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hero-in\">\n<div class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/\">Order of Battle<\/a> &middot; Bulgaria<\/div>\n<h1>Bulgarian Air Force<\/h1>\n<div class=\"native\">&#1042;&#1086;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;&#1074;&#1098;&#1079;&#1076;&#1091;&#1096;&#1085;&#1080; &#1089;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080; &middot; &#1042;&#1086;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;&#1074;&#1098;&#1079;&#1076;&#1091;&#1096;&#1085;&#1080; &#1089;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080; &#1085;&#1072; &#1056;&#1077;&#1087;&#1091;&#1073;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082;&#1072; &#1041;&#1098;&#1083;&#1075;&#1072;&#1088;&#1080;&#1103;<\/div>\n<p class=\"sub\">The Bulgarian Air Force (&#1042;&#1086;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;&#1074;&#1098;&#1079;&#1076;&#1091;&#1096;&#1085;&#1080; &#1089;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080;), which traces itself to a balloon section of 20 April 1906 and flew one of Europe&rsquo;s first combat sorties over Edirne in October 1912, was banned in 1919, rebuilt for a war over Sofia in 1943&ndash;1944, grew into a Warsaw Pact force of hundreds of MiGs, and in 2026 is caught between eight new F-16 Block 70s it cannot yet put on alert and a shrinking handful of MiG-29s it cannot easily keep flying.<\/p>\n<div class=\"marks\">\n<div class=\"mark\"><svg class=\"rondel\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Bulgarian national marking: white rim, red outer ring, green ring, white centre\"><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"49\" fill=\"#ffffff\"\/><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"45\" fill=\"#d62612\"\/><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"30.2\" fill=\"#00966e\"\/><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"14.7\" fill=\"#ffffff\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mk\">National marking<b>The roundel: a thin white rim, then rings of red and green around a white centre, the colours of the national flag<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"statstrip\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>8<\/b><span>Combat aircraft<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>5<\/b><span>Active air bases<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1906<\/b><span>Founded<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>23<\/b><span>Types retired<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photocred\">Photo: Toshonenov \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/div>\n<div class=\"accent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>Country<\/b>Bulgaria<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Founded<\/b>1906<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Status<\/b>Active<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Headquarters<\/b>Sofia<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Commander<\/b>Nikolai Rusev<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mfshare\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-btn\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"5\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"19\" r=\"3\"\/><path d=\"M8.6 10.6l6.8-4M8.6 13.4l6.8 4\"\/><\/svg>Share<\/button><span class=\"mfsh-net\"><\/span><span class=\"mfsh-said\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"story\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The story<\/div>\n<h2>The Bulgarian Air Force story: balloons over Edirne, the defence of Sofia and the slow arrival of the F-16<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">1906&ndash;1918: balloons, Edirne and a Fokker over Sofia<\/h3>\n<p>Bulgarian military flying started with balloons. The army formed an aeronautical section on 20 April 1906, and in 1912 Lieutenants Yordan Kazandzhiev and Vasil Zlatarov built the balloon Sofia-1. In the First Balkan War Kazandzhiev went up to 600 metres over Edirne on 15 October 1912, and the next day a Bulgarian Albatros flew what the Ministry of Defence calls the first combat mission with aircraft participation, &ldquo;the birthday of the military aviation of Bulgaria&rdquo;. Wikipedia, summarising Bulgarian historians, counts 70 combat sorties including 11 bombing raids in that war. Bulgaria joined the Central Powers on 4 October 1915 with one aeroplane squadron of five aircraft. On 30 September 1916 Captain Marko Parvanov, flying a Fokker E.III, forced down a French Farman F.40 that had bombed Sofia &mdash; the museum at Krumovo records it as the first enemy aircraft shot down by a Bulgarian pilot. The service was small, reliant on German aircraft, and by 1918 had about ten serviceable machines.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">1919&ndash;1941: banned, hidden and rebuilt<\/h3>\n<p>The Treaty of Neuilly of 27 November 1919 banned Bulgarian military aviation for twenty years. Wikipedia, citing a Bulgarian study, says at least 70 aircraft and 110 engines were destroyed at Bozhurishte in 1920, while a few were hidden from the Allied inspectors. Flying survived under civilian cover; the air force was formally re-established as an Air Army on 28 July 1934 and received battle standards from Tsar Boris III on 27 June 1937. German goodwill then filled the hangars: in 1938&ndash;1939 Bulgaria received captured Czechoslovak types, including 78 Avia B-534 biplane fighters, 32 Avia B-71 bombers and 62 Letov &#352;-328s, as well as Polish PZL designs and, from 1940, Messerschmitt Bf 109Es. When Bulgaria signed the Tripartite Pact on 1 March 1941 its modern fighter force was tiny; Wikipedia counts 18 Bf 109Es among 91 front-line machines at one point. The rebuilding was quick, but it tied the service to one supplier.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">1943&ndash;1945: defending Sofia, then fighting Germany<\/h3>\n<p>The air war reached Bulgaria on 1 August 1943, when B-24s returning from the Ploie&#351;ti raid were intercepted by Bf 109s from Karlovo and Avia B-534s from Sofia; four Bulgarian pilots, among them Stoyan Stoyanov, scored their first claims, though only two B-24s are recorded as crashing in Bulgaria. From 14 November 1943 American and British bombers attacked Sofia repeatedly, culminating on 30 March 1944 when about 450 heavy bombers destroyed some 3,575 buildings. On 20 December 1943 Lieutenant Dimitar Spisarevski rammed a B-24 with his Bf 109G-2 and was killed. The defenders, flying Bf 109Gs and Dewoitine D.520s, were heavily outnumbered, and the totals are disputed: sources give between 60 and 185 Allied aircraft shot down, for between 19 and 23 Bulgarian pilots killed. After the Soviet invasion and the coup of 9 September 1944, the same air force turned on Germany, flying at least 1,200 and, by the Bulgarian count, 4,424 sorties in Yugoslavia and Hungary before combat ended on 2 December 1944.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">1945&ndash;1989: a Warsaw Pact air force<\/h3>\n<p>The 1947 peace treaty capped the air force at 90 aircraft, but Soviet deliveries soon overwhelmed that ceiling. Il-2s, Il-10s and Tu-2s came first; in April 1951 30 Yak-23s reached Graf Ignatievo, and MiG-15s followed from September 1951, then MiG-17s in 1955, 40 MiG-19S in 1957 and MiG-21s from 1963. On 27 July 1955 two MiG-15s shot down El Al Flight 402, a Lockheed Constellation that had strayed into Bulgarian airspace, killing all 58 on board; Bulgaria first blamed the airliner, then apologised, said its pilots had been &ldquo;too hasty&rdquo; and agreed to compensate the families. In 1961 the service became the combined Air Defence and Air Force (PVO i VVS). By the 1980s Bulgarian Wikipedia counts about 226 MiG-21s, 90 MiG-23s and a handful of MiG-25s received over time; 40 Su-25s and about 21 Su-22s arrived in 1988, and the first MiG-29s in 1989. It was a large, Soviet-shaped force built for a war that never came.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">1989&ndash;2019: cuts, NATO and the MiG-29 problem<\/h3>\n<p>After 1989 the force shrank to about 226 aircraft and the MiG-25s were grounded in 1991. It took its present name in 1992, swapped regiments for air bases in 1994 and, from 1998 to 2003, closed Gabrovnitsa, Balchik, Uzundzhovo, Shtraklevo, Stara Zagora, Dobrich, Ravnets, Cheshnegirovo and Dobroslavtsi. The MiG-23s went in 2003 and the Su-22s in 2004, the year Bulgaria joined NATO. Western types came slowly: 12 AS532 Cougars from a troubled 2005 Eurocopter contract, three C-27J Spartans from 2007. The fighter fleet was the weak point. The last MiG-21s retired on 18 December 2015, leaving a small number of MiG-29s dependent on Russian parts and engines; in 2017 the defence minister admitted pilots flew about 40 hours a year, and Italian Eurofighters helped police Bulgarian airspace that summer. Engine overhauls moved to Poland after a contract Parliament ratified in 2015, but in 2018 the government still paid Russia&rsquo;s RSK MiG to overhaul eight MiG-29s, and sent Su-25s to Belarus in 2019.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sh\">2019&ndash;2026: the F-16 arrives, slowly<\/h3>\n<p>In December 2018 the government chose the F-16 over new Gripens and used Eurofighters; Parliament approved talks on 16 January 2019, the US approved eight F-16 Block 70s on 3 June 2019, and President Rumen Radev&rsquo;s veto was overridden that July. Eight more followed in 2022. The first jet, handed over at Greenville on 31 January 2025, landed at Graf Ignatievo on 2 April 2025, then sat grounded by a system fault amid political claims of sabotage until it flew in Bulgarian airspace on 28 May. The eighth arrived on 16 December 2025. Yet in May 2026 the commander, Major General Nikolai Rusev, said the F-16s would not go on combat duty in 2026, and in August Lockheed Martin warned the second batch could slip to the second quarter of 2030. MiG-29s still stand alert at a cost of 86.4 million leva in 2026, Bulgaria has asked Poland and Hungary for more of them, and allies &mdash; Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, Romania and T&#252;rkiye &mdash; share the watch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"pull\">The Treaty of Neuilly of 27 November 1919 banned Bulgarian military aviation for twenty years. Wikipedia, citing a Bulgarian study, says at least 70 aircraft and 110 engines were destroyed at Bozhurishte in 1920, while a few were hidden from the Allied inspectors.<cite>Bulgarian Air Force &middot; verified 2026-09-29<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"glance\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">At a glance<\/div>\n<h2>The Bulgarian Air Force in numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"specgrid three\">\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Service<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Native name<\/dt>\n<dd>&#1042;&#1086;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;&#1074;&#1098;&#1079;&#1076;&#1091;&#1096;&#1085;&#1080; &#1089;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080;<span class=\"gnote\">The name used on the air force&rsquo;s own site, af.armf.bg. The full form used by Bulgarian Wikipedia is &#1042;&#1086;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;&#1074;&#1098;&#1079;&#1076;&#1091;&#1096;&#1085;&#1080; &#1089;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080; &#1085;&#1072; &#1056;&#1077;&#1087;&#1091;&#1073;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082;&#1072; &#1041;&#1098;&#1083;&#1075;&#1072;&#1088;&#1080;&#1103; (Air Force of the Republic of Bulgaria); the present name dates from 1992<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Founded<\/dt>\n<dd>20 April 1906<span class=\"gnote\">The date the army&rsquo;s aeronautical (balloon) section was created. The Ministry of Defence dates a balloon team to 1903 and treats 16 October 1912, the first combat flight, as the birthday of Bulgarian military aviation. The air force was formally re-established as an Air Army on 28 July 1934 after the Neuilly ban<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Part of<\/dt>\n<dd>Bulgarian Armed Forces<span class=\"gnote\">Under the Chief of Defence, Admiral Emil Eftimov, and the Ministry of Defence<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Headquarters<\/dt>\n<dd>Sofia<span class=\"gnote\">Air Force Command, 34 Eduard Totleben Boulevard, Sofia 1606<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Commander<\/dt>\n<dd>Maj. Gen. Nikolai Rusev<span class=\"gnote\">Named as commander in 2025 and 2026 reports; appointment date not confirmed<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Minister of Defence<\/dt>\n<dd>Dimitar Stoyanov<span class=\"gnote\">In office in July