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Saab: Bulgaria restarting fighter jet acquisition will prolong dependence on old system, burden Air Force budget

September 20, 2017September 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato, Roumen Radev

If Bulgaria starts a new international competitive procedure to acquire fighter jets, this will result in further delays in the

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Bulgarian parliamentary committee calls for going back to square one on fighter jet acquisition

September 19, 2017September 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

A day after Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov voiced doubt that Gripen was the best choice for a new fighter

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Bulgarian soldiers holding Kalashnikov semi automatic rifles
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Report on Bulgarian armed forces: Personnel shortages, insufficient resources, obsolete equipment

August 30, 2017August 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on August 30 the annual report on the state of the armed forces, which says that the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister has held talks with Russia on overhaul of MiG-29s

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato

Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has held talks with Russia’s RSK MiG about possible costs of the company overhauling 15

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian former defence minister: Caretaker cabinet left it to next government to decide on negotiations on fighter jet acquisition

June 27, 2017June 28, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

The Ognyan Gerdzhikov caretaker cabinet only “validated” the ranking of bids to supply new jet fighters to the Bulgarian Air

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Bulgarian PM Borissov’s GERB party proposes special parliamentary committee to probe fighter jet acquisition process

June 25, 2017January 9, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party is to propose setting up a special parliamentary fact-finding committee on the fighter

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to begin negotiations with Sweden on possible Gripen deal ‘in coming weeks’ – Borissov

June 23, 2017June 25, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told his Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven that negotiations on the possible acquisition by Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister: F-16s out of the race in jet fighter acquisition project

June 23, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato

Speaking in the National Assembly building on June 23, Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov confirmed that the country would not

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Bulgaria 

Italian Air Force Eurofighters to assist in guarding Bulgarian air space from July to October

June 21, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved a plan for the Italian Air Force to deploy four Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft to assist

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