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The Pentagon has forecast a 3 percent drop in acquisition costs for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jet, but said plans to use the jets six more years would add about $45 billion to the projected operating costs through 2070.

Bulgaria's Defence Council has approved the investment project for acquiring new fighter jets for the country's Air Force, public broadcaster BNR reported on Monday.

The decision was taken by the consultative body within the Defence Ministry last week, according to BNR.

Border protection will remain assigned mostly to border police and riot police even after deployment of troops has been completed, Bulgaria's Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said.

He has told the Bulgarian National Television that the army, now authorized to provide assistance in border patrols, will stand ready to help in emergency situations.

A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured on Wednesday night, according to Turkish officials.

A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by, according to the Ankara governor’s office.

Bulgaria ranks 67th out of a total of 126 countries worldwide in terms of military strength in the 2016 Global Firepower (GFP) list.

Using data from publicly-available sources such as CIA.gov, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia.com, public domain print and media sources, the GFP ranking asseses each nation's potential conventional war-making capabilities.

Bulgaria spent BGN 23.7 M on its military aviation last year, with the funds allocated for restoring its flying capacity, integrated logistical maintenance and supply of spare parts for the air force.

This becomes clear from a written response of Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev to a question posed by a MP, private bTV station informs.

The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled the Turkish Armed Forces violated the right of "respecting private life" in an appeal made to the court by dismissed Air Force Lieutenant Ata Türkeri.

Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has discussed modernisation options for the Bulgarian Armed Forces and the Air Force in particular with the visiting United States Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.

The Bulgarian Air Force could have its ageing Soviet-made combat aircraft replaced by new multi-role warplanes in the next three to three-and-a half years, Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Wednesday.

The government commission tasked with studying the available options is expected to submit a report by the end of March, Nenchev told bTV broadcaster.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has vowed to ‘get to the bottom’ of UFOs if she is elected President of the United States.

She made the promise while speaking with Daymond Steer of The Conway Daily Sun in New Hampshire.

When asked if she would support UFO disclosure group efforts, she enthusiastically said ‘yes’.