MiG-29 and L-39 ZA military aircraft were scheduled to fly over Plovdiv on September 21 to land at the city’s airport because they are being temporarily transferred while large-scale construction work will be underway at Graf Ignatievo air base, the Air Force announced. Graf Ignatievo’s runways and other infrastructure at Read more…
@Minisry of Defense Military personnel from the Special Forces of Bulgaria, Greece and Romania demonstrated joint techniques, tactics and procedures during the final stage of the trilateral joint training “Balkan Spirit – 2022″. It was held at the Training and Exercise Complex “Tsrancha” yesterday, September 1. From August 22 to September 2, 2022, Bulgaria hosted Read more…
In the State budget update, up to BGN 100 million have been allocated for the budget of the Ministry of Defence, earmarked for the salaries of the Bulgarian servicemen and civilians in the system, outgoing Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov said on bTV. He added that an increase in salaries in Read more…
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 6 additional spending from the Defence Ministry budget of 100 million leva (about 50 million euro) to enable increasing the pay of military personnel and civilian employees of the ministry, according to a Defence Ministry statement. The money is being shifted from other planned spending Read more…
Bulgaria and five other countries sell Soviet weapons and ammunition to Ukraine through the US company Ultra Defense Corp., based in Tampa, Florida, according to an analysis by the New York Times. The company works with arms factories in Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia, Serbia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, which provide the so-called “non-standard ammunition“. They are not by US Read more…
Nine hundred troops from NATO armies are in Bulgaria as part of the deployment of additional allied forces on the eastern flank of the alliance, BTA reported, citing official data from the pact’s headquarters in Brussels. As of March 16, the largest number of allied forces was sent to Poland Read more…
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will discuss with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin the security of Bulgarian air space when Austin visits Sofia this week. Earlier, the Pentagon said that Aus… Source: Bulgarian PM to discuss security of air space with visiting US defence chief
“Strengthening the defense potential of the eastern flank was discussed, strengthening activities continue, but no one imposes solutions.” This was stated by the Minister of Defense Dragomir Zakov, who took part yesterday in an extraordinary meeting of the military ministers of the Allied countries in Brussels. There is also development Read more…
The General Directorate “Fire Safety and Protection of the Population” published a list of collective means of protection – hiding places and radiation protection shelters, which are in good and satisfactory condition. Information on their location is also provided. See the full list HERE (in Bulgarian) Tomorrow the fire brigade is Read more…
SOFIA — Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on Monday demanded the dismissal of his defense minister for taking a soft line on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine in a political showdown that exposes Sofia as a key front line in Moscow’s push for influence inside the EU. Defense Read more…