and August 2026; Atanas Zapryanov, minister during the F-16 deliveries of 2025, was caretaker minister again in March 2026<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Strength<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Personnel<\/dt>\n<dd>About 6,500&ndash;8,500<span class=\"gnote\">Bulgarian Wikipedia gives about 6,500 and English Wikipedia 8,500 active personnel; neither figure was found on an official page, and the air force includes air defence missile and radar troops<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Combat aircraft<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul class=\"gl\">\n<li>F-16C\/D Block 70 &mdash; 8 delivered (2025), 8 more on order<\/li>\n<li>MiG-29A\/UB &mdash; 12&ndash;14 on strength<\/li>\n<li>Su-25K\/UBK &mdash; about 7&ndash;14 (disputed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gnote\">The F-16s were not yet on combat duty in 2026; the number of combat-ready MiG-29s is classified, and during the hijack alert of 30 June 2026 (an Airbus squawking 7500) only one of the two alert MiG-29s launched, according to former defence minister Tagarev (Sofia Globe, 27 July 2026)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Transport<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul class=\"gl\">\n<li>C-27J Spartan &mdash; 3<\/li>\n<li>L-410UVP-E3 &mdash; 2<\/li>\n<li>PC-12NG &mdash; 1<\/li>\n<li>An-30 survey aircraft &mdash; 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gnote\">The Spartans fly with the 16th Air Base at Sofia-Vrazhdebna; counts of the smaller types are from Wikipedia<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Helicopters<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul class=\"gl\">\n<li>AS532AL Cougar &mdash; 12 delivered<\/li>\n<li>Mi-24V &mdash; 4 active, about 6 stored<\/li>\n<li>Mi-17 &mdash; 2<\/li>\n<li>Bell 206B-3 &mdash; 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gnote\">All at the 24th Air Base, Krumovo, which keeps a 24-hour search and rescue watch and flies firefighting missions<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Trainers<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul class=\"gl\">\n<li>L-39ZA Albatros &mdash; about 6<\/li>\n<li>PC-9M &mdash; 6<\/li>\n<li>Zl&#237;n Z-242L &mdash; 4<\/li>\n<li>Cabri G2 &mdash; 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gnote\">Counts from Wikipedia; an L-39 crash at Graf Ignatievo on 13 September 2024 killed two aviators<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Defence budget<\/dt>\n<dd>$2.34 billion (2024), 2.05% of GDP<span class=\"gnote\">English Wikipedia&rsquo;s figure. On 10 June 2026 the government adopted a plan to reach 5% of GDP by 2035, at least 3.5% of it core defence. Keeping the MiG-29s and Su-25s flying was budgeted at 114 million leva for 2026<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Infrastructure<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Air bases<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul class=\"gl\">\n<li>Graf Ignatievo &mdash; 3rd Air Base, F-16 and MiG-29<\/li>\n<li>Bezmer &mdash; 22nd Air Base, Su-25<\/li>\n<li>Krumovo &mdash; 24th Air Base, helicopters<\/li>\n<li>Sofia-Vrazhdebna &mdash; 16th Air Base, transport<\/li>\n<li>Dolna Mitropoliya &mdash; 12th Air Base, training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gnote\">The air force&rsquo;s own structure page lists these five air bases<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Closed air bases<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul class=\"gl\">\n<li>Gabrovnitsa, Balchik, Uzundzhovo, Shtraklevo &mdash; 1998<\/li>\n<li>Stara Zagora &mdash; 2000<\/li>\n<li>Dobrich, Ravnets, Cheshnegirovo &mdash; 2001<\/li>\n<li>Dobroslavtsi &mdash; 2003<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gnote\">Closed in the post-Cold War cuts of 1998&ndash;2003, per English and Bulgarian Wikipedia<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Quick reaction alert<\/dt>\n<dd>Two MiG-29s at Graf Ignatievo<span class=\"gnote\">MiG-29s from the 3rd Air Base scramble for Bulgarian and NATO air policing; the F-16s were not expected to take over in 2026<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Cross-border air policing<\/dt>\n<dd>Romania, Greece, T&#252;rkiye, Spain<span class=\"gnote\">Memoranda with Romania (2021) and Greece; T&#252;rkiye&rsquo;s signed in Ankara in February 2024 and ratified on 8 August 2024; a trilateral agreement with Romania and Spain on 6 August 2026<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>F-16 infrastructure<\/dt>\n<dd>49 projects at Graf Ignatievo<span class=\"gnote\">The new runway opened on 15 July 2024; more than half of the 49 projects were complete by December 2025<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Aviation museum<\/dt>\n<dd>Krumovo, opened 21 September 1991<span class=\"gnote\">Opened with 45 aircraft and helicopters; a museum since 1994 and a branch of the National Military History Museum since 2005<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"structure\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Structure<\/div>\n<h2>How the Bulgarian Air Force is organised<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">One command in Sofia over five numbered air bases; the air force also includes the air defence missile and radar troops. <span class=\"imp\">Every fighter is at Graf Ignatievo, the Su-25s are at Bezmer, the helicopters at Krumovo, transport at Sofia-Vrazhdebna and pilot training at Dolna Mitropoliya.<\/span> Allied fighters share the air policing watch under agreements with Romania, Greece, T&#252;rkiye and Spain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"org\">\n<div class=\"cmdcard\"><span class=\"cface mono\">NR<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cmdtx\"><span class=\"crank\">Major General (&#1075;&#1077;&#1085;&#1077;&#1088;&#1072;&#1083;-&#1084;&#1072;&#1081;&#1086;&#1088;)<\/span><b>Nikolai Rusev<\/b><span class=\"cmeta\">Commander of the Air Force (&#1082;&#1086;&#1084;&#1072;&#1085;&#1076;&#1080;&#1088; &#1085;&#1072; &#1042;&#1042;&#1057;)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cmdorg\"><span>Bulgarian Air Force<\/span><em>&#1042;&#1086;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;&#1074;&#1098;&#1079;&#1076;&#1091;&#1096;&#1085;&#1080; &#1089;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080;<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgrow\">\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Headquarters<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Air Force Command<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Sofia<\/div>\n<p>In Sofia, under the Chief of Defence, Admiral Emil Eftimov. Maj. Gen. Nikolai Rusev is named as commander in reports of 2025 and 2026; the date of his appointment has not been confirmed on an official page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Front line<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>3rd Air Base<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Graf Ignatievo<\/div>\n<p>Every Bulgarian fighter: the 1st and 2nd Fighter Squadrons with the last MiG-29s, which hold the two-aircraft air policing alert, and eight F-16 Block 70s delivered in 2025 that were not on combat duty in 2026. The rebuilt runway opened on 15 July 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Attack<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>22nd Air Base<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Bezmer<\/div>\n<p>The Su-25K\/UBK attack jets, 7 to 14 by disputed counts. Its NATO-funded 3,000-metre runway opened in 2016, and under the 2006 defence cooperation agreement Bezmer is a facility for joint use by US forces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Helicopters<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>24th Air Base<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Krumovo<\/div>\n<p>AS532AL Cougars, Mi-24Vs, Mi-17s and Bell 206s on the west side of Plovdiv Airport, with a 24-hour search and rescue watch. The base is the successor of the 44th Helicopter Regiment of 1961, Bulgaria&rsquo;s first helicopter unit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Transport<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>16th Air Base<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Sofia-Vrazhdebna<\/div>\n<p>The 1\/16 Transport Squadron with three C-27J Spartans, L-410 Turbolets, a PC-12 and the An-30 survey aircraft, at Sofia Airport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orgcard\"><span class=\"tag\">Training<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>12th Air Base<\/h4>\n<div class=\"de\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"oloc\">Dolna Mitropoliya<\/div>\n<p>PC-9M, L-39ZA and Z-242L trainers and the aviation faculty of the Vasil Levski National Military University. The base first flew on 26 March 1942.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"fleet\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">In service<\/div>\n<h2>What the Bulgarian Air Force flies today<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Every type on charge, linked to its Book of Beasts page where one exists. <span class=\"imp\">Counts are aircraft on the books, not aircraft available on a given day.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt fleet\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"c-th\">\n<col class=\"c-type\">\n<col class=\"c-role\">\n<col class=\"c-num\">\n<col class=\"c-yr\">\n<col class=\"c-units\">\n<col><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Role<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:right\">In service<\/th>\n<th>Since<\/th>\n<th>Units<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\">Lockheed Martin F-16C\/D Block 70 Fighting Falcon<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Multirole fighter<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>2025<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Eight delivered between 2 April and 16 December 2025: six single-seat F-16Cs and two two-seat F-16Ds. Eight more are on order.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph2\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">Mikoyan MiG-29A (9.12A) and MiG-29UB<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Air superiority fighter<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1989<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12&ndash;14 on strength. English Wikipedia&rsquo;s inventory gives 12; its MiG-29 operators page gives 11 MiG-29s and 3 MiG-29UBs in 2025. Bulgarian Wikipedia counts 22 received in all. <\/p>\n<details class=\"ndet\">\n<summary>More<\/summary>\n<p><span>The number combat-ready is classified.<\/span><\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-25-frogfoot\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph3\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-25-frogfoot\/\">Sukhoi Su-25K and Su-25UBK<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Close air support<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1988<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>7&ndash;14, disputed. The Sofia Globe gave 14 on strength with about eight serviceable in 2019&ndash;2022; English Wikipedia lists 7. <\/p>\n<details class=\"ndet\">\n<summary>More<\/summary>\n<p><span>Oryx lists 14 Bulgarian Su-25s bought by a NATO member and passed to Ukraine in April 2022, a claim not confirmed by Bulgaria; Bulgarian Su-25s were still flying in September 2022 and August 2026.<\/span><\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph4\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan<span class=\"nflag nf10\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Italy\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Tactical transport<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2007<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Five ordered in 2006, cut to three in 2010.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph5\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Let L-410UVP-E3 Turbolet<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Light transport<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Two per Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Pilatus PC-12NG<span class=\"nflag nf2\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Switzerland\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Utility transport<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>One.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Antonov An-30<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Aerial survey (Open Skies)<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>One.