Bulgaria has been invited to join a EUR 5 M project of the European Defense Agency, the state information security commission announced at a meeting.

Local defense companies will take part in the creation of a light armoured machine that could be transported by air, Stefan Vodenicharov, co-chairman of the Bulgarian Defensive Industry Association explained. The machine would be used in peacekeeping missions and Bulgarians will take part in developing the armour, camouflage and communication systems.

New opportunities are opening up before Bulgaria and the country has the chance to be a part of such projects, Vodenicharov said. He explained that only about five percent of Bulgaria's military industry production stays in the country, while the rest is exported. Vodenicharov, who is also the deputy head of the Institute for Metal Sciences with the Bulgarian Academy of Science, pushed for changing local legislation which now bans universities and institutes from taking part in commercial developments and tenders.

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