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.
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 by the Ministry of Energy . This opinion was expressed to the Bulgarian National Radio by Ramadan..
Armenians celebrate Christmas Eve on January 5 . On this occasion, a pre-holiday service will be held in the Armenian Church in Sofia. Pomegranates ("nur orkhnek") will be consecrated, which will be distributed to the laity after the service...
The first radio telescope in Bulgaria and Southeast Europe, known as LOFAR-BG , is scheduled to be completed in 2025. It will be part of the Dutch Institute for Radio Astronomy ASTRON, BNR reporter Dobromir Videv reported. The facility, the size..
At the end of 2024, Bulgaria's macroeconomic indicators fully met the Maastricht criteria for Eurozone membership, BGNES informs...
Cadets from Vietnam are training at the Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy in Dolna Mitropolia. This year they will study Bulgarian,..
On January 6, Epiphany, Bulgarians celebrate 177 years since the birth of poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev. On this occasion, the..
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