Italian Air Force Eurofighters to assist in guarding Bulgarian air space from July to October
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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Bulgarian Defence Minister: Military modernisation projects to be submitted to Cabinet and Parliament next week
Proposals on modernising Bulgaria’s military will be submitted for approval by the Cabinet and the National Assembly next week, Defence
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Greek FM: Solution to name dispute must precede Macedonia’s Nato entry
Athens will not consent to Nato entry for the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia before the name dispute with Greece’s northern
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Romanian MiG fighter crashes during ‘Thracian Eagle 2017’ exercise with Bulgarian Air Force
A Romanian Air Force MiG-21 crashed in Constanta County on June 12 during manoeuvres being held as part of the
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: EU should create its own collective defence
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on June 5 that the way to save money and still have a reliable
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Bulgarian political leaders agree to review of security services and modernisation of the military
Bulgaria’s government is to review the state of the security services and projects for the modernisation of the country’s military,
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: ‘We’ll buy new jet fighters when we’re ready’
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has hit back after President Roumen Radev, a former Air Force commander, publicly criticised him
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Flying in circles: Bulgarian PM hints at further years of delay in acquiring new jet fighters
Bulgaria’s long-delayed process of acquiring new fighter jets for the Air Force looked set to stall again as Prime Minister
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GERB MP queries Bulgarian caretaker government stance on Gripen jet fighters
An MP for Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, which will be the majority partner in the government to be formed in
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