Six F-16 aircraft from the 31st Fighter Wing of the US Air Force in Europe have successfully relocated from the Italian air base Aviano to Bulgaria's air base Graf Ignatievo, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence has announced. Together with..
“The purchase of the F-16 fighter aircraft has nothing to do with the MiG-29s and they will remain in service in the Bulgarian army until 2030,” said Minister of Defence Krasimir Karakachanov for the Russian TASS news agency. "Yes, they..
There is nothing extraordinary in the situation in which Bulgarian fighter jets were launched in the air because of Russian bombers in the Black Sea, commented Bulgaria's Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov. This is not the first time such a..
Bulgaria will now be able to purchase military equipment and pay in instalments under new contracts with the USA. This is what the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency wrote to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense. The opportunity to pay in instalments..
The contract between Lockheed Martin and the United States Air Force for the production of the F-16 Block 70 aircraft is expected, Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence has commented. The announced deadline for implementation, January 2027, is in line with the..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has vetoed the ratification of the deal for new fighter jets for the Air Force. The head of state has returned to parliament the ratification of agreements related to the acquisition of F-16 Block 70 from the United..
Bulgaria should pay immediately for the 8 new F-16 fighter jets which will be acquired by the Bulgarian Armed Forces, this country’s Premier Boyko Borissov said in the presence of Bulgarian ambassadors and diplomats and added that these fighter jets..
I spoke with my counterpart Zoran Zaev last week that if we acquire the new fighter aircraft we will protect the air space of North Macedonia as well. This will be good for them and for us, Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov, who attended the military..
US ambassador to Bulgaria Eric Rubin expressed the hope that the negotiations on the F-16 fighter jets will be concluded quickly. He said, for the Bulgarian National Radio, that after the approval by US Congress, reaching an agreement was up to the..
Following the approval of the US Congress for Bulgaria buying F-16 aircraft, Lockheed Martin said negotiations continue. The 1.6 billion USD estimate of the Congress should not be considered the last. The US government is yet to send its offer to..
