By a decision of the caretaker cabinet, Bulgaria will purchase another eight F-16 fighter jets from the US. In this way the Bulgarian Air Force will have a full squadron of 16 new fighter aircraft, caretaker Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said, as quoted by public service TV BNT.
The cabinet also endorsed a programme for financing 13 priority defence projects worth EUR 3.7 billion, among them the acquisition of new infantry fighting vehicles, 3D radars, submarines and patrol warships.
By 2025 USA will have to deliver the first eight aircraft negotiated and paid for at the time of the Boyko Borissov cabinet. With the decision the caretaker cabinet made today, another eight jets will be bought ,costing USD 1 billion 296 million, to be delivered in 2027.
The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) and the Migration Agency of Uzbekistan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of labor migration. The document lays the foundations for a long-term partnership between the two countries..
"The Untamed" is the name of the team comprising four rowers from the boat Rannoch 45 '' Rose'' , who have set off from the western coast of Australia across the Indian Ocean toward Kenya, Africa. On board are Evgeny Sudyr from Ukraine, Liu Yong from..
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sent an official letter stating that it will provisionally acknowledge the election of Vessela Lecheva as President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC). This comes despite legal appeals filed in..
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"The Untamed" is the name of the team comprising four rowers from the boat Rannoch 45 '' Rose'' , who have set off from the western coast of Australia..
On Monday, the lowest temperatures will range between 5°C and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia. It will be mostly sunny in the morning, but around and after..
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