The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Polish state company Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 2 S.A. for major repair of six MiG-29 aircraft engines. The maximum period for carrying out the repair of each engine will be no more..
A successful test flight of the first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet produced for the Bulgarian Air Force was conducted on October 22, 2024 at the production base of "Lockheed Martin" in Greenville, South Carolina, USA, the Ministry of..
A ceremony today will mark the 111th anniversary of the first combat flight of the military aviation and the Day of the Air Force. Wreaths will be laid in front of the Pilot's Monument near the National Assembly in Sofia in memory of the pilots who lost..
It is dangerous when people with ambitions, but without commitments and responsibilities to Bulgaria's defence, threaten our security with their statements, says an official statement of the Bulgarian Air Force and the Bulgarian Army. The open letter..
On November 14 and 15, Eurofighter jets of the Spamish Army will fly over civil and military airports in the regions of Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas and over the village of Bezmer, in the region of Yambol. The Ministry of Defense says that..
On July 13, the Air Force intercepted a small Cessna-150 aircraft, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has reported. After locating the aircraft flying without permission over the town of Svishtov, MiG-29 jets escorted it to an airport..
Major Ilyia Kutsarov from the Air Force command ran a distance of 120 kms. to mark Hristo Botev day. He started out at 8.20 PM on 1 June from the bank of the Danube near Kozloduy, and finished at 9 AM on 2 June in front of the monument to..
Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov has announced that the MiG-29 fighter jets of the Bulgarian Air Force will be repaired in Bulgaria with Russian parts. Over the next seven years, all the MiG-29s that Bulgaria has will be repaired, as..
At a meeting on Wednesday, the caretaker government adopted the conclusions of the special committee set up for the acquiring of a new type of fighter jets. The committee has placed Sweden’s SAAB Gripen jets offer at first place, it was reported. The..
