Italian Air Force to continue assisting guarding Bulgarian air space for a further two weeks
Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet fighters will continue to guard Bulgarian air space for a further two weeks, after
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After explosive debate, Bulgarian Parliament accepts report calling for going back to square one on jet fighter acquisition
Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on October 5 a report by a special parliamentary committee recommending that the country go back
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Bulgarian Defence Minister: ‘No need to hurry’ getting new jet fighters
There is no need to hurry acquiring new jet fighters for the Bulgarian Air Force, Defence Minister and Deputy Prime
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Saab: Bulgaria restarting fighter jet acquisition will prolong dependence on old system, burden Air Force budget
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
A day after Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov voiced doubt that Gripen was the best choice for a new fighter
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Report on Bulgarian armed forces: Personnel shortages, insufficient resources, obsolete equipment
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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Bulgarian Defence Minister has held talks with Russia on overhaul of MiG-29s
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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Bulgarian former defence minister: Caretaker cabinet left it to next government to decide on negotiations on fighter jet acquisition
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
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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