The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a plan to procure eight F-16V Block 70 fighter jets aimed at replacing its ageing Soviet-designed MiG-29s. On Friday, Bulgaria’s defense ministry commission recommended that the government starts talks with the United States to buy new F-16V Block 70 fighter aircraft to improve its compliance with NATO standards. […]

Bulgarian company Samel-90 and UAE-based International Armored Group (IAG) have opened a manufacturing facility to produce various types of armored vehicles in the town of Samokov, Bulgaria. According to a statement of the Samel-90 company, The new production was officially opened on May 22 in the territory of Samel-90 in the presence of  high ranking government officials, military […]

Finland’s Patria has demonstrated the AMV modern armoured wheeled vehicle’s capabilities to the Bulgarian Army at the military polygon “Zmeevo”. It involved a live-fire demonstration of the Patria AMV armoured wheeled vehicle, which was outfitted with a Samson Mk II 30mm remote weapon stations (RWS) equipped with a Spike LR precision missile system. Finnish company Patria […]

Bulgarian company Metalika Ab Ltd has revealed a prototype of upgraded Soviet design BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) during the HEMUS 2018 international defence exhibition held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on 30 May-2 June. Works on improvement of firepower, fire control, ergonomic and functional characteristics of the ageing Infantry Fighting Vehicle were carried jointly Ukrainian and Bulgarian specialists The upgraded version of BMP-1 […]

Four United States F-15 tactical fighter aircraft arrived on September 1 at Bulgaria’s Graf Ignatievo air base, about 10km from Plovdiv, to join Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29s in guarding the country’s air space, the Defence Ministry said. That was reported by www.bta.bg. The joint air policing by the US aircraft, from the 194th Fighter Squadron […]

Marines alongside Bulgarian counterparts loaded heavy equipment onto the Bulgarian rail system, here, for transport to Tbilisi, Georgia, for an upcoming regional exercise. That was reported by marines.mil. “We chose to move the equipment by rail for the combined arms company because we have to get it to the port city which is quite a […]

Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev announced that the country is to halt the procurement of six SandCat 4×4 armored vehicles. A contract was earlier placed to Plasan of Israel for several vehicles aimed for the country’s military police. Bulgaria earlier purchased several identical vehicles under separate orders, with some having remote-controlled weapon stations. It is […]

A 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft takes off during a training exercise at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Feb. 10, 2016. The aircraft deployed to Bulgaria in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve to bolster air power capabilities while assuring the U.S. commitment to European security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class […]

Having said earlier that Bulgaria would not extend a costly contract with a Russian firm to maintain the country’s ageing fleet of MiG fighter aircraft, Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said that Bulgaria could sign a deal on having two repaired for a price of about 24 million leva (about 12.2 million euro). Nenchev’s statement on […]

Pakistan is to make its own proposal to Bulgaria concerning the overhaul of its aircraft fleet, media reports suggest. Currently the US, Italy and Sweden have been bidding to answer Bulgaria’s need to have a squadron of 16 fighter jets replacing the existing one which is made up of Russian-made outdated MiGs. Islamabad’s offer is […]