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph6\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Airbus Helicopters (Eurocopter) AS532AL Cougar<span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Transport and combat search and rescue<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12 delivered under a January 2005 contract, the last in November 2010; Wikipedia splits them into eight transport and four CSAR aircraft. <\/p>\n<details class=\"ndet\">\n<summary>More<\/summary>\n<p><span>In November 2024 the minister said only part of the fleet was flyable and aimed for ten serviceable.<\/span><\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-24-hind\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph7\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-24-hind\/\">Mil Mi-24V<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Attack helicopter<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>1979<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Four active and about six stored per English Wikipedia; Bulgarian Wikipedia counts 44 received in all.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph8\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\">Mil Mi-17 (Mi-8 family)<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Transport helicopter<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Two per English Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph9\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Bell 206B-3 JetRanger<span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Light utility and training helicopter<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Six, four of them used for training, per Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-39-albatros\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph10\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-39-albatros\/\">Aero L-39ZA Albatros<\/a><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Jet trainer and light attack<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>About six per English Wikipedia, which also mentions an overhaul contract with Aero Vodochody.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/pc-9\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph11\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/pc-9\/\">Pilatus PC-9M<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf2\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Switzerland\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Basic trainer<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Six per English Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph12\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Zl&#237;n Z-242L<span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Primary trainer<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Four per English Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb ph13\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Guimbal Cabri G2<span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><span class=\"st on\">In service<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Training helicopter<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Two per English Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fleetchart\">\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Cougar<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:100%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">12<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">F-16 Block 70<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:67%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">8<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Bell 206<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:50%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">6<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">L-39<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:50%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">6<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">PC-9<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:50%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">6<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Mi-24<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:33%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">4<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">Z-242<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:33%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">4<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"frow\"><span class=\"fname\">C-27J<\/span><span class=\"fbar\"><i style=\"width:25%\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fnum\">3<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>On order<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt fleet ord\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"c-th\">\n<col class=\"c-type\">\n<col class=\"c-num\">\n<col class=\"c-fd\">\n<col><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Ordered<\/th>\n<th>First delivery<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\">Lockheed Martin F-16C\/D Block 70 Fighting Falcon<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Second batch, approved by Parliament in November 2022 with spares and weapons; planned for the end of 2027, but on 14 August 2026 Lockheed Martin told the ministry it could slip to the second quarter of 2030. <\/p>\n<details class=\"ndet\">\n<summary>More<\/summary>\n<p><span>Bulgaria has also asked SACEUR and the US for a squadron of second-hand F-16s.<\/span><\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Block II missiles<span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>125<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Proposed US sale published on 1 June 2026, estimated at $957 million: 125 AIM-120C-8s, five guidance sections and four AIM-9X Block IIs. A notification, not yet a contract.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Thales Ground Master 400 radar<span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><span class=\"st ord\">On order<\/span><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>2027<\/td>\n<td>Contract of 19 June 2025 worth 195 million euro; three radars within 24 months, four more 13 months later, complete by 2029. First delivery year inferred from the 24-month schedule.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"former\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Formerly operated<\/div>\n<h2>Every type the Bulgarian Air Force has retired<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">23 types, from the Albatros and Bl&#233;riot XXI to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (F-13, M, MF, bis, UM). <span class=\"imp\">Peak figures are airframes taken on charge over the whole service life, not fleet strength on any one date.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt fleet former\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"c-th\">\n<col class=\"c-type\">\n<col class=\"c-role\">\n<col class=\"c-num\">\n<col class=\"c-srv\">\n<col class=\"c-rep\">\n<col><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Role<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:right\">Peak<\/th>\n<th>Served<\/th>\n<th>Replaced by<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph14\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (F-13, M, MF, bis, UM)<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1963&ndash;2015<\/td>\n<td>MiG-29 and F-16<\/td>\n<td>About 226 in all per Bulgarian Wikipedia, including 36 MiG-21bis received in 1983 for one regiment; the full total was not checked against a primary source.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-22-fitter\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph15\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-22-fitter\/\" class=\"was\">Sukhoi Su-22M4 and Su-22UM3<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter-bomber and reconnaissance<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1988&ndash;2004<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>21&ndash;23: English Wikipedia gives 21 Su-22M4\/UM-3, Bulgarian Wikipedia 23.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-23-flogger\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-23-flogger\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter and fighter-bomber<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>90 per Bulgarian Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-25-foxbat\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-25-foxbat\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Reconnaissance<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Four per Bulgarian Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-19-farmer\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-19-farmer\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S, P and PM<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1957&ndash;1978<\/td>\n<td>MiG-21MF<\/td>\n<td>About 90 per Bulgarian Wikipedia; 40 MiG-19S arrived in September 1957 and 12 MiG-19Ps in May 1959.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ju-87-stuka\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph16\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ju-87-stuka\/\" class=\"was\">Junkers Ju 87 R-2 and D-5<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf3\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Germany\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Dive bomber<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1943&ndash;1945<\/td>\n<td>Il-2<\/td>\n<td>At least 32 D-5s, received January to May 1944, plus earlier R-2s.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/fokker-eindecker\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph17\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/fokker-eindecker\/\" class=\"was\">Fokker E.III<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf3\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Germany\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1916&ndash;1918<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>LFG Roland D.II<span class=\"nflag nf3\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Germany\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>1917&ndash;1918<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Six delivered in June 1917.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Albatros and Bl&#233;riot XXI<span class=\"nflag nf3\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Germany\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>First military aircraft<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1912&ndash;1913<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Five aircraft were ordered in 1912; exact numbers flown in the Balkan Wars not confirmed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-17-fresco\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph18\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-17-fresco\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F and PF<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<td>1955&ndash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>94 per Bulgarian Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-15-fagot\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph19\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-15-fagot\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 and MiG-15bis<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>1951&ndash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>78 per Bulgarian Wikipedia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/yakovlev-yak-23\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph20\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/yakovlev-yak-23\/\" class=\"was\">Yakovlev Yak-23 and Yak-17UTI<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>1951&ndash;<\/td>\n<td>MiG-15<\/td>\n<td>30 Yak-23 and 4 Yak-17U two-seaters.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-28-beagle\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-28-beagle\/\" class=\"was\">Ilyushin Il-28<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Bomber<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-2-sturmovik\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-2-sturmovik\/\" class=\"was\">Ilyushin Il-2<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Ground attack<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1945&ndash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-10\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-10\/\" class=\"was\">Ilyushin Il-10<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Ground attack<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/tu-2\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/tu-2\/\" class=\"was\">Tupolev Tu-2<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Bomber<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-29-delfin\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-29-delfin\/\" class=\"was\">Aero L-29 Delf&#237;n<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Jet trainer<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>L-39<\/td>\n<td>Bulgarian Wikipedia&rsquo;s table gives 12, which looks low; the figure is UNVERIFIED.