More than 400 military officers with military equipment will be relocated on May 10 and 11 from Turkey and Albania to Romania, passing through Bulgaria. Together with troops from another 20 countries, they will take part in NATO's Steadfast Defender 2021..
An espionage group has been uncovered for the first time, the Prosecutor's Office said after the arrest of 6 Bulgarian military and former intelligence officers , BTA has reported. The network was organized by a former senior..
The “Smeli” (“Brave”) frigate with commander Captain Third Rank Trifon Mitishev sailed off on March 12 from Varna to the port of Poti in Georgia, the headquarters of the Bulgarian Navy has reported. Until April 1st, the ship will be..
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract for the purchase of new combat vehicles for the Special Operations Forces. The agreement is with a Bulgarian company and totals BGN 50 million (EUR 25.5 million) for the next three years, Defence..
An organization for donation of blood plasma at the Military Medical Academy in Sofia for the treatment of severe cases of Covid-19 has been established following an order issued today by Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov. This was announced by..
As of today, six American F-16 fighters are joining the protection of the Bulgarian airspace , Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence has announced. The flying machines took part in the Thracian Cinderella 2020 exercise and will remain in Bulgaria until the end..
Two Su-25 jet airplanes, which are the first repaired military machines for the last 18 years, have arrived in Bulgaria. The planes underwent a major overhaul at the 558 Aircraft Repair Plant in Baranovichi, Belarus . They have acquired an expanded..
The agreement between the United States and the Taliban has brought changes to NATO's mission "Resolute Support" in Afghanistan, the Chief of Defense, Admiral Emil Eftimov has told the Focus News Agency. That is why the Bulgarian contingent is..
Preparations for the International Defense Equipment and Services Exhibition "Hemus 2020 - Defense, Counter-terrorism and Security", which will be held from September 30 to October 3 in Plovdiv, continue. For a quarter of a century, the exhibition is..
For the first time in 18 years, the experimental shooting of the anti-ship missile complex "Rubezh" took place in Bulgaria. I extend big congratulations to our military commanders and the navy for what they showed us today. I saw many masterful..
