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Special forces receive new Bulgarian-made combat equipment

Photo: BNR - Plovdiv

The new combat equipment of the Bulgarian Joint Special Operations Command was consecrated today by Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolay.

"We already have 92 machines -  armored personnel carriers, out of a total of 98 under contract," commander of the Special Forces, Major General Yavor Mateev said. The equipment is Bulgarian-made and was produced by the company "Samel-90" in Samokov. The armored vehicles are for 8 people and a gunner and are designed for the transportation of manpower on rough terrains, BNR Plovdiv reported.



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