In 2015 the exports of Bulgaria’s defense industry saw a 50% increase year on year, Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Nikolay Nenchev announced during the official opening of the 12th International Defense Equipment Exhibition HEMUS 2016 in the city of Plovdiv (Central South Bulgaria). The exports of that sector amounted to over EUR 640 million. Recently, Bulgaria’s defense industry has seen an upsurge. Over 1,000 new job positions were created at VMZ Sopot military plant as a result of the opening of new production facilities.
The annual conference of Bulgaria’s Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov will take place from February 25 to 26, 2025. Today, Admiral Eftimov will present the "Analysis of the state and preparedness of the Armed Forces in 2024." Defense Minister..
Goethe Institut Bulgaria and Ideas Factory Association are organizing a discussion on the role of culture as a means of countering violence and youth aggression. The event will take place from 16.0 pm to 18.00 pm at Goethe Institut Bulgaria. The open..
On Tuesday , the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between minus 5 and 0°C, in the northeast - as low as minus 11°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 3°C. In the morning, fog is possible near the rivers. During the day, there will be light..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range between minus 5° C. and zero, lower in the Northeastern parts of the country where they will drop down..
Bulgaria is to take part in common procurement procedures in the sphere of defence at an EU level, under projects for the acquisition of IRIS-T air..
“There is no change, Bulgarian troops are not going to be sent to Ukraine,” said PM Rosen Zhelyazkov in a comment about the meeting between US..
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