The deadline for providing additional details to the offers for new fighter jets for the Bulgarian Air Force is today. The project for new fighter jets totals 900 million euros, with Bulgaria expecting to buy as many as 8 planes.
From Brussels, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov voiced hope that Bulgaria would receive more favorable offers for new F-16 jets. "The new F-16 is considerably better than any other airplane that is being offered, and I want to have real combat machines so that our pilots know they have the chance to win in a fight," the Prime Minister said. Offers for new F-16 fighter jets have bee received from the United States, while Sweden offers new Gripen aircraft and Italy offers second-hand fighter "Eurofighter" jets.
On January 6, the feast of Epiphany, the traditional water blessing of the battle flags and holy flags of the Bulgarian Army will be celebrated in all garrisons of the country. The solemn ritual in Sofia will begin at 11:00 in front of the Monument to..
This year, as always, hundreds of brave men from the town of Kalofer and the whole country will embark on January 6 - Epiphany - in a men's dance in the icy waters of the Tundzha River . It is believed that anyone who enters the cold water of Epiphany..
On Monday the weather in Bulgaria will be mostly sunny with scattered high clouds . Before noon around the Danube, in the valleys and western regions of the Upper Thracian Lowland there will be fog. There will be a weak, in Eastern Bulgaria to moderate..
The problems with electricity supply during the Christmas and New Year holidays are the result of neglect of the electricity grid and the lack of control..
Armenians celebrate Christmas Eve on January 5 . On this occasion, a pre-holiday service will be held in the Armenian Church in Sofia. Pomegranates..
Cadets from Vietnam are training at the Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy in Dolna Mitropolia. This year they will study Bulgarian,..
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