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Mil Mi-4 and Mi-1<\/td>\n<td>Transport and liaison helicopters<\/td>\n<td>57<\/td>\n<td>1961&ndash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>49 Mi-4 and 8 Mi-1 by the end of 1963.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/messerschmitt-bf-109\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph21\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/messerschmitt-bf-109\/\" class=\"was\">Messerschmitt Bf 109E, G-2 and G-6<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf3\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Germany\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1940&ndash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/dewoitine-d-520\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb ph22\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/dewoitine-d-520\/\" class=\"was\">Dewoitine D.520<\/a><span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Fighter<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1943&ndash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The Krumovo museum records 23 D.520s engaged on 10 January 1944.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/avia-b-534\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/avia-b-534\/\" class=\"was\">Avia B-534<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Biplane fighter<\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>1939&ndash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>78 ex-Czechoslovak aircraft received from Germany.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Letov &#352;-328<\/td>\n<td>Reconnaissance biplane<\/td>\n<td>62<\/td>\n<td>1939&ndash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>62 ex-Czechoslovak aircraft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tthumb none\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Avia B-71 (licence-built Tupolev SB)<\/td>\n<td>Bomber<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>1939&ndash;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>32 ex-Czechoslovak aircraft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"bases\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Air bases<\/div>\n<h2>Where the Bulgarian Air Force flies from<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Black pins are active bases, hollow pins the ones that have closed. <span class=\"imp\">Nine airfields closed in the cuts of 1998&ndash;2003, from Gabrovnitsa, Balchik, Uzundzhovo and Shtraklevo in 1998 to Dobroslavtsi in 2003; several were demolished, and others became civil airports.<\/span> Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mapframe\">\n<div id=\"oobmap\" class=\"oobmap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"legend\"><span><i class=\"dot\"><\/i> Active air base<\/span><span><i class=\"dot was\"><\/i> Closed or reserve<\/span><span>Click a pin to open the base page<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"qbar\"><input class=\"qin\" type=\"search\" id=\"basefind\" data-filter=\"#basetbl\" data-item=\"tbody tr\" data-noun=\"air bases\" placeholder=\"Search bases, province, units, aircrafts\" aria-label=\"Search bases, province, units, aircrafts\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\"><button class=\"qbtn\" type=\"button\" data-clear=\"basefind\">Clear<\/button><span class=\"qcnt\" data-count=\"basefind\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt\" id=\"basetbl\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Base<\/th>\n<th>ICAO<\/th>\n<th>Status<\/th>\n<th>Runway<\/th>\n<th>Units and aircraft<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"base-bezmer\" data-base=\"bezmer\" data-x=\"active active 22nd Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force; commander Colonel Milen Dimitrov (September 2025) \">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/bezmer\/\">Bezmer<\/a><span>Yambol Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><span>12\/30<\/span>3,000 m<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>22nd Air Base (Su-25 squadron)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-25-frogfoot\/\">Su-25K and Su-25UBK<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-dolna-mitropoliya\" data-base=\"dolna-mitropoliya\" data-x=\"active active 12th Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force \">\n<td>Dolna Mitropoliya<span>Pleven Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBPL<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>12th Air Base training squadrons<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/pc-9\/\">PC-9M<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-39-albatros\/\">L-39ZA Albatros<\/a>, Z-242L<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-graf-ignatievo\" data-base=\"graf-ignatievo\" data-x=\"active active 3rd Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force \">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/graf-ignatievo\/\">Graf Ignatievo<\/a><span>Plovdiv Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBPG<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>1st Fighter Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29A and MiG-29UB<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>2nd Fighter Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29A and MiG-29UB<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>F-16 Block 70 element, 3rd Air Base<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\">F-16C\/D Block 70 (8 delivered by December 2025)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>L-39ZA element, 3rd Air Base<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-39-albatros\/\">L-39ZA Albatros<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>19th Fighter Air Regiment<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/yakovlev-yak-23\/\">Yak-23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-15-fagot\/\">MiG-15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-17-fresco\/\">MiG-17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-19-farmer\/\">MiG-19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">MiG-21<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-krumovo\" data-base=\"krumovo\" data-x=\"active active 24th Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force PDV\">\n<td>Krumovo<span>Plovdiv Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBPD<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>24th Air Base helicopter squadrons<\/span>: <span>AS532AL Cougar, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-24-hind\/\">Mi-24V<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\">Mi-17<\/a>, Bell 206B-3<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-vrazhdebna\" data-base=\"vrazhdebna\" data-x=\"active active 16th Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force SOF\">\n<td>Vrazhdebna<small>Sofia Airport<\/small><span>Sofia City Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBSF<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>1\/16 Transport Squadron<\/span>: <span>C-27J Spartan (3), L-410UVP-E Turbolet, PC-12NG, An-30<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-dobroslavtsi\" data-base=\"dobroslavtsi\" data-x=\"active closed Last: 1st Air Defence Base \" class=\"was\">\n<td>Dobroslavtsi<span>Sofia City Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBSD<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 2003<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>18th Fighter Air Regiment<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/yakovlev-yak-23\/\">Yak-23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-15-fagot\/\">MiG-15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-17-fresco\/\">MiG-17F<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-19-farmer\/\">MiG-19S\/P<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">MiG-21PF\/MF<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-23-flogger\/\">MiG-23MF\/MLA\/MLD<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>16th Transport Aviation Regiment (detached period)<\/span>: <span>Il-14, An-24<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-cheshnegirovo\" data-base=\"cheshnegirovo\" data-x=\"active closed Last: 25th Fighter-Bomber Air Base, 10th Composite Aviation Corps \" class=\"was\">\n<td>Cheshnegirovo<span>Plovdiv Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBPS<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 2001<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>25th Fighter-Bomber Air Regiment<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-17-fresco\/\">MiG-17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-23-flogger\/\">MiG-23BN<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-dobrich\" data-base=\"dobrich\" data-x=\"active closed Last: 26th Reconnaissance Air Base \" class=\"was\">\n<td>Dobrich<span>Dobrich Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 2001<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>26th Reconnaissance Air Regiment \/ Air Base<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/petlyakov-pe-2\/\">Pe-2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/tu-2\/\">Tu-2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-28-beagle\/\">Il-28<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-15-fagot\/\">MiG-15bis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-17-fresco\/\">MiG-17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">MiG-21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-25-foxbat\/\">MiG-25RBT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-22-fitter\/\">Su-22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-39-albatros\/\">L-39ZA<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-ravnets\" data-base=\"ravnets\" data-x=\"active closed Last: 5th Fighter Air Base \" class=\"was\">\n<td>Ravnets<span>Burgas Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBBR<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 2001<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>15th Fighter Air Regiment \/ 5th Fighter Air Base<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-15-fagot\/\">MiG-15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-17-fresco\/\">MiG-17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">MiG-21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-25-foxbat\/\">MiG-25PD<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-stara-zagora\" data-base=\"stara-zagora\" data-x=\"active closed Last: 23rd Helicopter Air Base \" class=\"was\">\n<td>Stara Zagora<span>Stara Zagora Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBSZ<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 2000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>23rd Helicopter Air Base<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-24-hind\/\">Mi-24<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-balchik\" data-base=\"balchik\" data-x=\"active closed Last: 6th Fighter Air Base; then 6th Aviation Material Preservation Base \" class=\"was\">\n<td>Balchik<span>Dobrich Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBWB<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 1998<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>682nd Fighter Squadron<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/messerschmitt-bf-109\/\">Bf 109E<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>6th Fighter Air Base (earlier a squadron of the 15th Fighter Air Regiment)<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-17-fresco\/\">MiG-17F<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">MiG-21bis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-29-delfin\/\">L-29 Delf&#237;n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-gabrovnitsa\" data-base=\"gabrovnitsa\" data-x=\"active closed Last: 2nd Fighter Air Base, 1st Air Defence Division \" class=\"was\">\n<td>Gabrovnitsa<span>Montana Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBMG<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 1998<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>11th Fighter Air Regiment, then 2nd Squadron of the 18th Fighter Air Regiment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-shtraklevo\" data-base=\"shtraklevo\" data-x=\"active closed Last: 11th Training Air Base \" class=\"was\">\n<td>Shtraklevo<small>Ruse<\/small><span>Ruse Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td>LBRS<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 1998<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>11th Training Air Base<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"base-uzundzhovo\" data-base=\"uzundzhovo\" data-x=\"active closed Last: 21st Fighter-Bomber Air Base, Tactical Air Corps \" class=\"was\">\n<td>Uzundzhovo<span>Haskovo Province<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill was\">Closed 1998<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"was\"><span>21st Fighter Air Regiment<\/span>: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-19-farmer\/\">MiG-19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\">MiG-21<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"qnone\" data-none=\"basefind\">No air base matches that search.