"L'acquisition des avions de chasse F-16 n'a rien à voir avec les avions MiG-29 qui resteront opérationnels jusqu'en 2023 au service de l'armée de l'air bulgare". C'est ce qu'a déclaré le ministre de la Défense, Krassimir Karakatchanov. "En effet,..
Le 19 mai des chasseurs bulgares, roumains et turcs de réaction rapide ont accompli une mission policière aérienne de capture et d’escorte de deux bombardiers stratégiques russes TU – 22 M3 au-dessus de la mer Noire. Les pilotes russes survolaient des..
The government has allocated more than 8 million euros to replace the engines of eight MiG-29 jet fighters of the Bulgarian Air Force and extend their life span until the order for delivery of the new US F-16 fighter jets is completed. This creates the..
“As cabinet minister I am a lobbyist for Bulgarian taxpayers; for spending their money on something worthy”, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov told bTV channel today. He pointed out that the Air Force needs reliable..
It is unacceptable and unprofitable not to buy new jet fighters and spend the money on maintenance of current combat aviation. In this way Bulgarian President Rumen Radev replied to the minister of defense who said he was looking for options to..
Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov has announced that he discussed, with the management of the Russian MiG corporation, different options for its experts to make an estimate of the cost of possible repairs to the 15 MiG-29 fighters owned by the..
The prosecutor’s office is filing a second charge against outgoing Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev. Like the first charge – for the repair of the MiG-29 fighters – the second charge is again for malfeasance, this time in connection with a..
The prosecutor’s office is bringing charges of malfeasance against outgoing Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev over an agreement with Poland for repairs of Bulgaria’s MiG-29 fighter jets. Minister Nehcnev stated that he was perplexed by this step by..
