Defense
Parliament approves purchase of five air defence systems from Germany
The deal is worth more than 1bn euros and will be paid for with EU money under the SAFE scheme. Only the Vazrazhdane party voted against.
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Ship hit by drones near Byala to be inspected in Burgas
The ship will be towed to Burgas this afternoon for repairs and inspection. A second ship sank near Krapets, prime minister Rumen Radev said.
Defense
Radev: Bulgaria still does not know where drones that hit 4 ships came from
The prime minister told parliament that no shrapnel was found when inspecting the ship «Abel», and that «Chelsea» will be inspected in Varna.
Defense
Bulgaria stays in "Drone Edge" with €80m for 20 anti-drone systems
Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told MPs that Bulgaria will buy 10 mobile and 10 stationary anti-drone systems under the SAFE mechanism.
Defense
Two more unmanned systems will monitor the Black Sea, minister Stoyanov announced
Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov said that Bulgaria has no right to fire outside the territorial sea.
Defense
CommentaryStoyanov: More than 600 incidents involving ships in the Black Sea since the war began
Defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov says such incidents will most likely continue.
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Defence committee approves five more IRIS-T SLM air defence systems under SAFE
Bulgaria's parliamentary defence committee voted 16 to 1 to buy five more IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile systems. The two stages of the project,…
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Bulgaria's defence ministry steps up Black Sea monitoring and data sharing with NATO
Defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov said the ministry will gather more intelligence in the Black Sea and make the army better prepared to respond to…
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Navy blows up drone parts in Black Sea 15 miles east of Sinemorets
A Bulgarian navy mine-clearance team destroyed parts of a drone in the Black Sea off Sinemorets, while a Romanian ship recovered the engine of a…
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CommentaryStoyanov: No remains of drone found when sunken ship was inspected
Defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov says a naval drone hit the ship in the Black Sea, but he cannot say whose it was.
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Military inspected the burned «Abel» in the Black Sea, did not find drone parts
Two military personnel from the 24th Air Base were lowered onto the attacked grain carrier. There is no spill around it.
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Bomb threat emails may be hybrid attacks on Bulgaria, interior ministry says
Courts, universities, kindergartens and ports in Bulgaria have received hundreds of emails threatening bombs since June.
Defense
Frigate Verni heads again for drone-hit ship ABLE
The defence ministry is preparing an operation around the ship but has given no details.
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Burgas marine expert: sunken Alfa Watan was carrying salt, not weapons
The Togo-flagged ship sank after a drone strike in Bulgaria's economic zone, and the whereabouts of its crew are unknown.
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Varna fishermen board drifting ship Emil off Shabla
The ship, hit by drones near Odesa in early August, is without people and control, with a burned bridge and looted.