The first F-16 Block 70 multirole fighter jet for the Bulgarian Air Force landed at Graf Ignatievo Air Base near Plovdiv on Wednesday, 2 April, marking a significant step in the country’s modernisation of its […]
Lockheed Martin announced on Jan. 31, 2025, the delivery of the first F-16 Block 70 jet to Bulgaria, marking a major step forward in the country’s efforts to modernize its air force. The delivery was […]
According to a statement by the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense (MoD), the Bulgarski Voenno Vzdushni Sili (BVVS, Bulgarian Air Force) requires an interim fighter aircraft to replace the ageing MiG-29 fleet. Bulgaria has ordered sixteen […]
In December, Bulgaria’s government said that it has approved the defense ministry’s intention to increase its expenditure by $914,200 to ensure the overhaul of the country’s aging fleet of Russian-made MiG-29s. Bulgaria is in talk […]
“The acquisition of the F-16 Block 70 aircraft is not just a purchase, but an expression of Bulgaria’s desire for irreversible modernization of its armed forces in order to achieve real interoperability with other NATO […]
Two military pilots will join the second and third groups that are earmarked to go to the US to be trained to pilot F-16 fighter jets, said Deputy Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov at the sitting […]
A Soviet-built MiG-29 fighter jet from Bulgaria’s air force crashed into the Black Sea during a military exercise and the pilot is missing, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said the fighter jet disappeared from radar […]
The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that it has teamed up with Lockheed Martin to open a new production line of F-16s for foreign military sales. According to the Air Force, the F-16 Block 70/72 […]
Lockheed Martin plans to commoditize its F-16 Viper fighter jet line by offering jets in a single standardized configuration, based on the latest Block 70/72 variant, with a standardized cost model for all Foreign Military Sale (FMS) customers, reports […]
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