Here’s What You Need to Know: In the meantime, the U.S. Air Force had deployed the 194th Fighter Squadron — part of the California Air National Guard — to Europe starting in April 2016. In the summer ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Sofia put out a tender for new fighters to eventually replace the MiG-29s. The government in the summer of 2019 approved a $1.2-billion deal with the United States to ...

A passenger aircraft was escorted by two Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jets after a signal indicating unlawful interference on ...

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron taxis on the flightline during Thracian Star 21 at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, July 20, 2021. (U.S. Air Force ...

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, and two Bulgarian air force MiG-29s fly over Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, during NATO ...

Sept. 28 (UPI) --Six U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter planes joined Bulgarian aircraft in a four-week air policing mission over Bulgaria, NATO announced on Monday. The F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 555th ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Soviet-built MiG-29 fighter jet from Bulgaria’s air force crashed into the Black Sea during a military exercise and the pilot is missing, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said ...

Security Forces squadron took part in Falcon Defender, an exercise integrating both the Tennessee Air National Guard and ...

A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft has landed at Sofia Airport, only days after Bulgarian ...

Bulgarian MiG-29 during Thracian Star 21, a Bulgarian air force-led exercise aiming to enhance interoperability and the ability to rapidly deploy to remote locations. 2021. Credit: DVIDS Bulgaria ...

Bulgarian soldiers stand ready during International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) operations in Afghanistan. Bulgaria is looking at an entirely new force modernization effort so it can maintain ...

The Bulgarian air force has received its first three Pilatus PC-9M turboprop trainers under a deal worth over €33 million ($43 million). Delivered on 18 November, the initial batch of aircraft will be ...