Bulgarian air force
MiG Repair Deal with Poland Closed, Bulgaria DefMin Says
Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev on Tuesday entered into details about the price tag of aircraft engine repair if it is carried out by state-owned facilities in Poland.
The deal with Poland is already finalized, he also said.
Bulgaria 'Renouncing Its Air Force,' RIA Novosti Says
Russian agency RIA Novosti has published a piece claiming that Bulgaria is about to renounce its own Air Force and "give its air[space] to NATO."
Bulgarian PM Backs DefMin, Blames Predecessors for State of Air Force
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov expressed on Friday support for Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev and blamed the previous governments for the state of the country's air force.
Commander of Bulgarian Air Force Withdraws Resignation After Talks with PM
Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, Major General Rumen Radev, who had submitted his resignation earlier on Thursday, withdrew it after a conversation with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
Borisov familiarised himself with the problems of the Bulgarian Air Force, which were pointed as the motives behind the resignation of General Radev.
Commander of Bulgarian Air Force Reportedly Resigns
Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, Major General Rumen Radev, has reportedly submitted his resignation.
This was reported by daily Sega on Thursday, based on information of the defence ministry, which has been confirmed unofficially.
A statement of the defence ministry on the matter is expected.
Bulgaria Not Renouncing Its Air Force, Fmr Defense Chief Says
The Defense Ministry's proposal to allow other NATO members to conduct air-policing missions jointly with the Bulgarian Air Force is not and act of giving up aviation, the head of Parliament's Defense Committee has said.
Bulgaria Prepares to Allow Joint Air Policing Missions with NATO Allies
Bulgaria will amend its legislation to allow military aircraft of other NATO member states to conduct policing of the country's air space jointly with the Bulgarian Air Force, the Defence Ministry has announced.
Repair of MiG-29s by Poland to Cost Nearly Half of Price Sought by Russia - DefMin Nenchev
The repair of the MiG-29 fighter jets by Poland will be twice cheaper than the cost, which would have been incurred if the maintenance was carried out by the the Russian MiG company.
Nenchev revealed that a price, which is 20-30% lower than the one requested by the Russian company, was negotiated with Poland.
Poland to Overhaul Six Bulgarian MiG-29 Fighter Jets by end-2016
Six Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets will have their engines overhauled in Poland under an intergovernmental letter of intent signed in Sofia on Friday.
Bulgarian Army Launches Tactical Training Shabla 2015
A tactical training involving military firing at the training area of the Bulgarian Air Force near the Black Sea town of Shabla began on Monday.
More than 750 servicemen from the Bulgarian Air Force, 460 troops from the Bulgarian Land Forces, 200 servicemen from the Bulgarian Navy, crews from the Military Police Service and Border Police will participate in the four-day drills.