The acquisition of the Himars artillery missile systems is unfortunately not part of the immediate prospects of the Bulgarian Army, the Deputy Chief of Defense, Lieutenant General Mihail Popov said after the completion of the largest exercise of the Land Forces "Thracian Warrior 24", which was held simultaneously at the "Koren" and "Novo Selo" military ranges. More than 2,000 personnel, 700 units of combat and auxiliary equipment, as well as aircraft of the Bulgarian Air Force participated in the maneuvers. The Himars rocket artillery was also included in the exercise of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade.
Deputy Minister of Defense Radostin Iliev announced that work was underway on 13 priority defense projects part of the investment program. Defense spending has already reached over 2% and this is a sign to NATO partners that Bulgaria is a stable and predictable partner, Iliev said.
New car sales in Bulgaria in October increased three times more than the average for the European Union , where the purchase of new cars is only 1.1%. According to the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers, 75.9% of cars registered in..
77 per cent of those employed in Bulgaria's secondary education system are ready to go out on strike demanding a pay rise in the sector, according to a national survey by Podkrepa trade union. Half of those surveyed are in favour of a nation-wide..
The damage control and fire-fighting teams in Shumen have responded to 10 reports of damage due to the strong wind, the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry has announced. More often than not the reports were of fallen trees and branches in..
A quadripartite meeting of the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria and Romania in Budapest on 22 November made it clear that Austria would..
Overnight it will be mostly clear. Winds will weaken and die down in many areas. In the morning it will be cold, with minimum temperatures between minus..
The Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski has made available for free use the..
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