Bulgaria to repeat fighter tender

BVVS Su-25s during the multinational Exercise Saber Guardian 17 which took place in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria earlier this year. Chavdar Garchev BULGARIA HAS revised plans to procure a new fighter, defence minister Krasimir Karakachanov confirming on October 5 that only new-build aircraft will be considered, with payments made over an extended period. Meanwhile consideration will be given to a general overhaul and modernisation of the existing MiG- 29 and Su-25 fleets. Only hours after his statement, the Bulgarian National