“A letter was sent to Lockheed Martin at the end of August asking for information, not a letter for starting a procedure for the initiation of negotiations on new fighter aircraft. The enquiry concerned availability, terms and prices of aircraft but also of three-coordinate radars. Information has been requested of the American side, but also of other leading companies and some have already answered,” said Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov in Plovdiv.
“The government will only decide under what conditions the next fighters will be purchased after 2024 when the first 8 aircraft have been received. Parliament has approved the project for 16 planes, the next 8 will be on deferred settlement terms,” Minister Karakachanov said, the BNR reports.
Six residents of the town of Kocani from North Macedonia are traveling to the Pirogov Hospital in Sofia to donate blood. They have the rare blood type A, a negative Rh factor, which is urgently needed for one of the patients in serious condition..
The import of manpower from non-EU countries is record high, but does not cover the needs of the business sector. Since the beginning of the year, 4,202 third-country nationals have been registered for seasonal employment alone. This is 40% of the..
March 18, 2025 has been declared a National Day of Mourning in memory of the young people who died in the tragic fire in a nightclub in the town of Kočani, Republic of North Macedonia . The decision to this effect was made yesterday by the Bulgarian..
The "Spartan" aircraft of the Bulgarian Air Force has left for North Macedonia on the orders of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the government's press..
Overnight, clouds over the north and east will bring brief showers. There will be light to moderate westerly winds which will increase in strength on..
Fourteen people injured in the nightclub fire in the Macedonian town of Kočani have been admitted for treatment in Bulgaria, Pirogov Emergency Hospital..
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