Land Force
Chief of Bulgarian Defence Staff: Plan to Reach 2% of GDP by 2024 goes as Scheduled
The plan to reach 2% of GDP by 2024 goes as scheduled, Chief of Defence Staff Andrey Botsev told reporters in the Novo Selo training area, Focus News Agency reports.
Sappers Destroyed a Bomb Found in the Center of Sofia
Specialized teams from the Land Force and Air Force teams transported the World War II air defense bomb, the Defense Ministry said.
It was discovered during excavation works for the new metro in the area of "Evlogi and Hristo Georgiev" Boulevard in the capital.
Specialized teams have detonated the aviational bomb in Slivnitsa. During the detonation, 2.5 kg of trotyl is used.
Joint Bulgarian-Israeli Flight Training Collector's Item 17 will be Held in Bulgaria
Joint Bulgarian-Israeli Flight Training Collector's Item 17 will be held from 7 to 13 September in the airspace of the Republic of Bulgaria, reported BGNES.
President Erdoğan appoints rector to newly-founded National Defense University
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed a history professor, Erhan Afyoncu, as the rector of the National Defense University, a newly founded institution gathering together former military academies which were closed with a decree law in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Turkish forces capture 502 illegal migrants on Syria border
The Turkish General Staff announced Dec. 17 that it has captured 502 people who were trying to illegally enter Turkey from Syria.
In a statement posted on its official website, the General Staff said Land Force units captured 502 illegal migrants on Dec. 16, while also capturing seven people who were trying to illegally enter Syria from Turkish territories.