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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Gripen comes out top in ranking on Bulgaria’s fighter jet acquisition
Bulgarian defence experts have ranked the offer by Sweden’s SAAB-Gripen to supply new multi-role fighter jets to the Bulgarian Air
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Bulgarian Defence Ministry completes summary of bids to supply new combat aircraft
Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said on April 24 that it had completed its summary of the proposals to supply the Air
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Karakachanov: Bulgaria’s new coalition government will include four deputy prime ministers and 17 ministers
The structure of the forthcoming Boiko Borissov coalition government is ready, and will include four deputy prime ministers and 17
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Bulgaria’s military: Gaps in the ranks, outdated equipment and shortage of funds
Bulgaria’s armed forces have a critical shortage of military personnel, a systemic lack of money and are supplied with outdated
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Handing MiG-29 engine overhaul contract to Poland was better deal for Bulgaria than with Russia, Nenchev trial told
The conditions offered by Poland to overhaul the engines of the Bulgarian Air Force’s MiG-29 fighter jets were better than
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Migration, Russia are major issues for political parties ahead of Bulgaria’s March 2017 parliamentary elections
Concerns about an increased flow of migrants into Bulgaria, and relations with Russia, are among the key issues that have
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