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"oob\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Order of battle<\/div>\n<h2>Who is stationed where in the Bulgarian Air Force<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Flying units by base, current units first. <span class=\"imp\">Bulgaria&rsquo;s regiments became numbered air bases in 1994, and the Cold War regiments appear under the airfields they flew from; the number of the new F-16 squadron has not been confirmed and is not given.<\/span> Where sources disagree on a date or a unit, the entry says so.<\/p>\n<div class=\"qbar\"><input class=\"qin\" type=\"search\" id=\"unitfind\" data-filter=\"#oobwrap\" data-item=\".oob\" data-noun=\"installations\" placeholder=\"Search squadrons, wings, aircraft, bases\" aria-label=\"Search squadrons, wings, aircraft, bases\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\"><button class=\"qbtn\" type=\"button\" data-clear=\"unitfind\">Clear<\/button><span class=\"qcnt\" data-count=\"unitfind\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"oobwrap\" id=\"oobwrap\">\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Plovdiv Province active 3rd Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force\">\n<div><span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/graf-ignatievo\/\">Graf Ignatievo Air Base<\/a> &middot; LBPG<\/span><em>3rd Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>1st Fighter Squadron<small>Fighter squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29A and MiG-29UB<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>2nd Fighter Squadron<small>Fighter squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29A and MiG-29UB<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>F-16 Block 70 element, 3rd Air Base<small>Fighter unit (conversion) &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\">F-16C\/D Block 70 (8 delivered by December 2025)<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>L-39ZA element, 3rd Air Base<small>Jet trainer \/ light attack element &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-39-albatros\/\">L-39ZA Albatros<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">19th Fighter Air Regiment<small>1951&ndash;1994<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">Yak-23, MiG-15, MiG-17, MiG-19, MiG-21<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Yambol Province active 22nd Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force; commander Colonel Milen Dimitrov (September 2025)\">\n<div><span><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/bezmer\/\">Bezmer Air Base<\/a> &middot; <\/span><em>22nd Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force; commander Colonel Milen Dimitrov<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>22nd Air Base (Su-25 squadron)<small>Attack aviation &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-25-frogfoot\/\">Su-25K and Su-25UBK<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Plovdiv Province active 24th Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Krumovo &middot; LBPD<\/span><em>24th Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>24th Air Base helicopter squadrons<small>Helicopter squadrons &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>AS532AL Cougar, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-24-hind\/\">Mi-24V<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\">Mi-17<\/a>, Bell 206B-3<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Sofia City Province active 16th Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Vrazhdebna (Sofia Airport) &middot; LBSF<\/span><em>16th Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>1\/16 Transport Squadron<small>Transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>C-27J Spartan (3), L-410UVP-E Turbolet, PC-12NG, An-30<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"oob\" data-x=\"Pleven Province active 12th Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force\">\n<div><span>Dolna Mitropoliya &middot; LBPL<\/span><em>12th Air Base, Bulgarian Air Force<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>12th Air Base training squadrons<small>Training squadrons &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/pc-9\/\">PC-9M<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-39-albatros\/\">L-39ZA Albatros<\/a>, Z-242L<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"qnone\" data-none=\"unitfind\">No unit matches that search.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"timeline\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Timeline<\/div>\n<h2>Bulgarian Air Force milestones, 1914 to today<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1906<\/div>\n<p>20 April: the army forms an aeronautical (balloon) section, the date the air force counts as its founding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1912<\/div>\n<p>13 August: Simeon Petrov flies a Bl&#233;riot XXI. 15&ndash;16 October: balloon observation and the first combat flight by an Albatros near Edirne in the First Balkan War.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1915<\/div>\n<p>4 October: Bulgaria enters the First World War with one aeroplane squadron of five aircraft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1916<\/div>\n<p>30 September: Captain Marko Parvanov forces down a French Farman F.40 over Sofia, the first enemy aircraft shot down by a Bulgarian pilot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1919<\/div>\n<p>27 November: the Treaty of Neuilly bans Bulgarian military aviation; aircraft are destroyed at Bozhurishte in 1920.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1934<\/div>\n<p>28 July: the air force is officially re-established as an Air Army; Tsar Boris III presents battle standards on 27 June 1937.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1943<\/div>\n<p>1 August: first claims against US B-24s returning from Ploie&#351;ti. 20 December: Dimitar Spisarevski rams a B-24 over Sofia and is killed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1944<\/div>\n<p>30 March: the heaviest raid on Sofia. From 9 September the air force fights Germany; combat ends on 2 December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1951<\/div>\n<p>April: first jets, 30 Yak-23s, at Graf Ignatievo; MiG-15s follow from September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1955<\/div>\n<p>27 July: two MiG-15s shoot down El Al Flight 402 over Bulgaria, killing all 58 on board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1961<\/div>\n<p>The 44th Helicopter Regiment, the first helicopter unit, is formed; the service becomes the Air Defence and Air Force (PVO i VVS).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1988<\/div>\n<p>Su-25s and Su-22s arrive; the first MiG-29s follow in 1989.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1994<\/div>\n<p>The regiments become air bases; the 3rd Fighter Air Base is formed at Graf Ignatievo on 18 August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2004<\/div>\n<p>Bulgaria joins NATO; the last Su-22s are withdrawn after the MiG-23s went in 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2015<\/div>\n<p>18 December: the last MiG-21s are retired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2019<\/div>\n<p>3 June: the US approves eight F-16 Block 70s; the deal survives a presidential veto in July. Su-25s go to Belarus for overhaul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2025<\/div>\n<p>2 April: the first F-16 lands at Graf Ignatievo; the eighth arrives on 16 December and the batch is celebrated on 18 December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2026<\/div>\n<p>10 June: plan to reach 5% of GDP on defence by 2035. July: MiG-29s sought from Poland and Hungary. 14 August: second F-16 batch may slip to 2030.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"combat\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Combat record<\/div>\n<h2>Every war the Bulgarian Air Force has fought<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Sorties and losses where the record gives them, and an honest blank where it does not.<\/p>\n<div class=\"statstrip dark\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>6<\/b><span>conflicts<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1912<\/b><span>First<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>32<\/b><span>Aircraft lost<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>0<\/b><span>Killed<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"gl cml\">\n<li><b>The Balkan Wars<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1912&ndash;1913<\/span> Reconnaissance, bombing and balloon observation for the Bulgarian army<\/li>\n<li><b>The First World War<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1915&ndash;1918<\/span> Reconnaissance and air defence alongside German units on the Macedonian front<\/li>\n<li><b>The air defence of Bulgaria<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1943&ndash;1944<\/span> Intercepted US and British bombing raids on Sofia and other cities<\/li>\n<li><b>The campaign against Germany<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1944<\/span> Ground attack, reconnaissance and transport in support of the Bulgarian army, now fighting on the Soviet side<\/li>\n<li><b>The shoot-down of El Al Flight 402<\/b> <span class=\"de\">1955<\/span> Two MiG-15s intercepted and shot down an Israeli airliner that had strayed into Bulgarian airspace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cbig\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/bulgarian-air-force\/combat-record\/\">Open the full combat record<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"news\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">From the magazine<\/div>\n<h2>Bulgarian Air Force news from Afterburner<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Everything MiGFlug&rsquo;s magazine has published on the Bulgarian Air Force and the aircraft it flies. <span class=\"imp\">This list refreshes itself &mdash; new Afterburner stories appear here automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ngrid\" id=\"newsgrid\" data-cats=\"664,670,666\" data-term=\"bulgaria\" data-match=\"bulgar|graf ignatievo|bezmer\" data-reject=\"Bulgaria Air|TUI\"><a class=\"ncard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/bulgaria-f-16-block-70-delivery-delayed-2030-lockheed-2026\/\"><span class=\"ncim ph23\"><\/span><span class=\"ncbody\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-22\">22 August 2026<\/time><span class=\"nct\">Bulgaria&rsquo;s New F-16s Will Be Three Years Late<\/span><span class=\"ncx\">Bulgaria has spent years trying to drag its air force into the NATO era, and it has just been handed some unwelcome news. The second batch&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"ncgo\">Read the story<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"ncard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/iran-warns-bulgaria-us-kc-135-tankers-bezmer-2026\/\"><span class=\"ncim ph24\"><\/span><span class=\"ncbody\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-31\">31 July 2026<\/time><span class=\"nct\">Iran Warns Bulgaria Over US Tanker Base<\/span><span class=\"ncx\">A modest airbase in southeastern Bulgaria has become the newest point of friction between Tehran and the West &mdash; and the cause is not&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"ncgo\">Read the story<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"ncard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/bulgaria-mig-29-scramble-squawk-7500-lot-a320-2026\/\"><span class=\"ncim ph25\"><\/span><span class=\"ncbody\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-30\">30 June 2026<\/time><span class=\"nct\">Code 7500: Bulgaria&rsquo;s MiG-29 Scrambles<\/span><span class=\"ncx\">A LOT Airbus A320 squawked the hijack code 7500 over the Balkans &mdash; and a Bulgarian MiG-29, then two Turkish F-16s, scrambled.