Report on the state of defence and armaments, which the Bulgarian Cabinet passed at its…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Deputy Minister of Defence Atanas Zapryanov and Deputy Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Dimitar Iliev will take part in today’s send-off ceremony of the 38th contingent of the Armed Forces that will participate in NATO's Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The…

HASKOVO, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Over 500 soldiers with approximately 130 combat and special equipments from the military formations in Asenovgrad, Yambol, Karlovo, Smolyan, Blagoevgrad, Vratsa, Kazanlak, Svoboda and Musachevo took part in the training. For the second consecutive year, military intelligence formations from the Land…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - It is not unrecognizable fact that Bulgaria had a highly devoped military industry during the years of communism. The Military industrial Complex was then one of the few sectors that were able to develop even in times when the world was separated from the iron curtain. The arrival of the new times and the…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - “The membership in NATO guarantees us security in an increasingly dynamic and insecure world. The challenges on the eastern and southern borders of NATO and the EU place Bulgaria in a new situation that calls for even higher requirements toward the defence capabilities”, Deputy Minister of Defence Atanas…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The selection of new F-16 Block 72 fighter aircraft by Morocco and an operator in Asia Pacific will enhance plans to begin production of Bulgaria’s new front-line fighters and for the first aircraft to be delivered to Bulgaria in late 2022, according to Jim Robinson Lockheed Martin’s regional F-16 campaign…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - "There is no imminent danger of a migratory wave for Bulgaria. If necessary, the army is ready to send up to 3000 troops at the border" announced the Deputy Prime Minister of Public Order and Security, Minister of Defense and Chairman of VMRO-BN Krassimir Karakachanov, learned BulgarianMilitary.com,…

WASHINGTON, the U.S. (BulgarianMilitary.com) - After two days of talks, NATO decided that no new forces would be deployed in the Black Sea, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Novinite.com. Read more: Russia Continues to Destabilize Ukraine. NATO Would Step Up Its Presence in the Black Sea Region However, the Alliance has come up with…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - From April 1st to 12th the Bulgarian pilots and equipment in the field of our military aviation will take part in courses in the European Program „European Course for Environment of the Tactical Training of the Air Force Aviation“ 2019-2 (ETAR-C 19-2), which will take place at Plovdiv airport, Bezmer…