Bulgarian military arrested for espionage in favor of Russia
For the first time in the new Bulgarian history, a spy group of active military and senior government officials who spied for Russia benefit was captured.
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Bulgaria has abandoned the purchase of armored vehicles
The Ministry of Defense has sent letters to Patria and General Dynamics that it is terminating the procedure for acquiring armored combat vehicles for the Land Forces, the ministry's press office said.
Bulgaria with interest in buying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs
The Turkish publication Haber 7 published an interesting article claiming that the Bulgarian government is interested in purchasing at least six Bayraktar TB2 attacking drones.
Bulgaria buys 98 combat vehicles for its special forces €25M totalling
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense signed an agreement to acquire 98 combat vehicles for the special operations forces. The contract's value is BGN 50 million , the supplier of the cars is the Bulgarian company Samel-90
Sofia to Moscow: ‘We’re not going to fight Russia, there are no nuclear weapons here’
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Saturday denied statements by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, that his country and Romania are stocking offensive weapons, including nuclear weapons.
Bulgarian MoD continues to hide who is absorbing $62M in anticipation of the F-16s
Bulgarian Ministry of Defense continues to hide and not provide information on how the $62 million for constructing the infrastructure at the base in Graf Ignatievo for the new F-16 fighters is using
Bulgaria will pay nearly $6M for a border integrated surveillance system
The restoration and maintenance of the integrated surveillance system on the Bulgarian-Turkish border in the section from the Lesovo border checkpoint to the Rezovska River will cost BGN 10,000,000 without VAT .
Bulgaria gave the green light to Lürssen to build two new patrol ships
Bulgaria has given the green light to the Ministry of Defense to conclude a contract worth nearly BGN 1 billion with VAT for the construction of two new modular patrol ships with the German Lurssen
Bulgaria will receive two F-16 fighters from the US completely free of charge
Bulgarian media have reported in recent days that the US government will donate two F-16 fighters to the Bulgarian Air Force completely free of charge. The news went around the media, but it seems that the most important thing was not announced.
Bulgaria will pay its newest warships in an unclear financial scheme with many questions
The value of the modernization program is BGN 984 million with VAT , which according to the investment project approved by the parliament must be paid within nine years.
Bulgaria is considering to buy additional F-16s and three ground radar systems
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced that his country is considering buying additional F-16 Block 70 fighters, the so-called F-16V, the latest version of this machine, learned BulgarianMilitary.com
Both offers for new Bulgarian armored vehicles are well over $870 million
Today, the Ministry of Defense opened the price offers of the selected participants in the mega-project for rearmament of the Land Forces with 150 NATO armored combat vehicles, learned BulgarianMilitary.com
Bulgaria demanded a fine from Russia for delayed delivery of MiG-29s
Nearly three years ago, a framework agreement was signed between Bulgaria and Russia for the repair of 15 MiG-29 fighters worth a total of nearly $ 48 million, but Russia is delaying their repairs, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.
Bulgaria revealed Russian spies interested in army’s modernization and F-16s
It is also clear from the information of the prosecutor's office that the unregulated activity of the "sales representatives" has been carried out since 2016. At that time only Nikolashin was in Bulgaria, while Bikov arrived in Bulgaria last year.
Two second-hand warships bought from the Netherlands arrived in Bulgaria
The new ships of the Navy, which were bought "second hand" in the fall of last year from the Netherlands, arrived in Varna, BNR reports. They are loaded on a semi-submersible truck flying the flag of Curacao.
F-16s from three countries and MiG-29s in joint training over Bulgaria
Bulgaria, while waiting for its own F-16 fighters, will host such machines from the USA, Romania and Greece as part of the Thracian Viper 2020 exercises, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Polish news agency Defence 24.
H&K MSG90 sniper rifle – a Bulgarian sniper fired the ‘impossible shot’ with it
Two years ago, in 2018 a sniper from the Bulgarian Army distinguished himself with a unique shot, setting a record at a competition in Germany for military snipers from NATO with the participation of 19 nations.
Will there be American soldiers in Bulgaria or not?
As well as that the talks focused on the use of joint facilities and their development and modernization in the future, as well as the prospects for cooperation between the ground forces of the two countries.
When will the deep corruption in Emco be investigated, arms dealer Gebrev asks
Another signal for continuing violations of the law and corruption committed by representatives of the executive and legislative branches was sent by EMCO EOOD to the Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev, learned BulgarianMilitary.com
Bulgaria begins talks with Lürssen shipyard for two new warships
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense (MoD) begins negotiations with the German company Lursen for the construction of two modular patrol ships for the needs of the Navy, with the project costing nearly BGN 1 billion .