&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"ncgo\">Read the story<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"nmore\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/\">All stories in Afterburner<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/div>\n<h2>Everything people ask about the Bulgarian Air Force<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qa\">\n<details open>\n<summary>What is the Bulgarian Air Force called in Bulgarian?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">&#1042;&#1086;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;&#1074;&#1098;&#1079;&#1076;&#1091;&#1096;&#1085;&#1080; &#1089;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080; (Voennovazdushni sili, VVS), the name on the air force&rsquo;s own website, af.armf.bg; the full form is &#1042;&#1086;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;&#1074;&#1098;&#1079;&#1076;&#1091;&#1096;&#1085;&#1080; &#1089;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080; &#1085;&#1072; &#1056;&#1077;&#1087;&#1091;&#1073;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082;&#1072; &#1041;&#1098;&#1083;&#1075;&#1072;&#1088;&#1080;&#1103;, the Air Force of the Republic of Bulgaria. It took its present name in 1992; from 1961 it had been the combined Air Defence and Air Force.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What fighter jets does Bulgaria fly in 2026?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Two types. Eight new <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\">F-16C\/D Block 70<\/a>s were delivered in 2025, but the commander said they would not go on combat duty in 2026, so the alert is still flown by about a dozen Soviet-era <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29s<\/a> at Graf Ignatievo. The <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-25-frogfoot\/\">Su-25<\/a> attack jets fly from Bezmer.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How many F-16s does Bulgaria have?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Eight <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\">F-16 Block 70s<\/a> arrived between 2 April and 16 December 2025, six single-seaters and two two-seaters. Eight more were ordered in 2022 for delivery by the end of 2027, but in August 2026 Lockheed Martin warned they could slip to the second quarter of 2030.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why did Bulgaria choose the F-16?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">In December 2018 the government picked eight new <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\">F-16s<\/a> over new Gripens from Sweden and used Eurofighters from Italy; Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said pilots judged the F-16 the better aircraft. A 2017 report had favoured the Gripen before the process was restarted. The US approved the sale on 3 June 2019 and Parliament overrode President Rumen Radev&rsquo;s veto that July.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why was Bulgaria&rsquo;s first F-16 grounded?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The first jet, tail number 301, landed at Graf Ignatievo on 2 April 2025 with what the commander called &ldquo;a deviation in one of the systems&rdquo;. Politicians and commentators alleged sabotage or espionage; the ministry and the air force said it was a routine technical problem worked through with Lockheed Martin, and the aircraft flew in Bulgarian airspace on 28 May 2025.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why does Bulgaria still fly the MiG-29?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Because the F-16s are not yet operational and Bulgaria has only one squadron of them. The <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29s<\/a> arrived in 1989 and depend on Soviet-designed engines and parts: eight were overhauled by Russia&rsquo;s RSK MiG after 2018, while engines have gone to Poland since 2015. Keeping MiG-29s and Su-25s flying was budgeted at 114 million leva for 2026, and in July 2026 Bulgaria asked Poland and Hungary for spare parts and, according to Poland&rsquo;s defence minister, whole aircraft.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Did Bulgaria give its Su-25s to Ukraine?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Not according to anything Bulgaria has confirmed. The Oryx blog lists 14 Bulgarian <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-25-frogfoot\/\">Su-25s<\/a> as bought by a NATO member and passed to Ukraine in April 2022, but a Bulgarian Su-25 crashed at Bezmer in September 2022 and the ministry sent Su-25s to watch the Romanian border in 2026. Reported strength is 7&ndash;14.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>When was the Bulgarian Air Force founded?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">It dates itself to 20 April 1906, when the army formed an aeronautical section to fly observation balloons. The Ministry of Defence calls 16 October 1912, the first combat flight near Edirne in the First Balkan War, the birthday of Bulgarian military aviation.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Did Bulgaria fly the first combat aircraft mission in Europe?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Bulgarian sources say so: on 16 October 1912 an Albatros flew a combat mission near Edirne, and Wikipedia counts 70 combat sorties including 11 bombing raids in the First Balkan War. The claim depends on definitions &mdash; Italy had used aircraft in Libya in 1911 &mdash; so it is best described as one of the first combat uses of aircraft in Europe.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Did Bulgarian pilots fight American bombers in the Second World War?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Yes. From 1 August 1943 to 1944 Bulgarian <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/messerschmitt-bf-109\/\">Bf 109s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/dewoitine-d-520\/\">Dewoitine D.520s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/avia-b-534\/\">Avia B-534s<\/a> fought US and British raids on Sofia. On 20 December 1943 Dimitar Spisarevski rammed a B-24 and was killed. Totals are disputed: between 60 and 185 Allied aircraft claimed, for 19 to 23 Bulgarian pilots killed.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is the Bulgarian Air Force called in Bulgarian?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"\\u0412\\u043e\\u0435\\u043d\\u043d\\u043e\\u0432\\u044a\\u0437\\u0434\\u0443\\u0448\\u043d\\u0438 \\u0441\\u0438\\u043b\\u0438 (Voennovazdushni sili, VVS), the name on the air force\\u2019s own website, af.armf.bg; the full form is \\u0412\\u043e\\u0435\\u043d\\u043d\\u043e\\u0432\\u044a\\u0437\\u0434\\u0443\\u0448\\u043d\\u0438 \\u0441\\u0438\\u043b\\u0438 \\u043d\\u0430 \\u0420\\u0435\\u043f\\u0443\\u0431\\u043b\\u0438\\u043a\\u0430 \\u0411\\u044a\\u043b\\u0433\\u0430\\u0440\\u0438\\u044f, the Air Force of the Republic of Bulgaria. It took its present name in 1992; from 1961 it had been the combined Air Defence and Air Force.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What fighter jets does Bulgaria fly in 2026?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Two types. Eight new F-16C\/D Block 70s were delivered in 2025, but the commander said they would not go on combat duty in 2026, so the alert is still flown by about a dozen Soviet-era MiG-29s at Graf Ignatievo. The Su-25 attack jets fly from Bezmer.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How many F-16s does Bulgaria have?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Eight F-16 Block 70s arrived between 2 April and 16 December 2025, six single-seaters and two two-seaters. 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Keeping MiG-29s and Su-25s flying was budgeted at 114 million leva for 2026, and in July 2026 Bulgaria asked Poland and Hungary for spare parts and, according to Poland\\u2019s defence minister, whole aircraft.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Did Bulgaria give its Su-25s to Ukraine?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Not according to anything Bulgaria has confirmed. The Oryx blog lists 14 Bulgarian Su-25s as bought by a NATO member and passed to Ukraine in April 2022, but a Bulgarian Su-25 crashed at Bezmer in September 2022 and the ministry sent Su-25s to watch the Romanian border in 2026. Reported strength is 7\\u201314.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"When was the Bulgarian Air Force founded?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It dates itself to 20 April 1906, when the army formed an aeronautical section to fly observation balloons. 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On 20 December 1943 Dimitar Spisarevski rammed a B-24 and was killed. Totals are disputed: between 60 and 185 Allied aircraft claimed, for 19 to 23 Bulgarian pilots killed.\"}}]}<\/script><hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Continue the tour<\/div>\n<h2>Read the aircraft the Bulgarian Air Force flew<\/h2>\n<p class=\"spx-lede\">Every type with a page in the Book of Beasts, in service first, then by the year it left the fleet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"acgrid\"><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Lockheed Martin F-16C\/D Block 70 Fighting Falcon<span class=\"nflag nf8\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in the United States\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\"><span class=\"im ph2\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan MiG-29A (9.12A) and MiG-29UB<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-25-frogfoot\/\"><span class=\"im ph3\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Sukhoi Su-25K and Su-25UBK<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-24-hind\/\"><span class=\"im ph7\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mil Mi-24V<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mi-8-hip\/\"><span class=\"im ph8\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mil Mi-17 (Mi-8 family)<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-39-albatros\/\"><span class=\"im ph10\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Aero L-39ZA Albatros<\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/pc-9\/\"><span class=\"im ph11\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Pilatus PC-9M<span class=\"nflag nf2\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Switzerland\"><\/span><\/b><em>In service<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-17-fresco\/\"><span class=\"im ph18\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F and PF<\/b><em>1955&ndash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-15-fagot\/\"><span class=\"im ph19\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 and MiG-15bis<\/b><em>1951&ndash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/yakovlev-yak-23\/\"><span class=\"im ph20\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Yakovlev Yak-23 and Yak-17UTI<\/b><em>1951&ndash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-28-beagle\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Ilyushin Il-28<\/b><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-2-sturmovik\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Ilyushin Il-2<\/b><em>1945&ndash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/il-10\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Ilyushin Il-10<\/b><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/tu-2\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Tupolev Tu-2<\/b><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/l-29-delfin\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Aero L-29 Delf&#237;n<\/b><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/messerschmitt-bf-109\/\"><span class=\"im ph21\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Messerschmitt Bf 109E, G-2 and G-6<span class=\"nflag nf3\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Germany\"><\/span><\/b><em>1940&ndash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/dewoitine-d-520\/\"><span class=\"im ph22\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Dewoitine D.520<span class=\"nflag nf4\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in France\"><\/span><\/b><em>1943&ndash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/avia-b-534\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Avia B-534<\/b><em>1939&ndash;<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-21-fishbed\/\"><span class=\"im ph14\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (F-13, M, MF, bis, UM)<\/b><em>1963&ndash;2015<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-22-fitter\/\"><span class=\"im ph15\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Sukhoi Su-22M4 and Su-22UM3<\/b><em>1988&ndash;2004<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-23-flogger\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23<\/b><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-25-foxbat\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25<\/b><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-19-farmer\/\"><span class=\"im none\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19S, P and PM<\/b><em>1957&ndash;1978<\/em><\/span><\/a><a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/ju-87-stuka\/\"><span class=\"im ph16\"><\/span><span class=\"tx\"><b>Junkers Ju 87 R-2 and D-5<span class=\"nflag nf3\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Built in Germany\"><\/span><\/b><em>1943&ndash;1945<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section style=\"padding:48px 0 64px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Sources &amp; Further Reading<\/div>\n<h2>Every fact, checked<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"srclist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.armf.bg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulgarian Air Force: official website (af.armf.bg)<\/a><span>Service name &#1042;&#1086;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;&#1074;&#1098;&#1079;&#1076;&#1091;&#1096;&#1085;&#1080; &#1089;&#1080;&#1083;&#1080;; links to air bases and history.