F-16

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. The potential deal is for 66 aircraft, 75 General Electric Co engines, as well as other systems, the agency said in a statement, adding it served the interests of the United States…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The United States has approved $125 million for Pakistan to provide technical support to its fleet of F-16 aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting MenaFN. The announcement came just four days after Prime Minister Imran Khan's first official visit to Washington. Read more: Pakistan Has Planned the JF-17 Block 3’s…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Slovak Republic is going to pay totaling $800 million for 14 F-16s Block70, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according U.S. DoD statement. According the statement, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $799,955,939 firm-fixed-price incentive contract for F-16 aircraft production. Read more: Slovakia Has Decided to Replace its…

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 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…

ATHENS, (BM) - In what is seen as a response to an ongoing annual exercise by the Hellenic Navy in the Aegean, Turkish jets violated Greek national airspace 99 times on Tuesday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting e-Kathemirini and according the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) statement. Forty-six of those violations were…

SOFIA, (BGM) - The maximum normal amount that Bulgaria is able to afford for 8 F-16 fighter aircrafts is BGN 2 billion, the Minister of Defence, Krasimir Karakachanov, said at a meeting of the Parliamentary Defense Committee, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Lockheed Martin Gave More Details about the Approved By the Congress Deal for…

WASHINGTON, (BGM) - As we announced yesterday (May,4), 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. Read more: Lockheed Martin Gave More Details about the Approved By the Congress Deal for Bulgarian F-16 Here is the…

SOFIA, (BGM) - As we wrote earlier, the US Congress gave its approval for making a US-Bulgarian deal for acquisition of a new combat aircraft F-16 by the Bulgarian Air Force. Read more: The US Congress Approved the Possible Sale of F-16 to Bulgaria The American manufacturer of the F-16 fighter aircraft also sent its comment on the deal,…

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 (BM) - The choice of the F-16 has always been opposed by those factors in our country that work for Russian interests. They will not stop looking for ways to fail the deal and from now on they will concentrate all their efforts to sabotage the process, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, accourding Atlantic Council statement. Read more:…

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Belarus shows interest in buying Russian-made air defense systems, including Pantsyr surface-to-air missile/gun complexes and Tor systems of various modifications, Head of Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheyev told TASS at the HeliRussia-2019 exhibition on Friday. …

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…

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Iraq Ministry posted that the last aircraft was received by Air Force Commander Anwar Hama Amin, who confirmed that this latest batch was the last delivery as part of a contract with the United States. “These aircraft strengthen our combat capabilities not only in fighting and…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - F-16 jet fighters price is high but reasonable, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according US Ambasador statement. "Bulgaria will receive the most advanced F-16 fighter jet at the best possible price", US Ambassador to Sofia Eric Rubin said. "I think the price is reasonable. I understand that it is…

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…