Rumen Radev

SOFIA, (BM) - Bulgaria’s Parliament on September 5 overturned the President's veto on changes to the Military Intelligence Act that allow a civilian to head the Military Information Service as an alternative to the requirement to be a military member, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Novinite. Read more: A New Bulgarian Act Provide for…

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) - 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, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The results of the Bulgarian armed forced shown in 2018 are positive and the past year can be considered as successful. This was announced by the Chief of Defence General Andrey Botsev before presenting the analysis on the performance of the Bulgarian Army and the structures under the direct…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The purchase of the F-16 fighters has provoked a new wave of verbal attacks between Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev and the government. This happened yesterday (28th January) after the Bulgarian President stated that the competition through which F-16 was chosen was “butafor”, during his annual press…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State expressed hope that the Bulgarian Air Force will operate the F-16 to protect the Bulgarian people, stressing that this concerns the national security. This, John Sullivan pointed out in an interview with BTV given during his official visit to Bulgaria. The U.S. Deputy…

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) - Bulgarian Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov confirmed what was expected and stated earlier, namely that there will be delay in the evaluation of bids for a new fighter, which leads to a delay in the whole process of its acquisition, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Bulgaria’s Defence Minister said…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Today, President Rumen Radev who participated in a wreath-laying ceremony, marking the Bulgarian Aviation and Air Force Day, called on the appointed group of experts, who currently examine the submitted offers for the new fighter jets, to be provided with the opportunity to evaluate them without being…

PLOVDIV (Bulgaria), May 31, 2018, Author: Bm team, Photos: Boyko Nikolov The president of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr Rumen Radev and the Minister of Defence, Mr Krasimir Karakachanov, opened the 13th International Defence Equipment Exhibition “HEMUS 2018 - Defence, Antiterrorism and Security” in Plovdiv, which started on 30th May. By…

SOFIA (Bulgaria), April 20, 2018, Source: BNR, Editor: Boyko Nikolov, Photo: BTA On 19th April it was held a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) at the Presidency of the Republic of Bulgaria. The major topics of the meeting were the possible threats for the national security, the condition of our armed forces and…

SOFIA (Bulgaria), December 19, By Boyko Nikolov (Bm), Photo: Pixabay.com During the mandate of caretaker government of Ognyan Gerdzhikov, the commission appointed to choose new supplier of military aircrafts for the Bulgarian air forces adopted a decision. Few days later the newly elected parliament and government took up their duties and…

(SOFIA) (Photo by Wikipedia) - Gallup International has conducted an independent survey among 800-1000 Bulgarians aged over 18 for confidence in the Bulgarian army as an institution. The results are that Bulgarian society believes more in recent years in our army and its capabilities. One of the reasons is perhaps the election of a former…

The military power should become a factor of Europe’s foreign policy, Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev said in a speech during the opening of the public discussion in Sofia named Together in Security-Bulgaria’s Role in the Common European Defense. Years ago the military power was viewed within the perspective of guaranteeing the security of…

The planned military training exercises of NATO in the Black Sea agreed at the meeting in Warsaw in July 2016 have nothing to do with the idea of the so-called Black Sea fleet. These training exercises do not threaten “boats, yachts and tourism”, wrote on Facebook Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev. Radev reminded that such exercises take place…