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.armf.bg\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=5&amp;Itemid=123&amp;lang=bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulgarian Air Force: Structure<\/a><span>3rd, 12th, 16th, 22nd and 24th Air Bases; air defence and radar units; HQ at 34 Eduard Totleben Blvd, Sofia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.armf.bg\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=38&amp;Itemid=190&amp;lang=bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulgarian Air Force: 3rd Air Base Graf Ignatievo<\/a><span>Airfield from 1940; 19th Fighter Regiment 1951; 3rd Fighter Air Base 18 August 1994; MiG-29.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.armf.bg\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=77&amp;Itemid=240&amp;lang=bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulgarian Air Force: 24th Air Base Krumovo<\/a><span>Successor of the 44th Helicopter Regiment of 1961; 49 Mi-4 and 8 Mi-1 by 1963; Cougar, Bell 206, Mi-17, Mi-24; 24-hour SAR.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.armf.bg\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=33&amp;Itemid=183&amp;lang=bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulgarian Air Force: history &ndash; First World War<\/a><span>Entry into the war 4 October 1915; Farman over Sofia 30 September 1916 (Parvanov and Wagner).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.bg\/en\/ba_vvs_history.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ministry of Defence: Air Force &ndash; history and missions<\/a><span>Balloon team 1903; aeronautical detachment 1906; 16 October 1912 first combat mission, birthday of military aviation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.bg\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria: English home page (July 2026)<\/a><span>Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov; Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov (news of 2&ndash;8 July 2026).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeroflight.co.uk\/waf\/bulgaria\/af\/bulgaf_narrative_history.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aeroflight: Bulgarian Air Force narrative history<\/a><span>Dated history 1906&ndash;2000s: Neuilly, 1934 re-establishment, 1943&ndash;1944, 1947 treaty cap, 1992 renaming, 1994 base system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airmuseum-bg.com\/za-nas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Aviation, Krumovo: About the museum<\/a><span>Opened 21 September 1991 with 45 aircraft; museum from 1994; branch of the National Military History Museum since 2005.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airmuseum-bg.com\/aviatsionna-istoria\/voenen-kalendar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Aviation, Krumovo: military aviation calendar<\/a><span>15 October 1912 balloon observation; 30 September 1916 Parvanov victory; 8 July 1917; 10 January 1944.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oryxspioenkop.com\/2023\/08\/ukraines-armsbasket-how-bulgaria-arms.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oryx: Ukraine&rsquo;s arms basket &ndash; how Bulgaria arms Ukraine (2023)<\/a><span>Lists 14 Su-25s bought from Bulgaria by a NATO member and delivered to Ukraine, April 2022 (unconfirmed by Bulgaria).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oryxspioenkop.com\/2023\/08\/modernisation-on-budget-bulgarias-arms.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oryx: Modernisation on a budget &ndash; Bulgaria&rsquo;s arms acquisitions (2023)<\/a><span>16 F-16V Block 70 to replace MiG-29 and Su-25.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/picture-bulgaria-retires-last-mig-21-fighters\/119217.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FlightGlobal: Bulgaria retires last MiG-21 fighters (29 December 2015)<\/a><span>Ceremony on 18 December 2015; two MiG-21bis and one MiG-21UM.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novinite.com\/articles\/122343\/Bulgaria+Gets+Last+Cougar+in+Troubled+Eurocopter+Deal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novinite: Bulgaria gets last Cougar in troubled Eurocopter deal (19 November 2010)<\/a><span>12 Cougars and 6 Panthers; January 2005 contract of 358 million euro.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/02\/01\/lockheed-martin-hands-over-bulgarian-air-forces-first-f-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Lockheed Martin hands over Bulgarian Air Force&rsquo;s first F-16 (1 February 2025)<\/a><span>Handover at Greenville on 31 January 2025; pilot training.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/04\/02\/bulgarian-air-forces-first-f-16-arrives-at-graf-ignatievo-air-base\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgarian Air Force&rsquo;s first F-16 arrives at Graf Ignatievo (2 April 2025)<\/a><span>First contract 2019, second 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/05\/02\/bulgarian-parliamentary-committee-to-hold-hearing-on-f-16-amid-allegations-of-sabotage-attempted-espionage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Parliamentary committee to hold hearing on F-16 amid allegations of sabotage (2 May 2025)<\/a><span>First F-16 grounded by a system deviation; commander Maj. Gen. Nikolai Rusev.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/05\/29\/bulgarian-air-forces-f-16-makes-maiden-flight-in-bulgarias-air-space\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: F-16 makes maiden flight in Bulgaria&rsquo;s air space (29 May 2025)<\/a><span>Tail 301 flew on 28 May 2025; acceptance completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/06\/08\/bulgarian-air-forces-second-f-16-arrives-at-graf-ignatievo-air-base\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Second F-16 arrives at Graf Ignatievo (8 June 2025)<\/a><span>Tail 313; Admiral Emil Eftimov; Maj. Gen. Nikolai Rusev.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/12\/16\/bulgarian-air-force-receives-two-more-f-16s-bringing-total-delivered-to-eight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Two more F-16s, bringing total delivered to eight (16 December 2025)<\/a><span>Delivery dates of all eight; second batch by end of 2027; about 5 billion leva for 16.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/12\/18\/bulgaria-holds-official-ceremony-for-completion-of-delivery-of-first-eight-f-16s\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Official ceremony for completion of delivery of first eight F-16s (18 December 2025)<\/a><span>Six single-seat and two two-seat; 49 infrastructure projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2024\/07\/15\/new-runway-opened-at-bulgarian-air-base-in-preparation-for-f-16s\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: New runway opened at Bulgarian air base in preparation for F-16s (15 July 2024)<\/a><span>Graf Ignatievo runway; MiG-29s return from Plovdiv Airport; 49 projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/05\/05\/bulgarian-air-force-commander-one-squadron-of-fighter-jets-is-not-enough\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgarian Air Force commander &ndash; one squadron of fighter jets is not enough (5 May 2026)<\/a><span>Maj. Gen. Nikolai Rusev: no F-16 combat duty in 2026; six pilots trained.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/08\/15\/bulgarias-defence-ministry-lockheed-martin-says-second-f-16s-may-be-delayed-until-q2-2030\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Lockheed Martin says second F-16s may be delayed until Q2 2030 (15 August 2026)<\/a><span>Minister Dimitar Stoyanov; meeting of 14 August 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/07\/28\/bulgaria-seeking-to-buy-mig-29s-like-going-to-a-scrapyard-for-spare-parts-for-a-moskvich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgaria seeking to buy MiG-29s (28 July 2026)<\/a><span>Requests to Poland and Hungary; 44 million euro for MiG-29 operation in 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/07\/28\/bulgarias-defence-ministry-exploring-options-for-second-hand-fighter-jets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Defence Ministry exploring options for second-hand fighter jets (28 July 2026)<\/a><span>Options including used aircraft; F-16 readiness expected 2028.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/07\/27\/former-defence-minister-instead-of-introducing-f-16s-investing-in-drones-mod-is-focusing-on-ageing-equipment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Former Defence Minister on F-16s and ageing equipment (27 July 2026)<\/a><span>Two MiG-29s on duty, one scrambled; combat-ready number classified.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/11\/12\/bulgarias-defence-minister-operating-costs-of-soviet-era-mig-29s-and-su-25s-in-2026-to-be-114m-leva\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Operating costs of MiG-29s and Su-25s in 2026 to be 114M leva (12 November 2025)<\/a><span>86.4 million leva MiG-29, 27.6 million leva Su-25.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2018\/11\/28\/bulgarian-government-approves-183m-leva-projects-to-overhaul-mig-29-su-25-combat-aircraft\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Government approves 183M leva projects to overhaul MiG-29, Su-25 (28 November 2018)<\/a><span>Eight MiG-29s by RSK MiG for 81 million leva; Su-25 overhaul.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2019\/08\/29\/bulgaria-sends-first-of-eight-su-25-aircraft-to-belarus-for-overhaul\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgaria sends first of eight Su-25 aircraft to Belarus for overhaul (29 August 2019)<\/a><span>558th Aircraft Repair Plant, Baranovichi; 14 Su-25s on strength.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2022\/09\/28\/bulgarian-air-force-pilot-ejects-from-su-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgarian Air Force pilot ejects from Su-25 (28 September 2022)<\/a><span>Crash at Bezmer; about eight serviceable of 14.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2021\/06\/09\/bulgarian-air-force-mig-29-crashes-into-black-sea-during-exercise\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 crashes into Black Sea during exercise (9 June 2021)<\/a><span>Shabla 21 exercise; contact lost at 00:45.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2021\/06\/10\/bulgarian-mig-29-crash-defence-ministry-confirms-death-of-pilot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Defence Ministry confirms death of pilot (10 June 2021)<\/a><span>Major Valentin Terziev, 47.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2022\/03\/22\/sofia-and-warsaw-set-for-talks-on-poland-maintaining-bulgarian-air-forces-mig-29s-radev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Sofia and Warsaw set for talks on Poland maintaining MiG-29s (22 March 2022)<\/a><span>Russian maintenance dispute; shift to Poland.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2024\/11\/07\/bulgaria-in-10m-euro-deal-with-poland-on-overhaul-of-six-more-mig-29-fighter-jet-engines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: 10M euro deal with Poland on overhaul of six more MiG-29 engines (7 November 2024)<\/a><span>WZL-2; earlier six-engine contract August 2023.