Bulgaria Defence News

Air

Bulgaria Gets Its First New-Built F-16 Block 70 Fighter

14 Apr, 00:30
3 mins

Marking a major turning point in Bulgaria's attempts to rebuild its air force, the country has received its first newly built F-16 Block 70 fighter plane.

Weapon / Missile

HADES Reveals 57 mm MLRS to Counter UAVs

28 Feb, 00:06
2 mins

HADES has unveiled its alternative approach to C-UAS, an MLRS with 57 mm time-fused rockets without guidance cued by radar, as a cheaper solution.

Unmanned Systems

Bulgaria Starts SAMJET Cruise Munition Serial Production

13 Aug, 13:29
1 min

Bulgaria has begun the serail production of the indigenously designed and developed SAMJET cruise munition which can reach 250 km/ at maximum but 120 at cruise.

Regional / Strategy

Turkiye, Romania, and Bulgaria to Cooperate in Mine Hunting

01 Jul, 22:07
2 mins

Turkiye, Romania, and Bulgaria signed an MCM agreement to activate a centre to combat drifting sea mines in the Black Sea.

Navy / Maritime Regional / Strategy

Tripartite Cooperation Against Mines in The Black Sea

11 Jan, 13:20
3 min read

"Black Sea MCM” was signed within the scope of the "Tripartite Initiative" initiated against the mine danger in the Black Sea.

Defence Politics Navy / Maritime

Mines in the Black Sea to be Hunted

10 Jan, 20:51
2 min read

The "Triple Initiative" agreement against the danger of mines in the Black Sea will be signed in Istanbul tomorrow.

Country Bilateral Relations

World Assisting Turkiye After Earthquakes

08 Feb, 13:32
4 min read

A state of emergency was declared in the region due to two major earthquakes in Turkiye on February 6, 2023, which affected ten provinces.

Expo and Air Show

Otokar, exhibits 8X8 ARMA at HEMUS 2022

01 Jun, 14:20
2 min read

Otokar will exhibit ARMA 8x8 armoured vehicles at the HEMUS fair, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, between June 1-4, 2022.

Air

Bulgaria gets Approval for F-16 Block 70 Acquisition

05 Apr, 01:52
2 min read

The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Bulgaria of F-16 C/D Block 70 fighter and related equipment for $1.673 billion.

Air

Bulgarian Air Force will wait for F-16s

30 Jan, 16:39
1 min read

Bulgarian Defence Minister Stefan Yanev stated on January 25 that the delivery of eight F-16 jets would be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Navy / Maritime Regional / Strategy

Bulgaria to Acquire Second-Hand Submarines

26 Jan, 14:24
2 min read

Bulgaria is considering acquiring submarines due to the Russia- Ukraine tension.

Navy / Maritime

76 Mm Cannons for The New Bulgarian Corvettes

13 Dec, 00:25
2 min read

The steel cutting ceremony for the two MMPV patrol corvettes to be built for the Bulgarian Navy was held at the MTG Dolphin shipyards in Varna, Bulgaria.