Army helicopters will provide assistance in monitoring Bulgaria's borders to counter a potential surge in the number of migrants trying to enter the country, Deputy Interior Minister Filip Gunev has said.
Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said on Friday it is considering sending army troops to the country’s borders to help police prevent a potential surge in migrant influx, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Bulgaria’s government approved on Wednesday a draft agreement on defence cooperation with Poland, moving a step closer to a deal for the repair of Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets by Polish military aircraft works.
The US announced that it has launched the largest airborne military training of NATO in Europe since the end of the Cold War - Swift Response 15.
The Bulgarian government will decide at its regular meeting on Wednesday whether to approve the contract devised by the Defence Ministry on the repair of the engines of MiG-29 fighter jets by Poland.
The member countries of NATO from Central and Eastern Europe are planning to hold a summit in Bucharest on November 3 and 4.
Heavy US equipment that arrived in Germany on Sunday is bound for Bulgaria, a specialized website has said.
Bulgaria plans to cut its military expenditures despite the call of NATO to increase the spending on defence.
Convoys transporting military equipment could cause delays to the traffic on sections of the Hemus motorway on Friday evening.
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Wednesday that the contracts with Poland on the repair of the MiG-29 fighter jets are expected to be finalised at the end of August.
In a draft strategy on countering terrorism, the Interior Ministry states that Bulgaria is a potential target of terrorists.
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Thursday that nine of the country's nineteen MiG-29 fighter jets need repair.
NATO would not do anything in Bulgaria unless the country specifically demands that.
Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said that Bulgaria is working on finalising the contract with Poland on the maintenance of the MiG-29 fighter jets.
First ships participating in the international navy exercise ‘’Breeze 2015’’ have already anchored in Bulgaria’s Varna, as reported by BGNES.
The naval base in Varna will host the national naval exercise with international participation Breeze 2015, which will be held between July 3 and 12 in the territorial waters of Bulgaria.
Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov announced on Friday that the fence at the border with Turkey should be completed by the end of the year.
The Bulgarian cabinet approved on Wednesday the country's participation in negotiations for the purchase of new fighter jets.
A draft decree of Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers envisages tasking the National Counterterrorism Center with the collection of data on violent extremism and radicalization.
Bulgaria will be hosting 14 US tanks for military training at the Novo Selo polygon, as stated by Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev in an interview for bTV news Wednesday.
The government is due to hold a session and decide whether or not to proceed with the acquisition of new multirole aircraft, after a June 30 deadline to work on a draft bill expired.
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