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2015\/11\/27\/bulgarian-parliament-ratifies-deal-with-poland-on-repair-of-mig-29-fighter-jets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Parliament ratifies deal with Poland on repair of MiG-29s (27 November 2015)<\/a><span>Start of Polish MiG-29 support.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2019\/06\/28\/retro-thrust-bulgaria-marks-30th-anniversary-of-its-mig-29s\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgaria marks 30th anniversary of its MiG-29s (28 June 2019)<\/a><span>MiG-29s since 1989; Mi-24 40 years; Bell 206 anniversary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2018\/12\/14\/bulgarian-pm-on-fighter-jet-acquisition-f-16-much-better-aircraft-than-all-others-available\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: PM on fighter jet acquisition &ndash; F-16 much better aircraft (14 December 2018)<\/a><span>Offers of F-16, F\/A-18, Gripen and used Eurofighter; 1.8 billion leva; 2017 Gripen report.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2017\/02\/23\/italian-air-force-to-aid-in-bulgarian-air-policing-in-summer-2017\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Italian Air Force to aid in Bulgarian air policing in summer 2017 (23 February 2017)<\/a><span>Italian Eurofighters; about 40 flying hours a year for Bulgarian pilots.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2022\/02\/11\/four-spanish-eurofighters-arrive-to-assist-air-policing-in-bulgaria\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Four Spanish Eurofighters arrive to assist air policing in Bulgaria (11 February 2022)<\/a><span>Graf Ignatievo, 11 February&ndash;31 March 2022, 130 personnel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2022\/04\/06\/dutch-air-force-f-35s-arrive-to-help-protect-bulgarian-air-space\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Dutch Air Force F-35s arrive to help protect Bulgarian air space (6 April 2022)<\/a><span>Four F-35s, 6 April&ndash;31 May 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2022\/06\/01\/usaf-f-35s-flew-long-range-mission-to-bulgaria\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: USAF F-35s flew long-range mission to Bulgaria (1 June 2022)<\/a><span>From Spangdahlem to Graf Ignatievo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2024\/08\/08\/bulgarian-mps-approve-air-policing-deal-with-turkiye\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgarian MPs approve air policing deal with T&#252;rkiye (8 August 2024)<\/a><span>Signed in Ankara February 2024; similar memoranda with Romania and Greece.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/08\/06\/romanian-bulgarian-spanish-air-forces-sign-air-policing-agreement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish air forces sign air policing agreement (6 August 2026)<\/a><span>Trilateral cross-border agreement under NATINAMDS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/03\/12\/defence-ministry-joint-bulgarian-greek-training-flights-will-be-conducted-in-bulgaria-by-the-air-forces-of-both-countries\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Joint Bulgarian-Greek training flights (12 March 2026)<\/a><span>Two Hellenic F-16s authorised by caretaker minister Atanas Zapryanov.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/06\/01\/us-intends-to-sell-bulgaria-missiles-for-f-16s-for-estimated-957-million\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: US intends to sell Bulgaria missiles for F-16s for $957 million (1 June 2026)<\/a><span>125 AIM-120C-8, 4 AIM-9X Block II.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/03\/10\/bulgarian-air-force-f-16s-in-exercise-at-sofia-airport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgarian Air Force F-16s in exercise at Sofia Airport (10 March 2026)<\/a><span>Low approaches at Vassil Levski Airport.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/11\/22\/bulgarias-government-seeks-parliamentary-approval-for-195m-euro-deal-on-french-3d-radars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: 195M euro deal on French 3D radars (22 November 2025)<\/a><span>Seven Thales GM400 radars; contract 19 June 2025; complete by 2029.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2024\/11\/12\/air-crash-defence-ministry-report-shows-bleak-picture-of-state-of-bulgarian-air-force\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Defence Ministry report shows bleak picture of state of Bulgarian Air Force (12 November 2024)<\/a><span>L-39 crash 13 September 2024, two killed; shortages across fleets; Cougar plans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/06\/10\/bulgarias-government-adopts-national-plan-for-gradual-increase-in-defence-spending-to-5-of-gdp-by-2035\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: National plan for defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 (10 June 2026)<\/a><span>At least 3.5% core defence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/08\/08\/pm-radev-drone-exploded-in-bulgarian-airspace\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: PM Radev &ndash; drone exploded in Bulgarian airspace (8 August 2026)<\/a><span>Near former Kardam checkpoint; Cougars and Su-25s deployed since 31 July 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/06\/30\/bulgarian-air-force-fighter-scrambles-to-escort-civilian-airbus-that-reported-unlawful-interference-onboard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Air Force fighter scrambles to escort civilian Airbus (30 June 2026)<\/a><span>MiG-29 from the 3rd Air Base at 13:54; handed to Turkish F-16s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/06\/01\/hemus-2026-defence-products-exhibition-helicopters-f-16s-to-fly-over-plovdiv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Hemus 2026 &ndash; helicopters, F-16s to fly over Plovdiv (1 June 2026)<\/a><span>Mi-17 and Cougar of the 24th Air Base.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2019\/02\/12\/bulgarias-defence-minister-suspends-procedure-for-overhaul-of-air-force-an-30-because-of-errors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Defence Minister suspends procedure for overhaul of An-30 (12 February 2019)<\/a><span>An-30 overhaul procurement history.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.armf.bg\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=73&amp;Itemid=241&amp;lang=bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulgarian Air Force: 22nd Air Base Bezmer<\/a><span>Formed 5 October 1951; moved to Bezmer 5 May 1955; first Su-25s 15 September 1986; renamings 1993, 2008, 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.armf.bg\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=74&amp;Itemid=242&amp;lang=bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulgarian Air Force: 16th Air Base Vrazhdebna<\/a><span>Formed 1948; 16th Transport Aviation Regiment 1950; at Dobroslavtsi 1964&ndash;1993; air base 1994; type history.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/af.armf.bg\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=75&amp;Itemid=243&amp;lang=bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulgarian Air Force: 12th Air Base Dolna Mitropoliya<\/a><span>First flights 26 March 1942; PC-9M, L-39ZA, Z-242L; cadet training.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2024\/09\/13\/two-aviators-confirmed-dead-in-jet-crash-at-bulgarias-graf-ignatievo-air-base\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Two aviators confirmed dead in jet crash at Bulgaria&rsquo;s Graf Ignatievo air base (13 September 2024)<\/a><span>L-39ZA crash during air show rehearsal; Major Petko Dimitrov and Lieutenant Ventsislav killed; show of 14 September cancelled.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2016\/03\/27\/bulgaria-inaugurates-modernised-bezmer-air-force-base\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgaria inaugurates modernised Bezmer air force base (27 March 2016)<\/a><span>62 million leva, close to 55 million from NATO; runway 2,500 to 3,000 m, 60 m wide; 2006 US agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/07\/26\/sofia-tells-tehran-bulgaria-not-a-party-to-the-conflict\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Sofia tells Tehran: Bulgaria not a party to the conflict (26 July 2026)<\/a><span>KC-135 tankers at Bezmer approved by parliament 22 July 2026; Iranian warning; Bulgarian position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/09\/28\/bulgarias-air-force-is-hosting-10-day-international-flight-exercise\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgaria&rsquo;s Air Force is hosting 10-day international flight exercise (28 September 2026)<\/a><span>ETAR-S 26-3, 28 September&ndash;8 October 2026, Plovdiv, Bezmer, Dolna Mitropoliya.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2022\/09\/21\/bulgarian-air-force-aircraft-shift-to-plovdiv-airport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgarian Air Force aircraft shift to Plovdiv Airport (21 September 2022)<\/a><span>MiG-29s and L-39ZAs leave Graf Ignatievo for Plovdiv Airport during the F-16 rebuild.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2025\/09\/23\/european-spartan-exercise-2025-involves-low-altitude-flights-over-bulgaria\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: European Spartan Exercise 2025 involves low-altitude flights over Bulgaria (23 September 2025)<\/a><span>23 September&ndash;3 October 2025; Bezmer and Cheshnegirovo hubs; Bezmer commander Colonel Milen Dimitrov.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/07\/22\/bulgarias-parliament-approves-hosting-of-us-tanker-aircraft-for-operations-in-middle-east\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: Bulgaria&rsquo;s Parliament approves hosting of US tanker aircraft for operations in Middle East (22 July 2026)<\/a><span>136 for, 13 against, 2 abstentions; up to eight KC-135s and 250 personnel; Mitov quote.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sofiaglobe.com\/2026\/07\/20\/pm-radev-to-ask-parliament-to-approve-hosting-us-aircraft-in-support-of-operations-in-middle-east\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sofia Globe: PM Radev to ask Parliament to approve hosting US aircraft in support of operations in Middle East (20 July 2026)<\/a><span>US embassy request under the 2006 agreement, which designates Bezmer a facility for joint use; tankers at Sofia Airport February&ndash;June 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourairports.com\/data\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OurAirports airport database (public domain)<\/a><span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"verified\">Figures verified 2026-09-29. Order of Battle pages are regenerated from a single dataset; if a number here disagrees with a Book of Beasts page, this page is the more recent of the two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"verified\">Photographs: Photo: Toshonenov \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) &middot; Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jenna Bond \/ Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) &middot; Photo: Sr&#273;an Popovi&#263; \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) &middot; Photo: Vislupus \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) &middot; Photo: U.S. Army 126PAOC by Sgt. Robert Douglas \/ Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) &middot; Photo: Biser Todorov \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) &middot; Photo: Acroterion \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) &middot; Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka Woolever \/ Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) &middot; Photo: KGG1951 \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) &middot; Photo (Z-242L in other markings shown): Samson Ng . D201@EAL \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) &middot; Photo: ZLEA \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) &middot; Photo: U.S. Embassy photo by Army Maj. Dana Hampton \/ Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) &middot; Photo: Tourbillon \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) &middot; Photo (MiG-15 in other markings shown): Tourbillon \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) &middot; Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) &middot; Photo (German Ju 87 shown): Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) &middot; Photo (Fokker E.III reproduction shown): Chris Light \/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<style>#mfam .ph1{background-image:url(https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/w6-hero-bulgarian-air-force.jpg)!important}#mfam .ph2{background-image:url(https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/w6-bg-t-45.jpg)!important}#mfam 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