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US Envoy Inspects Blasted Arms Dump Near Sofia

Bulgarian and US officials will visit on Thursday a disposal depot storing tonnes of obsolete munitions outside Sofia three years after it was rocked by a series of powerful explosions, shaking apartment blocks and panicking thousands.

Politics » Defense | August 18, 2011, Thursday // 08:23 | Viewed: 2938

Bulgarian Army Hires Private Co to Sell Surplus

Bulgaria's Defense Ministry is planning to assign a private company with the task of selling unneeded weapons, ammunition and specialized equipment.

Politics » Defense | August 15, 2011, Monday // 12:37 | Viewed: 9173

Bulgarian Contingent Departs for Bosnia on Peacekeeping Mission

Over one hundred Bulgarian rangers are being sent off Monday with an official ceremony to Bosnia and Herzegovina on a peacekeeping mission.

Politics » Defense | August 15, 2011, Monday // 10:27 | Viewed: 3371

Bulgarian Defense Ministry Looks for Someone to Defend It

The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has published a public procurement for some EUR 5 M for security guard services at its sites across the country.

Politics » Defense | August 14, 2011, Sunday // 17:11 | Viewed: 2641

Bulgaria's Defense Industry Strong on Small Arms & Light Weapons - BMI

The manufacturing of small arms and light weapons as well as of civilian products will continue to dominate Bulgaria's military-industrial complex, according to a report of Business Monitor International (BMI).

Politics » Defense | August 12, 2011, Friday // 17:14 | Viewed: 2903

Bulgaria Sells 36% Stake in Arsenal Rifle Maker

Bulgaria is opening a one-stage tender to sell the 35.8% minority stake it still holds in one of the largest military factories in the country, Arsenal Kazanlak, which produces arms suitable for use by NATO.

Politics » Defense | August 5, 2011, Friday // 16:46 | Viewed: 8859

Bulgarian Defense Minister, Former US Security Advisor Talk Security

Bulgarian Defense Minister Anyu Angelov and Gen. James Jones, US President Barack Obama's former national security advisor met Thursday to discuss key aspects of national and international security.

Politics » Defense | July 28, 2011, Thursday // 18:12 | Viewed: 2800

Bulgaria Mulls Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan

An expert group of the Bulgarian Defense and Foreign Affairs Ministries is working on a strategy for the withdrawal of the country's rangers from Afghanistan.

Politics » Defense | July 28, 2011, Thursday // 18:08 | Viewed: 3150

Munition Detonators Stolen in Romania Were to Be Fixed in Bulgaria - Receiving Firm

The Bulgaria-bound detonators that have been stolen from a train in Romania are parts of shells that were supposed to be repaired in a Bulgarian plant, the CEO of the receiving Bulgarian company Sage Consultants AD told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency).

Politics » Defense | July 18, 2011, Monday // 17:32 | Viewed: 7633

Explosives Stolen in Romania Not Destined for Bulgarian Army

A private Bulgarian company, not the Bulgarian Army, was supposed to receive the four containers with detonators bound for Bulgaria that have been stolen from a train in Romania, according to the Bulgarian Defense Ministry.

Politics » Defense | July 17, 2011, Sunday // 16:51 | Viewed: 3087

Bulgarian Govt Racks Brains on How to Get Out of Afghanistan

Bulgaria's government has not stopped poring over a possible strategy to pull out its forces from Afghanistan, or to transform its mission there, according to Defense Minister Anyu Angelov.

Politics » Defense | July 15, 2011, Friday // 14:42 | Viewed: 2439

New Bulgarian Contingent with 13 Women Leaves for Afghanistan

A company of 165 rangers, including 13 women, is departing Thursday to Kabul, Afghanistan, to take part in the NATO ISAF mission.

Politics » Defense | July 14, 2011, Thursday // 08:54 | Viewed: 2506

Bulgaria to Send Its 21st Contingent to Afghanistan

Bulgaria will send on Thursday its 21st contingent to Afghanistan.

Politics » Defense | July 13, 2011, Wednesday // 20:25 | Viewed: 2497

450 Soldiers from Ethnic Minorities Serve in Bulgarian Army

Only about 450 soldiers in the Bulgarian Army are from Bulgaria's major ethnic minorities, according to data announced by Defense Minister Anyu Angelov.

Politics » Defense | July 13, 2011, Wednesday // 15:10 | Viewed: 2556

US Missile Shield to Cover Entire Bulgaria under New Plan

The US missile defense shield will cover the entire territory of Europe, including all Bulgaria, according to US Undersecretary of State Ellen Tauscher.

Politics » Defense | July 12, 2011, Tuesday // 12:21 | Viewed: 3042

Bulgaria Mulls Appointing Its 1st Guardswomen

As the Bulgarian army is seeking to fill 72 job positions in its guardsmen unit, it considers appointing its first female "guardsmen".

Politics » Defense | July 11, 2011, Monday // 13:44 | Viewed: 2408

Bulgaria, Israel to Ink Deals on Defense Cooperation, Joint Military Drills

Bulgaria and Israel are going to hammer our agreements for close cooperation in defense, their Prime Ministers Boyko Borisov and Benjamin Netanyahu announced after the historic joint sitting of their Cabinets in Sofia.

Politics » Defense | July 7, 2011, Thursday // 15:53 | Viewed: 2146

Greece Backs Bulgaria as Permanent Host of South-Eastern Europe Brigade

Greece has supported Bulgaria's aspiration to become the permanent seat of the South-Eastern Europe Brigade after 2015.

Politics » Defense | July 6, 2011, Wednesday // 19:45 | Viewed: 3279

NATO, Russia Still Fail to Agree on Missile Defense in Europe

NATO is ready to cooperate with Russia on the missile shield issue but there is much to be resolved, Alliance Secretary-General Anders Fog Rasmussen has stated at a NATO-Russia Council meeting, where the two sides again failed to agree on a joint missile

Politics » Defense | July 4, 2011, Monday // 18:55 | Viewed: 2570

NATO-Russia Missile Defense Talks at Dead End, Rogozin Alarms

The talks for a joint missile defense system in Europe between NATO and Russia have reached a dead end, according to Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's Ambassador to NATO.

Politics » Defense | July 1, 2011, Friday // 16:15 | Viewed: 2382

Bulgarian President Exacts Submarines, Higher Defense Spending

Bulgaria needs to spend more on defense, accourding to President Georgi Parvanov, who was in the Black Sea city of Varna Thursday, the seat of the Bulgarian Navy.

Politics » Defense | June 30, 2011, Thursday // 15:15 | Viewed: 2527
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