Bulgarian Ministry of Defence

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence has submitted an official Letter of Request (LOR) to the U.S. Government in connection with the purchase of the F-16 fighters. This was confirmed in a statement made by the Defence Ministry, reported yesterday, by web portal of the Bulgarian aviation magazine AERO,…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the repair of 10 T-72 tanks at a total value of BGN 5 140 200 (with VAT). This was stated by a reporter at BGNES Agency, citing the Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The overhaul will be carried out by…

VARNA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The project for the purchase of two new patrol boats, which will amount to about BGN 1 billion (with VAT), is advancing slowly as it has recently remained in the shadow of the scandals related to the procedure for the acquisition of new fighters. This became clear yesterday (29th January) after the…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - "Terem - SRY Flotski Arsenal – Varna” LTD  has accumulated 3 million debts and operates at a loss, this was announced by the Bulgarian news agency BGNES, quoting the Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov's response to a parliamentary question on the activity and the economic and financial standing of…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - For another year, a Bulgarian team takes part in NATO’ largest and most important cyber defence exercise - Cyber Coalition 2018, which this year is held in the period from 26th to 30th November 2018, in Tartu, Estonia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The eleventh iteration of Cyber Coalition brings…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - So far, Bulgaria still remains without helicopters for aerial firefighting since the procurement for the delivery of this type of equipment, namely Bambi Bucket for two Cougar helicopters, has failed. This is reported by the Bulgarian aviation magazine Аеropress, referring to a decision signed on 31th…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - At today’s regular meeting, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria has approved the investment costs of the projects for the repair of the old Soviet aircraft MiG-29 and Su-25, providing additional BGN 46 million for the first and BGN 82 510 000 million for the Su-25s, learned…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The Bulgarian Navy project proposal for developing deployable modular underwater intervention capability package (DIVEPACK project) is among the 17 new projects under the permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) defence pact that the EU defence and foreign ministers agreed on, during their joint session in…

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence is about to conclude the deal for the repair of the Bulgarian Su-25 aircraft with the only bidder - the Belarusian 558 Aircraft Repair Plant. This is revealed in a new decision signed last Friday, by the Bulgarian Defence Minister, with which he approves the deal, since,…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Seven companies have confirmed their intention to submit proposals for one of the three largest projects related to the modernization of the Bulgarian Army - the one for the building of two multi-purpose patrol boats for the Bulgarian Navy. This was stated yesterday by the Chief of the Bulgarian Navy, Rear…

KARLOVO, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Yesterday, the soldiers of the 61st Stryama Mechanized Infantry Brigade - Karlovo of the Bulgarian Land Forces, welcomed with military honors President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, who was there to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. During…

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Besides the acquisition project for a new infantry fighting vehicle, Bulgaria is about to modernize all the Land Forces’ troops within 12 projects, which are currently under development. This was stated yesterday by the Commander of the Bulgarian Land Forces Major General Mihail Popov, after the completion…

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Today, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence published information on the ongoing national computer-assisted Command Post Exercise Esen - 2018, which is being conducted since yesterday at the Charalitsa National Military Training Complex and at the posts for permanent deployment of military units in eight…

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – On 30 October, Bulgaria’s Deputy Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Dimitar Iliev attended the day for high-ranking quests, part o f the biggest NATO-led military exercise Trident Juncture 18, which is held in Norway, reports the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence. In Trondheim, he congratulated the Bulgarian…

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com)- Bulgaria is about to pay three times the maximum estimated cost initially planned in the tender for the repair of the 14 Su-25 aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. This happened after a decision of the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence to approve the offer of the only bidder in the tender, the Belarusian…

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Today, specialized units of the Bulgarian Land Forces and Air Forces transported to the army polygon Slivnitsa and detonated there, old unexploded ammunition, which had been found yesterday in the city of Sofia, on Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd., learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The ammunition, found…

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - In front of journalists, the Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force Major General Tsanko Stoykov shared his view on the purchase of the new Bulgarian fighter jets, saying that according to him the deal of the acquisition will not be completed as the Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov expects to be,…

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – In an recent official announcement made by the Italian respondent to the Bulgaria’s tender for the acquisition of eight fighter aircraft, Leonardo, it is said that the Italian government and the aerospace company have offered to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence and an optional delivery of newly built…