Defence Minister Todor Tagarev admitted that Bulgaria has problems with the maintenance of its MiG-29 aircraft . He added that the planes should remain in service until they are replaced by F-16s. "The MiG-29s are upkept with an effort, but their..
Bulgarian Ministry of Defence is in urgent demand for six MiG-29 engines . A public procurement worth 13.3 million euros including VAT has been announced. The deadline for submission of bids is 30 April. 2023 was to be the last year in which..
More than 500 service persons have been deployed to guard Bulgaria’s border, caretaker Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov said for bTV. This is not the army’s first time at the border, the service persons know the terrain well and are doing a good..
“There is a risk of Bulgaria’s air force being incapable of carrying combat duty,” said caretaker Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov as he presented his team. “The MIG-29 aircraft will be fit for action until mid-2023. Negotiations are underway..
The Bulgarian Navy has launched the national naval exercise Breeze 2022, which will continue until July 25. The exercise is taking place in the territorial waters of the Black Sea, the adjacent zone and the exclusive economic zone. 11 countries are..
Bulgaria is one of the countries over which 4 US B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber aircraft flew on August 28. They are part of NATO's Allied Sky mission, which demonstrates the ability to operate freely in the airspace of North America and..
More than 1,000 soldiers from the Bulgarian and the US armed forces are participating together at “Thracian Summer-2020 exercise”. The military men are to make a landing with the participation of US Super Hercules aircraft, Spartan military transport..
Standard daily informs on Thursday that Bulgaria’s hopes to see its nominee in the position of the next Un Secretary General were dashed . Former Portuguese Premier Antonio Guterres is set to become the next UN Secretary General. Kristalina Georgieva..
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defense informed that it launched a public tender for the supply of ten engines for MIG-29 fighter jets. The engines can be either new or repaired. They will be used to extend the life-span of five fighter jets, Sega daily..
