Komandanti i bazës ajrore Graf Ignatievo, gjeneral brigade Nikollaj Rusev, kërkoi aeroplanë punues MiG-29 dhe më shumë orë në ajër për pilotët. Sipas gjeneralit, orët e pakta në ajër “dëmtojnë stërvitjen luftarake të pilotëve”. Arsyeja për këtë..
We need more MiG 29s in working order, and more flight hours for the pilots, Brigadier General Nikolay Rusev, commander of Graf Ignatievo Air Base stated. In the words of Brigadier General Rusev the insufficient number of flight hours “is..
The US and Bulgaria are building very powerful bilateral relations, which are in the interest of all NATO countries, said Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper in Graf Ignatievo air base, the Ministry of Defence..
Six F-16 aircraft from the 31st Fighter Wing of the US Air Force in Europe have successfully relocated from the Italian air base Aviano to Bulgaria's air base Graf Ignatievo, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence has announced. Together with..
The aviation capacity of the country has been reduced to a critically low level, the Bulgarian Aviation Association said in a statement. Aviators oppose all kinds of manipulations of public opinion that have qualified the stance of the aviation..
Four Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft of the Italian air force have landed at Graf Ignatievo air base to take part in the air policing of Bulgaria’s national airspace, alongside Bulgarian air force MiG-29 fighters. Crews from the two..
Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov is to meet on Sunday with the commanders of Graf Ignatievo air base. Minister Karakachanov is to get acquainted with the state of the fighter jets and the aviation equipment used by the country’s air..
Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov announced on Tuesday that Avionams aircraft repair plant in the village of Graf Ignatievo, South Bulgaria, becomes again 100% state owned. In 2008, 65% of the assets of that factory were bought by private investors and..