Bulgaria`s F-16 Deal

Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov said that it is planned to sell MiG-29 fighters after arming F-16 Block 70 multi-role aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Polish news agency Defence 24.

SOFIA, (BM) - The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence has transferred the entire amount of USD 1.2 billion under the international government procurement contracts for the purchase of eight F-16 Block 70 aircraft and associated equipment and weapons, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release. Read more: Bulgaria`s Avionams Will Repair Future…

SOFIA, (BM) - The F-16 Block 70 fighter will have full combat capabilities, said Lockheed Martin International Business Development Director Jim Robinson, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Novinite. Read more: The US Welcomes the Bulgaria`s Decision to Purchase Eight F-16 Fighter Jets At a press conference, representatives of the US…

SOFIA, (BM) - The United States welcomes the Bulgarian Government’s decision to purchase eight F-16 multirole fighter aircraft, munitions and related equipment, a statement by the U.S. Department of State spokesperson reads, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Bulgarian National Radio. Read more: The Contract for the Purchase of F-16 Block…

SOFIA, (BM) - The contract for the purchase of 8 new F-16 Block 70s figher aircrafts with the United States was promulgated in the State Gazette on July 30, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Bulgarian National Television. Read more: Officially – Bulgaria Buys F-16 After Lawmakers Overturned the Presidential Veto of a Deal with US The…

SOFIA, (BM) - Bulgarian lawmakers overturned on Friday the presidential veto of a deal to purchase eight Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets from United States, clearing the way for Bulgaria’s biggest military purchase since the fall of Communism, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Read more: Bulgarian President Vetoed the $1.26 Bn…

SOFIA, (BM) - Parliament’s Defence Committee on July 24 overturned the President's veto on the law for the ratification of the contracts for the acquisition of the US-made F-16 fighter aircrafts, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting BNT. Read more: Bulgarian President Vetoed the $1.26 Bn Deal to Buy Eight New Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighter…

SOFIA, (BM) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday vetoed a deal to buy eight new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets, describing a lack of consensus over the purchase as “extremely worrying”, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The $1.26 billion deal would be the country’s biggest military purchase since the fall of Communism three decades ago.…

SOFIA, (BM) - The Bulgarian Parliament approved today the F-16`s purchase for modernization of the Bulgarian Air Force, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The purchase`s value is $1,25Bn and the money will be paid out at once. Read more: ‘Because of the National Security’, Bulgaria Revises Budget to Purchase Eight F-16 Jet Fighters Last…

SOFIA, (BM) - The Council of Ministers has holded an extraordinary meeting to approve a bill amending and supplementing the 2019 State Budget Act, learned bulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Novinite. The bill was drafted in connection with the acquisition of F-16 fighter jets for the Bulgarian Armed Forces, “which are of paramount importance for…

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - "Every “move” down and cut of this package already leads to an impossibility of realization of the aircraft’s operational capabilities," the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said a month ago. To reduce the price, Bulgaria buys fighters with less functionality, the Chief Secretary of the President, Colonel Dimitar Stoyanov…

SOFIA, (BM) - The Bulgarian Council of Ministers has approved the F-16 purchase, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. „Lockheed Martin welcomes the Bulgarian cabinet’s decision to accept the Letter of Acceptance from the U.S. Government for eight F-16 Block 70 aircraft, the most advanced version of this benchmark NATO fighter available today." the…

SOFIA, (BM) - The total price of F-16 Fighter Jets has been reduced to BGN 2.1 Billion, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according sources of Bulgarian newspaper "24 Chasa". An F-16`s training simulator will be built at the in "Dolna Mitropoliya" military school, according the sources. This requirement has been provided in the approved US offer…

SOFIA, (BM) - The contract for the purchase of eight new US F-16 fighter aircraft has to enter for approval by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. For that Prime Minister Boyko Borissov hinted at the GERB Congress on Sunday, and later the former deputy chairman of the party, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, announced this on…

SOFIA, (BM) - The F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft will be paid out with money of the reserve, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced last Friday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com He commented that the negotiations continued at a price of BGN 2-2.2 (1.16-1.28) billion. The US offer is the upper limit, but the government hopes it will be able to…

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, (BM) - President Rumen Radev called on the government not to allow “cut” of the F-16 fighter aircraft package, ;earned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: The U.S. Has Sent a Concrete Offer to Bulgaria for the Sale of the F-16. The Offer for Gripen Is Still Valid “Every “move” down and cut of this package already leads to an…

SOFIA, (BM) - The United States officially presented to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence a draft contract for the purchase of eight F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The draft agreement also includes armament, maintenance of the equipment and training of the pilots. Read more: Coalition Partner in the Bulgarian…

SOFIA, (BM) - The friction between the partners in the so-called small coalition in the structure of the ruling government of Bulgaria continues, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: If Bulgaria Acquires the F-16, It Will Enter Into Other NATO Plans, the Bulgarian Prime Minister Said Volen Siderov announced himself against the…

SOFIA, (BM) - Bulgaria could help protect its southwestern neighbour North Macedonia’s airspace if it completes a deal for the purchase of eight F-16 aircraft from the United States, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Read more: If Bulgaria Acquires the F-16, It Will Enter Into Other NATO Plans, the Bulgarian Prime Minister Said …