Bulgarian Air Force

Bulgaria

Lockheed Martin delivers first Bulgarian Air Force F-16

25th February 2025

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first F-16 Block 70 for the Bulgarian Air Force, marking a major step forward in the country’s efforts to modernise its air force.

AirForcesMonthly December 2024

Bulgaria’s first ‘Viper’ flown

10th December 2024

The initial F-16C Block 70 for Bulgaria takes to the skies.

Aero Vodochody

Aero Vodochody contracted to overhaul and modernize Bulgaria’s fleet of L-39ZA Albatros

9th January 2023

Aero Vodochody has been awarded a four-year contract to upgrade and overhaul the L-39ZA Albatros fleet of the Bulgarian Air Force

Aero Vodochody

Aero Vodochody contratada para revisar y modernizar la flota búlgara de L-39ZA Albatros

9th January 2023

Aero Vodochody se ha adjudicado un contrato de cuatro años para modernizar y revisar la flota de L-39ZA Albatros de la Fuerza Aérea Búlgara.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria approves additional F-16 Block 70/72 purchase

22nd September 2022

The Bulgarian government has approved funding for the purchase of eight additional Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 70/72 Fighting Falcons – a sale which was initially cleared by the US State Department in April 2022

Bulgaria

Bulgaria aprueba la compra de más F-16 Block 70/72

22nd September 2022

El gobierno búlgaro ha aprobado la financiación para la compra de ocho F-16C/D Block 70/72 Fighting Falcons adicionales de Lockheed Martin, una venta que fue autorizada inicialmente por el Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. en abril de 2022.

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US refuses to be drawn on Ukraine link to Bulgarian F-16 sale

7th April 2022

The US Department of Defense has declined to be drawn on the prospect of Bulgaria looking to shift its existing Soviet-era MiG-29 multi-role fighters to Ukraine, following Washington’s approval of the possible sale of F-16 aircraft to Sofia

Bulgarian Air Force

EE.UU. se niega a hablar de la relación entre Ucrania y la venta de F-16 a Bulgaria

7th April 2022

El Departamento de Defensa de los Estados Unidos no ha querido pronunciarse sobre la posibilidad de que Bulgaria quiera trasladar a Ucrania sus actuales cazas polivalentes MiG-29 de la era soviética, tras la aprobación por parte de Washington de la posible venta de aviones F-16 a Sofía

Attrition Report

Bulgarian MiG-29 crashes into the Black Sea

13th June 2021

A Bulgarian Air Force-operated Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 'Fulcrum' crashed into the Black Sea off the nation’s Shabla peninsula in the early hours of June 9

Attrition Report

Un MiG-29 búlgaro se estrella en el Mar Negro

13th June 2021

Un Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 "Fulcrum" operado por la Fuerza Aérea búlgara se estrelló en el Mar Negro frente a la península de Shabla en la madrugada del 9 de junio.

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