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Nato Allies invest $40 billion in counter-drone capabilities and drone training

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

At the Nato Summit Defence Industry Forum in Ankara on July 7, Nato Allies  announced that more than $40 billion

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Europe 

Nato chief: European Allies and Canada are already investing about 4% of their GDP in defence and security

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Just one year into a 10-year project, European Allies and Canada are already investing around four per cent of their

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye to strengthen protection of critical underwater infrastructure in Black Sea

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye are expanding the mission of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Group to a new task of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government adopts national plan for gradual increase in defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on June 10 a National Plan to increase defence spending to five per cent of GDP by

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Europe 

Romania expels Russian consul general after drone hits residential building, injuring two

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Russia

In response to the incident in which a Russian drone hit a residential building, Romania has declared the Russian consul

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Bulgaria 

Military to travel Bulgaria’s roads and rail for scheduled exercise

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Military personnel and equipment will travel on Bulgaria’s national roads and railways from May 26 to June 13 in connection

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Bulgaria 

Turkish military personnel to transit Bulgaria en route to exercise in Serbia

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Serbia, Turkey

Forty-five military personnel and six units of equipment from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Türkiye will travel through

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Bulgaria 

Polish military participating in KFOR Nato mission in Kosovo to transit Bulgaria

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Nato, Poland

A planned rotation of personnel and military equipment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, which participates in

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Bulgaria 

Part of Nato joint exercise Neptune Strike to held in Bulgaria’s airspace

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

On March 26 and 27, a joint exercise will be held in the airspace of Bulgaria, over the Novo Selo

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